Dutch Leonard Baseball player

Hubert Benjamin "Dutch" Leonard, (April 16, 1892 – July 11, 1952) was an American left-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball who had an 11-year career from 1913 to 1921, and 1924 to 1925. He played for the Boston Red Sox and Detroit Tigers, and holds the major league modern-era record for the lowest single-season ERA of all time — 0.96 in 1914. The all-time record holder is Tim Keefe with a 0.86 ERA in 1880. Another pitcher named Dutch Leonard pitched in the National League around a decade later.

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Dutch Leonard
Birth dateApril 16, 1892
Date of deathJuly 11, 1952
Place of death
Fresno California

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Baseball player

Career startApril 12, 1913
Career endJuly 19, 1925
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former teams
Boston Red Sox
Detroit Tigers
position
Pitcher
teams
Boston Red Sox
Detroit Tigers
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