Peter Leventritt Explained

Peter A. Leventritt
Birth Date:	5 October 1915
Birth Place:	New York, New York
Death Place:	New York, New York
Nationality:	American
Known For:	bridge player

Peter A. Leventritt (October 5, 1915 – December 6, 1997)^{[1] [2]} was an American bridge player, president of the American Contract Bridge League (ACBL) for 1945–1946. Leventritt was from New York City.

Leventritt was inducted into the ACBL Hall of Fame in 2002.

Bridge accomplishments

Honors

• ACBL Hall of Fame, 2002^[3]

Wins

• North American Bridge Championships (13)
  • von Zedtwitz Life Master Pairs (2) 1944, 1951 ^[4]
  • Rockwell Mixed Pairs (1) 1950 ^[5]
  • Vanderbilt (2) 1953, 1964 ^[6]
  • Chicago Mixed Board-a-Match (3) 1949, 1950, 1959 ^[7]
  • Reisinger (3) 1941, 1949, 1963 ^[8]
  • Spingold (2) 1956, 1960 ^[9]

Runners-up

• North American Bridge Championships
  • Master Individual (1) 1952 ^[10]
  • Rockwell Mixed Pairs (1) 1949 ^[5]
  • Hilliard Mixed Pairs (1) 1944 ^[11]
  • Open Pairs (1928-1962) (2) 1948, 1951 ^[12]
  • Vanderbilt (6) 1946, 1947, 1955, 1959, 1962, 1967 ^[6]
  • Mitchell Board-a-Match Teams (1) 1955 ^[13]
  • Chicago Mixed Board-a-Match (1) 1947 ^[7]
  • Reisinger (2) 1943, 1953 ^[8]

Notes and References

1. Ancestry.com. U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014 (database on-line). Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2011.
2. News: Alan Truscott . Alan Truscott . Peter A. Leventritt, 82, Bridge Player Who Won 13 National Titles . subscription . 15 November 2020 . . 22 December 1997 . B 7.
3. http://www.acbl.org/about-acbl/hall-of-fame/induction-by-year "Induction by Year"
4. News: von Zedtwitz LM Previous Winners . American Contract Bridge League . 6 . 2014-06-18 . 2014-10-17 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141021163438/http://www.acbl.org/nabc/2014/02/bulletins/db1.pdf . 2014-10-21.
5. News: Rockwell Mixed Pairs Previous Winners . American Contract Bridge League . 8 . 2014-03-25 . 2014-10-17 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141021163529/http://www.acbl.org/nabc/2014/01/bulletins/db5.pdf . 2014-10-21.
6. News: Vanderbilt Previous Winners . American Contract Bridge League . 6 . 2014-03-24 . 2014-10-17 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141021163636/http://www.acbl.org/nabc/2014/01/bulletins/db4.pdf . 2014-10-21.
7. News: Mixed BAM Previous Winners . American Contract Bridge League . 14 . 2014-07-24 . 2014-10-17 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141021163650/http://www.acbl.org/nabc/2014/02/bulletins/db7.pdf . 2014-10-21.
8. News: Reisinger Winners . American Contract Bridge League . 6 . 2013-12-06 . 2014-10-17 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141021163719/http://www.acbl.org/nabc/2013/03/bulletins/db8.pdf . 2014-10-21.
9. News: Spingold Previous Winners . American Contract Bridge League . 12 . 2014-07-21 . 2014-10-17 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141021163711/http://www.acbl.org/nabc/2014/02/bulletins/db4.pdf . 2014-10-21.
10. News: List of Previous Winners . American Contract Bridge League .
11. News: Mixed Pairs Previous Winners . American Contract Bridge League .
12. News: Open Pairs Previous Winners . American Contract Bridge League .
13. News: Mitchell BAM Winners . American Contract Bridge League . 8 . 2013-12-01 . 2014-10-17 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141021163618/http://www.acbl.org/nabc/2013/03/bulletins/db3.pdf . 2014-10-21.