Elmer Leifer
| Elmer Leifer | |||
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| Pinch hitter | |||
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Born: May 23, 1893 Clarington, Ohio | |||
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Died: September 26, 1948 (aged 55) Everett, Washington | |||
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| MLB debut | |||
| September 7, 1921, for the Chicago White Sox | |||
| Last MLB appearance | |||
| September 26, 1921, for the Chicago White Sox | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Games played | 9 | ||
| At bats | 10 | ||
| Hits | 3 | ||
| Teams | |||
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Elmer Edwin Leifer (May 23, 1893 – September 26, 1948) was a pinch hitter in Major League Baseball. He played for the Chicago White Sox in 1921.[1]
In 1922, while playing for the Little Rock Travelers of the Class-A Southern Association, Leifer was injured in a collision with teammate Travis Jackson, ending Leifer's playing career.[2] Leifer continued to suffer from the effects of the collision in his later life.[3] Leifer committed suicide by swallowing an overdose of Nembutal.[3]
References
- ↑ "Elmer Leifer Statistics and History". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved 2011-02-07.
- ↑ http://sabr.org/bioproj/person/cf84ae81
- 1 2 Russo, Frank (2006). Bury My Heart at Cooperstown: Salacious, Sad, and Surreal Deaths in the History of Baseball. United States: Triumph Books. p. 272. ISBN 1572438223.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference
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