Les Webber
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[edit] Biography
Born on May 6, 1915 in Kelseyville, California, Les Webber (Lester Elmer Webber) played for the Brooklyn Dodgers and Cleveland Indians over the course of his 6 year career. Webber broke into the bigs on May 17, 1942 with the Brooklyn Dodgers, and put up a 2.96 ERA in 51.2 innings pitched in 1942, his rookie year.
Most people believe that Les Webber's best season was 1943, when he posted a 3.81 ERA and notched 10 saves.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Pitching Stats
| Year | Team | G | GS | W | L | ERA | K | R | ER | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | HR | BB | IB | WP | HBP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1942 | BRO | N | 19 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2.96 | 23 | 17 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 51.2 | 46 | 2 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1943 | BRO | N | 54 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3.81 | 24 | 54 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 115.2 | 112 | 6 | 69 | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| 1944 | BRO | N | 48 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 4.94 | 42 | 85 | 77 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 140.1 | 157 | 9 | 64 | 0 | 8 | 1 |
| 1945 | BRO | N | 17 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3.58 | 30 | 37 | 30 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 75.1 | 69 | 3 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1946 | CLE | A | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 23.62 | 5 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.1 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1946 | BRO | N | 11 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2.30 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 34 | 5 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1946 | Total | 15 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4.66 | 21 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48.1 | 47 | 5 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 1948 | CLE | A | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.50 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | NL | 149 | 23 | 22 | 18 | 3.89 | 135 | 204 | 184 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 426 | 418 | 25 | 195 | 0 | 14 | 7 | |
| Total | AL | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 25.50 | 6 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 16 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 154 | 25 | 23 | 19 | 4.19 | 141 | 221 | 201 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 432 | 434 | 25 | 201 | 0 | 15 | 7 |
[edit] Fielding Stats
| Year | Team | POS | G | GS | INN | PO | A | ERR | DP | TP | PB | SB | CS | PkO | AVG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1942 | BRO | N | P | 19 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1943 | BRO | N | P | 54 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 34 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .957 |
| 1944 | BRO | N | P | 48 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 43 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .981 |
| 1945 | BRO | N | P | 17 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1946 | CLE | A | P | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1946 | BRO | N | P | 11 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1946 | Total | P | 15 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 1948 | CLE | A | P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Total | P | 154 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 106 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .979 |
[edit] Batting Stats
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | AVG | OBP | SLG | 2B | 3B | BB | SO | HBP | SH | SB | IBB | GDP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1942 | BRO | N | 19 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .071 | .133 | .071 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1943 | BRO | N | 54 | 25 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .120 | .185 | .120 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1944 | BRO | N | 48 | 39 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 3 | .205 | .244 | .282 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1945 | BRO | N | 17 | 22 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .091 | .167 | .136 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1946 | CLE | A | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .500 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1946 | BRO | N | 11 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .100 | .100 | .100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1946 | Total | 15 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .091 | .167 | .091 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1948 | CLE | A | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | NL | 149 | 110 | 10 | 15 | 1 | 5 | .136 | .188 | .173 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 27 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
| Total | AL | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .500 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 154 | 111 | 11 | 15 | 1 | 5 | .135 | .193 | .171 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 27 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
[edit] Transactions
- Selected by Brooklyn Dodgers from Seattle (PCL) in the Rule 5 major league draft (September 30, 1941).
- Traded by Cleveland Indians with George Metkovich and cash to Oakland (PCL) in exchange for Will Hafey (May 6, 1948).
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