Major League Baseball Player. The right-hander had a 20-year pitching career with the Brooklyn Dodgers (1933 to 1936), the Washington Senators (1938 to 1946), the Philadelphia Phillies (1947 to 1948) and the Chicago Cubs (1949 to 1953). Best known for his knuckleball, he compiled a lifetime record of 190-182 with a 3.25 earned run average, 192 complete games, 3,218 innings pitched and 44 saves. He was the winning pitcher for the American League in the 1943 All-Star Game, when he gave up two runs and one run in three innings. His best season was 1939, when he went 20-8, but he dropped to 14-19 with the league's most losses the following year. Leonard bounced back to 18-13 in 1941. He was sold to the Phillies on December 9, 1946. He posted a 17-12 record in 1947, but then led the National League in defeats with 18 in 1948. He was traded with pitcher Walt Dubiel to the Cubs for pitcher Hank Borowy and first baseman Eddie Waitkus on December 14, 1948. Leonard pitched more than 200 innings nine times, with a high of 289 in 1940.
Major League Baseball Player. The right-hander had a 20-year pitching career with the Brooklyn Dodgers (1933 to 1936), the Washington Senators (1938 to 1946), the Philadelphia Phillies (1947 to 1948) and the Chicago Cubs (1949 to 1953). Best known for his knuckleball, he compiled a lifetime record of 190-182 with a 3.25 earned run average, 192 complete games, 3,218 innings pitched and 44 saves. He was the winning pitcher for the American League in the 1943 All-Star Game, when he gave up two runs and one run in three innings. His best season was 1939, when he went 20-8, but he dropped to 14-19 with the league's most losses the following year. Leonard bounced back to 18-13 in 1941. He was sold to the Phillies on December 9, 1946. He posted a 17-12 record in 1947, but then led the National League in defeats with 18 in 1948. He was traded with pitcher Walt Dubiel to the Cubs for pitcher Hank Borowy and first baseman Eddie Waitkus on December 14, 1948. Leonard pitched more than 200 innings nine times, with a high of 289 in 1940.
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