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Edward Joseph Pfeffer (March 4, 1888 – August 15, 1972) born in Seymour, Illinois, was a pitcher for the St. Louis Browns (1911), Brooklyn Dodgers/Robins (1913–21), St. Louis Cardinals (1921–24) and Pittsburgh Pirates (1924). His older brother Francis was known as Big Jeff Pfeffer. He helped the Robins win the 1916 and 1920 National League pennants. In the 1916 World Series, he recorded a save in Game 3 and was the hard-luck losing pitcher of the series-ending Game 5. Pfeffer led the National League in hit batsmen in 1916 (17) and 1917 (16). In 1916 he gave up Rogers Hornsby's first home run. In 13 seasons he had a 158–112 win-loss record with 10 saves in 347 games. As of the end of the 2014 season, Pfeffer ranked 96th on the MLB career ERA list (2.77)〔(Career ERA leaders from Baseball-Reference )〕 and tied for 73rd on the MLB career hit batsmen list (105).〔(Career hit batsmen leaders from Baseball Reference )〕 He is the Dodgers' career leader in ERA (2.31).〔(Dodgers career pitching leaders from Baseball-Reference )〕 He died in Chicago at the age of 84, and is interred at Rock Island National Cemetery. ==See also== * Top 100 Major League Baseball hit batsmen leaders 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Jeff Pfeffer」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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