Elmer Leifer

Elmer Edwin Leifer (May 23, 1893 – September 26, 1948) was a pinch hitter in Major League Baseball. He played for the Chicago White Sox in 1921.[1]

Elmer Leifer
Pinch hitter
Born: (1893-05-23)May 23, 1893
Clarington, Ohio
Died: September 26, 1948(1948-09-26) (aged 55)
Everett, Washington
Batted: Left Threw: Right
MLB debut
September 7, 1921, for the Chicago White Sox
Last MLB appearance
September 26, 1921, for the Chicago White Sox
MLB statistics
Games played9
At bats10
Hits3
Teams

In 1922, while playing for the Little Rock Travelers of the Class-A Southern Association, Leifer was injured in a collision with teammate Travis Jackson, ending Leifer's playing career.[2] Leifer continued to suffer from the effects of the collision in his later life.[3] Leifer committed suicide by swallowing an overdose of Nembutal.[3]

References

  1. "Elmer Leifer Statistics and History". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved 2011-02-07.
  2. http://sabr.org/bioproj/person/cf84ae81
  3. Russo, Frank (2006). Bury My Heart at Cooperstown: Salacious, Sad, and Surreal Deaths in the History of Baseball. United States: Triumph Books. p. 272. ISBN 1572438223.


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