Lefty Leifield

Positions: Pitcher and Leftfielder

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

6-1, 165lb (185cm, 74kg)

Born: September 5, 1883 in Trenton, IL us

Died: October 10, 1970 in Fairfax, VA

Buried: Fairfax Memorial Park, Fairfax, VA

Last Game: September 24, 1920 (Age 37-019d)
vs. DET 1.0 IP, 2 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 1 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1905 season

Full Name: Albert Peter Leifield

Nicknames: Lefty

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1909 World Series

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

21.3

124

ERA

2.47

296

216

1838.0

616

WHIP

1.212

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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
1904	20	-6.3	Des Moines	WL	A		16	17	.485			36						313.2	280				76							1.135	8.0		2.2
1905	21	-4.4	Des Moines	WL	A		26	9	.743	2.11	3.09	39						303.0	251	104	71										7.5
1905	21	-6.7	PIT	NL	Maj	PIT	5	2	.714	2.89	3.86	8	7	1	6	1	0	56.0	52	24	18	0	14		10	4	0	0	228	1.179	8.4	0.0	2.3	1.6	0.71
1906	22	-5.6	PIT	NL	Maj	PIT	18	13	.581	1.87	3.17	37	31	5	24	8	1	255.2	214	90	53	3	68		111	14	0	3	1004	1.103	7.5	0.1	2.4	3.9	1.63
1907	23	-4.9	PIT	NL	Maj	PIT	20	16	.556	2.33	3.37	40	33	7	24	6	1	286.0	270	107	74	1	100		112	12	0	4	1166	1.294	8.5	0.0	3.1	3.5	1.12
1908	24	-3.8	PIT	NL	Maj	PIT	15	14	.517	2.10	2.84	34	26	6	18	5	2	218.2	168	69	51	1	86		87	12	0	3	901	1.162	6.9	0.0	3.5	3.6	1.01
1909	25	-1.9	PIT	NL	Maj	PIT	19	8	.704	2.37	3.39	32	26	4	13	3	0	201.2	172	76	53	4	54		43	6	0	1	810	1.121	7.7	0.2	2.4	1.9	0.80
1910	26	-1.4	PIT	NL	Maj	PIT	15	13	.536	2.64	3.46	40	30	8	13	3	2	218.1	197	84	64	6	67		64	10	1	3	857	1.209	8.1	0.2	2.8	2.6	0.96
1911	27	0.0	PIT	NL	Maj	PIT	16	16	.500	2.63	3.23	42	37	4	26	2	1	318.0	301	114	93	7	82		111	16	1	2	1254	1.204	8.5	0.2	2.3	3.1	1.35
1912	28		2 Teams	NL	Maj	CHC-PIT	8	4	.667	2.86	3.91	19	10	5	5	1	0	94.1	97	41	30	0	31		31	5	0	0	408	1.357	9.3	0.0	3.0	3.0	1.00
1912	28	1.3	PIT	NL	Maj	PIT	1	2	.333	4.18	5.70	6	1	2	1	0	0	23.2	29	15	11	0	10		8	2	0	0	112	1.648	11.0	0.0	3.8	3.0	0.80
1912	28	1.3	CHC	NL	Maj	CHC	7	2	.778	2.42	3.31	13	9	3	4	1	0	70.2	68	26	19	0	21		23	3	0	0	296	1.259	8.7	0.0	2.7	2.9	1.10
1913	29	1.1	San Francisco	PCL	AA		13	8	.619		3.31	22						160.1		59			29		55								1.6	3.1	1.90
1913	29	2.0	CHC	NL	Maj	CHC	0	1	.000	5.48	5.91	6	1	2	0	0	0	21.1	28	14	13	0	5		4	0	0	0	93	1.547	11.8	0.0	2.1	1.7	0.80
1914	30	1.6	San Francisco	PCL	AA		21	19	.525	2.22	3.33	50						356.2	348	132	88		105							1.270	8.8		2.6
1915	31	4.4	St. Paul	AA	AA		17	14	.548	2.41	3.03	41		9	23			273.0	247	92	73		92		107	17	0	4		1.242	8.1		3.0	3.5	1.16
1916	32	5.3	St. Paul	AA	AA		19	14	.576	2.81		39						263.0	229		82		95							1.232	7.8		3.3
1917	33	4.6	St. Paul	AA	AA		3	11	.214	2.71	3.15	16						103.0	96	36	31		27							1.194	8.4		2.4
1918	34	7.1	SLB	AL	Maj	SLB	2	6	.250	2.55	3.09	15	6	6	3	1	0	67.0	61	23	19	1	19		22	2	0	0	266	1.194	8.2	0.1	2.6	3.0	1.16
1919	35	7.8	SLB	AL	Maj	SLB	6	4	.600	2.93	3.91	19	9	6	6	2	0	92.0	96	40	30	4	25		18	4	0	0	385	1.315	9.4	0.4	2.4	1.8	0.72
1920	36	8.8	SLB	AL	Maj	SLB	0	0		7.00	12.00	4	0	3	0	0	0	9.0	17	12	7	0	3		3	0	0	1	45	2.222	17.0	0.0	3.0	3.0	1.00
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
Majors (12 seasons)					Majors		124	97	.561	2.47	3.40	296	216	57	138	32	7	1838.0	1673	694	505	27	554		616	85	2	17	7417	1.212	8.2	0.1	2.7	3.0	1.11
Minors (7 seasons)					Minors		115	92	.556		2.15	243		9	23			1772.2	1451	423	345		424		162	17	0	4
All Levels (17 Seasons)							239	189	.558		2.78	539	216	66	161	32	7	3610.2	3124	1117	850	27	978		778	102	2	21	7417

AA (5 seasons)					Minors		73	66	.525		2.48	168		9	23			1156.0	920	319	274		348		162	17	0	4		1.072			2.7
A (2 seasons)					Minors		42	26	.618		1.52	75						616.2	531	104	71		76								7.7