Baseball: Goshen Style
Sam Leever
Contact Info
1848 State Route 28
Goshen OH 45122
(513) 575-1027
Museum open every Tues. 10:00am-2:00pm and by appointment. Cabin tours by request.
The Anchorage Museum and the Cook Log Cabin are also available for meetings.
Sam Leever
The Goshen Schoolmaster
Goshen Twp. Historical Society
Nicknamed "The Goshen Schoolmaster", Samuel "Sam" Leever was an American League right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball who spent his entire career with the Pittsburgh Pirates. He began his career on May 26, 1898 with the Pirates and ended his big league playing career on September 26, 1910.
Born Dec. 23, 1871 in Goshen, Ohio, Leever came into baseball after an earlier career as a schoolteacher. He won 25 games in 1903 to help the Pirates win their third consecutive National League pennant, but lost both his starts in the 1903 World Series as the heavily favored Pirates were upset by Boston. He later went 8-1 for the 1909 Pirates, when they won their first World Series title. His lifetime ERA was 2.47 with a 194-100 record, 847 strikeouts, 39 shutouts, 241 complete games, 587 walks, and only 29 home runs allowed in 2660.2 innings during his career.
Sam Leever died in Goshen on May 19, 1953 at age 81.
For more information on the life and career of Sam Leever, contact the Goshen Township Historical Society or visit the museum to see our extensive display of Sam Leever memorabilia.
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