1871
Born December 23, 1871
Goshen, OH, USA
Sam Leever Notable
b. December 23, 1871 · Pittsburgh Pirates 1898–1910
Sam Leever spent all 13 of his major-league seasons with the Pittsburgh Pirates as a pitcher, from 1898 to 1910.
He went 194 and 100 with a 2.47 earned run average, pitching 2,660.7 innings in 388 games. He struck out 847, completed 241 of his 299 starts and threw 39 shutouts. Across 389 games he batted .184, with 183 hits and 90 runs. He finished with 2 home runs, 17 doubles and 4 stolen bases.
He led the league in saves once, in 1899, with 3. He led the league in shutouts once, in 1903, with 7.
He was born in Goshen, OH, USA on December 23, 1871, and died on May 19, 1953. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1898 | PIT | 5 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .250 |
| 1899 | PIT | 51 | 146 | 15 | 33 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 18 | 8 | 19 | 0 | .226 |
| 1900 | PIT | 30 | 88 | 9 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 1 | .205 |
| 1901 | PIT | 21 | 71 | 10 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 1 | .183 |
| 1902 | PIT | 29 | 90 | 6 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 1 | .178 |
| 1903 | PIT | 36 | 115 | 11 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 18 | 0 | .165 |
| 1904 | PIT | 34 | 99 | 12 | 26 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 10 | 0 | .263 |
| 1905 | PIT | 33 | 88 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 0 | .102 |
| 1906 | PIT | 36 | 95 | 9 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 0 | .211 |
| 1907 | PIT | 31 | 73 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 0 | .151 |
| 1908 | PIT | 38 | 61 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 1 | .148 |
| 1909 | PIT | 19 | 24 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 0 | .167 |
| 1910 | PIT | 26 | 31 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 0 | .065 |
| Career | — | 389 | 993 | 90 | 183 | 17 | 14 | 2 | 78 | 49 | 138 | 4 | .184 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1898 | PIT | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 33.0 | 26 | 9 | 5 | 15 | 2.45 |
| 1899 | PIT | 21 | 23 | 51 | 39 | 3 | 379.0 | 353 | 134 | 122 | 121 | 3.18 |
| 1900 | PIT | 15 | 13 | 30 | 29 | 0 | 232.2 | 236 | 70 | 48 | 84 | 2.71 |
| 1901 | PIT | 14 | 5 | 21 | 20 | 0 | 176.0 | 182 | 56 | 39 | 82 | 2.86 |
| 1902 | PIT | 15 | 7 | 28 | 26 | 2 | 222.0 | 203 | 59 | 31 | 86 | 2.39 |
| 1903 | PIT | 25 | 7 | 36 | 34 | 1 | 284.1 | 255 | 65 | 60 | 90 | 2.06 |
| 1904 | PIT | 18 | 11 | 34 | 32 | 0 | 253.1 | 224 | 61 | 54 | 63 | 2.17 |
| 1905 | PIT | 20 | 5 | 33 | 29 | 1 | 229.2 | 199 | 69 | 54 | 81 | 2.70 |
| 1906 | PIT | 22 | 7 | 36 | 31 | 0 | 260.1 | 232 | 67 | 48 | 76 | 2.32 |
| 1907 | PIT | 14 | 9 | 31 | 24 | 0 | 216.2 | 182 | 40 | 46 | 65 | 1.66 |
| 1908 | PIT | 15 | 7 | 38 | 20 | 2 | 192.2 | 179 | 45 | 41 | 28 | 2.10 |
| 1909 | PIT | 8 | 1 | 19 | 4 | 2 | 70.0 | 74 | 22 | 14 | 23 | 2.83 |
| 1910 | PIT | 6 | 5 | 26 | 8 | 2 | 111.0 | 104 | 34 | 25 | 33 | 2.76 |
| Career | — | 194 | 100 | 388 | 299 | 13 | 2660.2 | 2449 | 731 | 587 | 847 | 2.47 |
On this day & linked events
1953
Died May 19, 1953
1898
Major-league debut: Sam Leever
Sam Leever made a major-league debut on May 26, 1898.
1910
Final major-league game: Sam Leever
Sam Leever played a final major-league game on September 26, 1910.