| Dave Keefe | |
|---|---|
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| Pitcher | |
| Born:(1897-01-09)January 9, 1897 Williston, Vermont | |
| Died: February 4, 1978(1978-02-04) (aged 81) Kansas City, Missouri | |
Batted: Left Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| April 21, 1917, for the Philadelphia Athletics | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| August 5, 1922, for the Cleveland Indians | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Win–loss record | 9–17 |
| Earned run average | 4.15 |
| Strikeouts | 126 |
Stats atBaseball Reference  | |
| Teams | |
David Edwin Keefe (January 9, 1897 – February 4, 1978) was an American professionalbaseballpitcher,coach and front-office official. He played inMajor League Baseball (MLB) for thePhiladelphia Athletics in1917 and from1919 to1921, and theCleveland Indians in1922. Born inWilliston, Vermont, he batted left-handed, threw right-handed and was listed as 5 feet 9 inches (1.75 m) tall and 165 pounds (75 kg).
Keefe's playing career lasted from 1917 through 1932, missing the 1918 campaign while serving in theUnited States Navy duringWorld War I.[1] In 97 MLBgames pitched, 27 as astarting pitcher, he won nine games, lost 17, and posted 12complete games, oneshutout, twosaves (not then an official statistic), and anearned run average of 4.15. He permitted 403hits and 113bases on balls, with 126strikeouts, in 3532⁄3innings pitched.
Keefe returned to the Major Leagues as abatting practice pitcher for the Athletics in the early 1930s and was listed as a full-timecoach underBaseball Hall of FamemanagerConnie Mack for eight seasons (1941;1943;1945–1950).[2] He then served as the club's traveling secretary (1951–1960) in bothPhiladelphia andKansas City, where the Athletics moved in 1955. He died, at age 81, in Kansas City after a fire struck his apartment building and he was overcome when trying to rescue another elderly resident.[1]
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