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Wade Lefler
Wade Hampton Lefler was a Major League Baseball player. He played in six games for two different major league teams in , mostly as a pinch hitter. He also played in one game as a right fielder. He was the first player to make the major leagues after attending Duke University.〔(List of players from Duke University from Baseball Reference )〕
After playing several years in the minor leagues, most recently for the Worcester Panthers in , Lefler made his debut for the Boston Braves on April 16, 1924, the second game of the season for the Braves. His stint with the Braves lasted just a single plate appearance, in which he struck out while pinch hitting for pitcher Rube Marquard.〔(Retrosheet box score for Lefler's debut )〕 After the game, he returned to the Panthers, where he played most of the rest of 1924, batting .370 with 14 home runs.
Lefler returned to the majors with the Washington Senators on September 18. He appeared four more times as a pinch hitter, once pinch hitting for Walter Johnson.〔(Retrosheet box score, Lefler PHs for Johnson )〕 In those four opportunities, he hit safely three times, including two doubles. On September 30, he started his first game, playing right field and batting cleanup. In four at bats, he had two more hits, including another double.〔(Retrosheet box score for Lefler's last game )〕 This turned out to be Lefler's last appearance in the majors, leaving him with a career batting average of .556, and a career slugging average of .889.
After his brief major league career, Lefler played one more season in the minor leagues with the Memphis Chickasaws before retiring. He went on to become an attorney, serving as the city attorney for Newton, North Carolina. He died in 1981 at the age of 84.
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