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Les Sweetland

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Left

5-11, 155lb (180cm, 70kg)

Born: August 15, 1901 in Carp Lake Township, MI us

Died: March 4, 1974 in Melbourne, FL

Buried: Fountainhead Memorial Park, Palm Bay, FL

Debut: July 4, 1927 (Age 25-323d, 6,573rd in major league history)
vs. BSN 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 21, 1931 (Age 30-037d)
vs. NYG 0.1 IP, 4 H, 0 SO, 1 BB, 5 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1927 season

Full Name: Lester Leo Sweetland

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-1.2

ERA

6.10

161

740.2

159

WHIP

1.823

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Team Record in Appearances: 17-26 / in Starts: 12-14

Days of Rest

Run Support in Games Started

Total runs in Starts, Avg. is per 27 outs

Inning/Score Appearance Matrix

Multiple inning appearances: 33, Entered with runners on base: 7

1929 Pitching Game Log

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1929 Pitching Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GSc	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	acLI	cWPA
1	59	3	Apr 20	PHI		BRO	W,5-2	CG	W(1-0)	99	9.0	12	2	2	4	3	0	1	2.00	3.79	43	54	0	0	0	36	1	0	0	0	1	0	2.78	0.50%
2	60	6	Apr 24	PHI	@	NYG	L,2-9	GS-4	L(1-1)	3	3.1	6	5	5	2	0	0	0	5.11	4.01	18	26	3	0	0	16	3	0	0	0	0	0	2.63	-0.38%
3	61	9	Apr 28	PHI	@	NYG	L,2-8	4-7		3	4.0	6	3	3	1	1	1	0	5.51	4.57	18		0	0	0	17	0	1	0	1	0	0	.25	-0.03%
4	62	10	Apr 30	PHI		BSN	L,12-14	7-GF		1	2.2	5	3	1	1	0	1	1	5.21	5.32	14		0	0	0	11	3	0	0	1	0	0	1.19	-0.46%
May				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GSc	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	acLI	cWPA
5	63	16	May 9	PHI		CIN	L,5-7	6-7		8	0.2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	5.03	5.39	2		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3.53	-0.03%
6	64	24	May 18(2)	PHI		BRO	W,8-6	GS-9	W(2-1)	8	8.1	14	6	6	3	4	0	0	5.46	4.65	39	32	0	0	0	34	3	0	0	1	2	0	1.06	0.06%
7	65	27	May 24	PHI	@	BRO	L,2-3	CG(8)	L(2-2)	5	8.0	9	3	3	1	2	1	0	5.00	4.57	33	53	0	1	0	30	1	0	0	1	1	1	1.68	0.04%
8	66	32	May 28	PHI		BSN	W,9-8	GS-8	W(3-2)	3	7.2	11	7	7	2	3	0	1	5.56	4.33	35	30	0	0	0	31	4	0	0	0	1	0	1.36	0.01%
9	67	34	May 30(1)	PHI		BSN	L,7-8	8-GF		1	2.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	5.32	4.22	7		0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.58	0.13%
10	68	36	May 31	PHI	@	PIT	W,10-7	8-8		0	0.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	5.32	4.28	1		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.38	-0.06%
Jun				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GSc	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	acLI	cWPA
11	69	38	Jun 3	PHI	@	PIT	L,2-14	GS-4	L(3-3)	2	3.0	4	4	4	2	1	1	0	5.73	4.54	15	34	0	0	0	13	1	0	0	0	0	0	2.09	-0.26%
12	70	42	Jun 7	PHI	@	CIN	L,6-7	GS-8		3	7.1	12	5	5	6	1	0	1	5.79	4.65	38	29	2	1	0	31	1	0	0	2	0	0	2.21	0.07%
13	71	46	Jun 11	PHI	@	STL	L,3-10	GS-5	L(3-4)	3	4.0	2	4	3	4	0	1	0	5.85	4.94	17	40	0	0	0	13	0	0	0	1	0	1	1.12	-0.05%
14	72	49	Jun 15	PHI	@	CHC	L,7-8	7-7		3	0.0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	6.00	4.99	1		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.27	-0.04%
15	73	51	Jun 18	PHI		BSN	W,4-2	CG	W(4-4)	2	9.0	8	2	2	3	2	0	0	5.48	4.78	37	62				34	2	1			0
16	74	52	Jun 19(1)	PHI		NYG	L,14-15	7-8		0	2.0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	5.32	4.72	8		0	1	0	8	0	0	0	0	0	2	1.39	-0.13%
17	75	56	Jun 22(1)	PHI		NYG	L,6-12	GS-5	L(4-5)	2	5.0	7	8	8	4	1	3	1	5.92	5.28	26	18	1	0	0	21	2	0	0	1	0	0	.20	-0.06%
18	76	57	Jun 22(2)	PHI		NYG	L,5-12	9-GF		-1	1.0	3	3	2	0	0	2	0	6.08	5.59	7		0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	1	.00	0.00%
19	77	60	Jun 25(1)	PHI	@	BSN	L,4-5	7-GF(8)		2	2.0	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	5.92	5.59	9		0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	.08	0.00%
20	78	66	Jun 29(2)	PHI	@	NYG	L,1-6	GS-6	L(4-6)	3	6.0	9	6	4	0	2	2	0	5.93	5.65	28	36	0	1	0	25	2	0	0	1	2	2	.12	-0.02%
Jul				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GSc	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	acLI	cWPA
21	79	69	Jul 4(1)	PHI	@	BRO	W,14-12	GS-6	W(5-6)	4	5.1	11	9	9	3	1	3	1	6.48	6.03	31	8	1	0	0	25	5	0	0	0	2	0	.10	-0.02%
22	80	74	Jul 8	PHI		STL	W,6-5	4-9	W(6-6)	3	5.2	6	1	1	0	0	0	0	6.19	5.84	23		1	0	0	23	3	0	0	0	0	1	.12	0.02%
23	81	76	Jul 10	PHI		PIT	L,9-15	9-GF		1	1.0	2	2	2	2	0	0	0	6.31	5.87	7		0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	.01	0.00%
24	82	78	Jul 12	PHI		PIT	L,4-6	GS-	L(6-7)	1	0.0	4	3	3	0	0	0	0	6.59	5.87	4	30				4					0
25	83	81	Jul 15(2)	PHI		CHC	L,6-7	9-GF		2	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.52	5.83	3		0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.00	0.00%
26	84	89	Jul 24	PHI	@	STL	L,4-6	GS-8	L(6-8)	8	7.1	8	5	4	3	1	1	1	6.41	5.84	32	42	0	0	1	27	3	0	0	2	0	1	.00	0.00%
27	85	94	Jul 28	PHI	@	CHC	L,2-7	CG(8)	L(6-9)	3	8.0	9	7	6	2	2	1	0	6.43	5.76	35	38	0	0	0	33	1	0	0	0	0	0	.00	0.00%
Aug				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GSc	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	acLI	cWPA
28	86	99	Aug 2	PHI	@	PIT	W,2-0	SHO	W(7-9)	4	9.0	11	0	0	2	0	0	0	5.96	5.59	39	63	0	0	0	36	2	1	0	1	0	0	.00	0.00%
29	87	105	Aug 10(2)	PHI		STL	L,9-11	GS-7		7	6.2	13	7	7	2	2	2	0	6.14	5.66	33	20	0	0	0	30	1	0	0	2	1	0	.00	0.00%
30	88	108	Aug 15	PHI		CIN	W,5-4	GS-5	W(8-9)	4	5.0	6	3	3	4	0	0	0	6.11	5.64	21	39	0	2	0	17	2	0	0	2	0	0	.00	0.00%
31	89	113	Aug 19(2)	PHI		PIT	W,8-5	GS-5		3	4.2	8	5	4	3	2	0	0	6.17	5.58	23	29	0	1	0	19	1	0	0	0	1	0	.00	0.00%
32	90	116	Aug 22	PHI		CHC	L,7-16	8-GF		2	2.0	4	2	2	0	1	0	0	6.21	5.53	10		0	0	0	9	1	0	0	0	1	0	.00	0.00%
33	91	119	Aug 25	PHI	@	BRO	W,4-0	SHO	W(9-9)	2	9.0	4	0	0	2	5	0	0	5.83	5.34	32	82	0	0	0	30	0	1	0	1	0	1	.00	0.00%
Sep/Oct				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GSc	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	acLI	cWPA
34	92	126	Sep 1(2)	PHI	@	BRO	W,8-6	4-GF(7)	BW(10-9)	6	4.0	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	5.74	5.36	13		0	0	0	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	.00	0.00%
35	93	130	Sep 4(2)	PHI		BRO	L,7-9	GS-6		2	5.1	11	6	5	1	0	1	0	5.83	5.38	27	23	0	0	0	25	2	0	0	2	1	1	.00	0.00%
36	94	134	Sep 9	PHI	@	STL	W,9-3	CG	W(11-9)	4	9.0	8	3	3	3	5	0	1	5.68	5.25	37	61	0	0	0	32	1	0	0	2	0	0	.00	0.00%
37	95	138	Sep 16(1)	PHI	@	PIT	L,2-3	CG(10)	L(11-10)	6	9.0	9	3	2	5	2	0	0	5.49	5.19	42	56	0	0	0	37	1	2	1	1	0	2	.00	0.00%
38	96	144	Sep 22	PHI	@	CIN	L,2-3	CG(10)	L(11-11)	5	9.1	12	3	3	5	0	0	0	5.36	5.15	43	47	1	1	0	37	1	1	0	0	1	0	.00	0.00%
39	97	145	Sep 24	PHI		BRO	W,8-6	9-GF	S(1)	1	0.1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	5.35	5.16	3		0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.00	0.00%
40	98	148	Sep 26	PHI		BRO	W,12-3	CG	W(12-11)	1	9.0	10	3	3	5	0	1	0	5.24	5.20	39	50	0	0	0	34	3	0	0	2	0	0	.00	0.00%
41	99	150	Sep 28(1)	PHI		BSN	W,9-8	9-GF	S(2)	1	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5.22	5.18	3		0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.00	0.00%
42	100	152	Sep 29	PHI	@	NYG	L,2-4	8-GF(8)		0	0.2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	5.20	5.18	3		0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.00	0.00%
43	101	153	Oct 5(1)	PHI		NYG	W,5-4	GS-8	W(13-11)	5	7.0	4	4	3	6	1	0	0	5.15	5.17	29	50	0	0	0	22	0	0	0	1	0	0	.00	0.00%
							17-26		W-L:13-11,Sv:2,BSv:1	3.0	204.1	254	131	117	87	44	22	9	5.15	5.17	928	40	9	8	1	807	50	7	1	25	15	13	.59	-0.72%

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