1915
Born May 6, 1915
Kelseyville, CA, USA
Les Webber Notable
Les Webber divided seven seasons between two clubs as a pitcher: the Brooklyn Dodgers from 1942, then the Cleveland Indians through 1948.
He went 23 and 19 with a 4.19 earned run average, pitching 432 innings in 154 games. He struck out 141. Across 154 games he batted .135, with 15 hits and 11 runs. He finished with 1 home run, 1 double and 1 stolen base.
He led the league in saves once, in 1943, with 10.
He was born in Kelseyville, CA, USA on May 6, 1915, and died on November 13, 1986. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1942 | BRO | 19 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .071 |
| 1943 | BRO | 54 | 25 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 0 | .120 |
| 1944 | BRO | 48 | 39 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 0 | .205 |
| 1945 | BRO | 17 | 22 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | .091 |
| 1946 | BRO/CLE | 15 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .091 |
| 1948 | CLE | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Career | — | 154 | 111 | 11 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 27 | 1 | .135 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1942 | BRO | 3 | 2 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 51.2 | 46 | 17 | 22 | 23 | 2.96 |
| 1943 | BRO | 2 | 2 | 54 | 0 | 10 | 115.2 | 112 | 49 | 69 | 24 | 3.81 |
| 1944 | BRO | 7 | 8 | 48 | 9 | 3 | 140.1 | 157 | 77 | 64 | 42 | 4.94 |
| 1945 | BRO | 7 | 3 | 17 | 7 | 0 | 75.1 | 69 | 30 | 25 | 30 | 3.58 |
| 1946 | BRO/CLE | 4 | 4 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 48.1 | 47 | 25 | 20 | 21 | 4.66 |
| 1948 | CLE | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 40.50 |
| Career | — | 23 | 19 | 154 | 25 | 14 | 432.0 | 434 | 201 | 201 | 141 | 4.19 |
On this day & linked events
1986
Died November 13, 1986
Image: 1947 Brooklyn Dodgers Team Issue, public domain