Larry LeJeune explained

Larry LeJeune
Position:Outfielder
Birth Date:22 July 1885
Birth Place:Chicago
Death Place:Eloise, Michigan
Bats:Right
Throws:Right
Debutleague:MLB
Debutdate:May 10
Debutyear:1911
Debutteam:Brooklyn Dodgers
Finalleague:MLB
Finaldate:May 3
Finalyear:1915
Finalteam:Pittsburgh Pirates
Statleague:MLB
Stat1label:Batting average
Stat1value:.167
Stat2label:Hits
Stat2value:14
Stat3label:RBI
Stat3value:4
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Sheldon Adalbert "Larry" LeJeune (July 22, 1885–April 21, 1952) was a Major League Baseball outfielder who played parts of two seasons in the major leagues for the Brooklyn Dodgers and the Pittsburgh Pirates.

In 1910, at a competition in Cincinnati, LeJeune threw a baseball NaNfeet, setting a world record.[1]

Notes and References

  1. News: LEJEUNE SMASHES HATFIELD'S RECORD . 14 December 2021 . . 10 October 1910 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211214214326/https://www.nytimes.com/1910/10/10/archives/lejeune-smashes-hatfields-record-new-worlds-record-for-baseball.html . 14 December 2021 . live . 10 . en.