Razor Ledbetter, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Razor Ledbetter

American baseball player

Date of Birth: 08-Dec-1894

Place of Birth: Rutherford College, North Carolina, United States

Date of Death: 01-Feb-1969

Profession: baseball player

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius


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About Razor Ledbetter

  • Ralph Overton "Razor" Ledbetter (December 8, 1894 – February 1, 1969) was a Major League Baseball pitcher who pitched one inning for the Detroit Tigers in April 1915.
  • He also played 11 years in minor league baseball from 1913 to 1926. Ledbetter was born in Rutherford College, North Carolina in 1894.
  • He began playing professional baseball in the North Carolina State League in 1913.
  • In 1914, he compiled a 26–12 record for the Charlotte Hornets.After his 26-win season, Ledbetter joined the Detroit Tigers at the start of the 1915 season.
  • On April 16, 1915, Ledbetter came in to pitch the top of the 9th inning in a home game against the Cleveland Indians at Navin Field.
  • He pitched a scoreless inning, but the Tigers lost 9–6.
  • He never appeared in another Major League game, although he did play for the Tigers in a May 10, 1915 exhibition game against the Cincinnati Reds.
  • His lifetime ERA stands at 0.00.Ledbetter returned to Charlotte for most of the 1915 season, compiling a record of 17–12.
  • He continued to play in the minor leagues through the 1925 season, including stints with the Charlotte Hornets (1914–1915, 1920), Mobile Sea Gulls (1916), Little Rock Travelers (1917, 1919), St.
  • Joseph Saints (1923–1924), and Durham Bulls (1924–1925).
  • He compiled a 19–9 record in 1921.
  • His career record in the minor leagues was 119–112.Ledbetter died in West Palm Beach, Florida.

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