Sam Leever

Samuel "Deacon; The Goshen Schoolmaster" Leever (December 23, 1871 – May 19, 1953) was born in Goshen, Ohio. He put together 13 seasons in the majors, his service running from 1898 through 1910, and the Pittsburgh Pirates of the National League stand as the club he is most identified with. His full professional career, counting minor-league campaigns, ran 17 years from 1897 to 1913. He was listed at 175 pounds, and he hit and threw right-handed. Among collectors, he turns up on the E90-1 American Caramel and E90-2 Pittsburgh American Caramel issues, the two surveys that anchor his vintage card footprint and give pursuers more than one route to a representative card. He lived to 81, an unusually long span for a player of his generation. He continued in the professional game for 3 more seasons after his last big-league appearance. He was roughly 27 years old at the time of his major-league debut. He died in Goshen, Ohio. He was laid to rest at Goshen Cemetery in Goshen, Ohio (Section 18 - Lot 4 - Grave 4).