1894
Born March 29, 1894
Georgetown, TX, USA
Gorham Leverett Notable
Gorham Leverett divided eight seasons between two clubs as a pitcher: the Chicago White Sox from 1922, then the Boston Braves through 1929.
He went 29 and 34 with a 4.51 earned run average, pitching 637 innings in 122 games. He struck out 193, completed 33 of his 77 starts and threw 4 shutouts. Across 122 games he batted .234, with 50 hits and 20 runs. He finished with 12 doubles.
He was born in Georgetown, TX, USA on March 29, 1894, and died on February 20, 1957. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1922 | CHW | 33 | 83 | 6 | 21 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 25 | 0 | .253 |
| 1923 | CHW | 38 | 60 | 8 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 18 | 0 | .267 |
| 1924 | CHW | 21 | 32 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 0 | .188 |
| 1926 | CHW | 6 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .143 |
| 1929 | BSN | 24 | 32 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 0 | .188 |
| Career | — | 122 | 214 | 20 | 50 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 14 | 67 | 0 | .234 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1922 | CHW | 13 | 10 | 33 | 27 | 2 | 223.2 | 224 | 83 | 79 | 60 | 3.34 |
| 1923 | CHW | 10 | 13 | 38 | 24 | 3 | 192.2 | 212 | 87 | 64 | 64 | 4.06 |
| 1924 | CHW | 2 | 3 | 21 | 11 | 0 | 99.0 | 123 | 64 | 41 | 29 | 5.82 |
| 1926 | CHW | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 24.0 | 31 | 16 | 7 | 12 | 6.00 |
| 1929 | BSN | 3 | 7 | 24 | 12 | 1 | 97.2 | 135 | 69 | 30 | 28 | 6.36 |
| Career | — | 29 | 34 | 122 | 77 | 6 | 637.0 | 725 | 319 | 221 | 193 | 4.51 |
On this day & linked events
1957
Died February 20, 1957
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