Lefty Leifield
Albert Peter Leifield
Born: September 5, 1883
Trenton, IL USA
Deceased: 1970
Fairfax, VA USA
Primary Position: P
All Position(s) Played: P, LF, OF
Bats: L
Throws: L
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 165
Career: 1905-1920
Minor League Statistics
Lefty Leifield compiled a career record of 124 wins and 97 losses in his 298-game career with the Pittsburgh Pirates, Chicago Cubs and St. Louis Browns. He began playing during the 1905 season and last took the field during the 1920 campaign.
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Pitching:
| Year | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1905 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 5 | 2 | .714 | 2.89 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 56.0 | 52 | 24 | 18 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 228 |
| 1906 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 18 | 13 | .581 | 1.87 | 37 | 31 | 5 | 24 | 8 | 1 | 255.7 | 214 | 90 | 53 | 3 | 68 | 0 | 111 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 1008 |
| 1907 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 20 | 16 | .556 | 2.33 | 40 | 33 | 7 | 24 | 6 | 1 | 286.0 | 270 | 107 | 74 | 1 | 100 | 0 | 112 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 1166 |
| 1908 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 15 | 14 | .517 | 2.10 | 34 | 26 | 6 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 218.7 | 168 | 69 | 51 | 1 | 86 | 0 | 87 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 891 |
| 1909 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 19 | 8 | .704 | 2.37 | 32 | 26 | 4 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 201.7 | 172 | 76 | 53 | 4 | 54 | 0 | 43 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 810 |
| 1910 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 15 | 13 | .536 | 2.64 | 40 | 30 | 8 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 218.3 | 197 | 84 | 64 | 6 | 67 | 0 | 64 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 857 |
| 1911 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 16 | 16 | .500 | 2.63 | 42 | 37 | 4 | 26 | 2 | 1 | 318.0 | 301 | 114 | 93 | 7 | 82 | 0 | 111 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 1254 |
| 1912 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 1 | 2 | .333 | 4.18 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 23.7 | 29 | 15 | 11 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 112 |
| 1912 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 7 | 2 | .778 | 2.42 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 70.7 | 68 | 26 | 19 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 23 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 296 |
| 1913 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 0 | 1 | .000 | 5.48 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21.3 | 28 | 14 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 93 |
| 1918 | AL | St. Louis Browns | 2 | 6 | .250 | 2.55 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 67.0 | 61 | 23 | 19 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 266 |
| 1919 | AL | St. Louis Browns | 6 | 4 | .600 | 2.93 | 19 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 92.0 | 96 | 40 | 30 | 4 | 25 | 0 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 385 |
| 1920 | AL | St. Louis Browns | 0 | 0 | 7.00 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 17 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 45 | |
| Totals | 124 | 97 | .561 | 2.47 | 296 | 216 | 57 | 138 | 33 | 7 | 1838.0 | 1673 | 694 | 505 | 27 | 554 | 0 | 616 | 85 | 2 | 17 | 7411 |
Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1905 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 8 | 22 | 20 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | .350 | .409 | .500 | .909 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1906 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 37 | 98 | 88 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 16 | .125 | .181 | .125 | .306 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1907 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 40 | 108 | 102 | 5 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 15 | .147 | .179 | .225 | .405 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1908 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 34 | 82 | 75 | 6 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 14 | .227 | .266 | .267 | .532 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1909 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 32 | 78 | 73 | 2 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 25 | .192 | .224 | .288 | .511 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1910 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 40 | 76 | 60 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 15 | .183 | .269 | .217 | .485 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 1911 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 43 | 124 | 102 | 12 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 17 | .235 | .355 | .255 | .610 | 26 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1912 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 6 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | .143 | .333 | .143 | .476 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1912 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 13 | 30 | 26 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | .115 | .148 | .231 | .379 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1913 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 7 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1918 | AL | St. Louis Browns | 15 | 20 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .053 | .100 | .105 | .205 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1919 | AL | St. Louis Browns | 19 | 31 | 30 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .100 | .129 | .100 | .229 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1920 | AL | St. Louis Browns | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 298 | 687 | 611 | 46 | 107 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 30 | 5 | 0 | 48 | 138 | .175 | .238 | .223 | .460 | 136 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1905 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | P | 8 | 7 | 56.0 | 5 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.857 | 3.000 |
| 1906 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | P | 37 | 31 | 256.0 | 12 | 78 | 3 | 3 | .968 | 3.164 | 2.432 |
| 1907 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | P | 40 | 33 | 286.0 | 18 | 94 | 6 | 3 | .949 | 3.524 | 2.800 |
| 1908 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | P | 34 | 26 | 219.0 | 6 | 62 | 5 | 4 | .932 | 2.795 | 2.000 |
| 1909 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | P | 32 | 26 | 202.0 | 6 | 53 | 3 | 1 | .952 | 2.629 | 1.844 |
| 1910 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | P | 40 | 30 | 218.0 | 13 | 75 | 2 | 2 | .978 | 3.633 | 2.200 |
| 1911 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | OF | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| 1911 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | P | 42 | 0 | 0.0 | 12 | 82 | 7 | 6 | .931 | 2.238 | |
| 1912 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | P | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.333 | |
| 1912 | NL | Chicago Cubs | P | 13 | 0 | 0.0 | 6 | 21 | 1 | 2 | .964 | 2.077 | |
| 1913 | NL | Chicago Cubs | P | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.667 | |
| 1918 | AL | St. Louis Browns | P | 15 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.667 | |
| 1919 | AL | St. Louis Browns | P | 19 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 30 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.632 | |
| 1920 | AL | St. Louis Browns | P | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .250 | |
| Totals | 297 | 153 | 1237.0 | 85 | 558 | 27 | 23 | .960 | 4.678 | 2.165 |
Postseason - Pitching:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1909 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | WS | 0 | 1 | .000 | 11.25 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 22 |
| Totals | 0 | 1 | .000 | 11.25 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 22 |
Postseason - Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1909 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | WS | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Postseason - Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1909 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | WS | P | 1 | 1 | 4.0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 11.250 | 5.000 |
| Totals | 1 | 1 | 4.0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 11.250 | 5.000 |
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