1901
Born August 15, 1901
Carp Lake Township Emmet County, MI, USA
Les Sweetland Notable
Les Sweetland divided five seasons between two clubs as a pitcher: the Philadelphia Phillies from 1927, then the Chicago Cubs through 1931.
He went 33 and 58 with a 6.10 earned run average, pitching 740.7 innings in 161 games. He struck out 159, completed 38 of his 95 starts and threw 3 shutouts. Across 183 games he batted .272, with 78 hits and 38 runs. He finished with 15 doubles.
He was born in Carp Lake Township Emmet County, MI, USA on August 15, 1901, and died on March 4, 1974. He batted right-handed and threw left-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1927 | PHI | 25 | 38 | 3 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 0 | .316 |
| 1928 | PHI | 41 | 47 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 0 | .191 |
| 1929 | PHI | 53 | 89 | 14 | 26 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 18 | 0 | .292 |
| 1930 | PHI | 35 | 57 | 12 | 16 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 0 | .281 |
| 1931 | CHC | 29 | 56 | 8 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 11 | 0 | .268 |
| Career | — | 183 | 287 | 38 | 78 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 34 | 29 | 55 | 0 | .272 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1927 | PHI | 2 | 10 | 21 | 13 | 0 | 103.2 | 147 | 71 | 53 | 21 | 6.16 |
| 1928 | PHI | 3 | 15 | 37 | 18 | 2 | 135.1 | 163 | 99 | 97 | 23 | 6.58 |
| 1929 | PHI | 13 | 11 | 43 | 25 | 2 | 204.1 | 255 | 116 | 87 | 47 | 5.11 |
| 1930 | PHI | 7 | 15 | 34 | 25 | 0 | 167.0 | 271 | 143 | 60 | 36 | 7.71 |
| 1931 | CHC | 8 | 7 | 26 | 14 | 0 | 130.1 | 156 | 73 | 61 | 32 | 5.04 |
| Career | — | 33 | 58 | 161 | 95 | 4 | 740.2 | 992 | 502 | 358 | 159 | 6.10 |
On this day & linked events
1974
Died March 4, 1974
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