Charlie Leibrandt
| Charlie Leibrandt | |||
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| Pitcher | |||
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Born: October 4, 1956 Chicago, Illinois |
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| MLB debut | |||
| September 17, 1979, for the Cincinnati Reds | |||
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| September 21, 1993, for the Texas Rangers | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Win–loss record | 140–119 | ||
| Earned run average | 3.71 | ||
| Strikeouts | 1,121 | ||
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Charles Louis "Charlie" Leibrandt, Jr. (/ˈliːbrænt/; born October 4, 1956) is a former Major League Baseball pitcher who played from 1979 to 1993 for the Cincinnati Reds, Kansas City Royals, Atlanta Braves and Texas Rangers. Leibrandt was a productive pitcher throughout his 14-year career, and a member of the 1985 World Series champion Royals team.
Leibrandt was born in Chicago, Illinois. He attended Miami University in Oxford, Ohio from 1975–1978, where he earned four letters as a pitcher on the baseball team. During his senior year, Leibrandt was selected first-team All-MAC; he compiled a record of 7-2 with an ERA of 1.65.
Leibrandt was drafted by the Cincinnati Reds in the ninth round of the 1978 free agent draft. He made his debut in Major League Baseball on September 17, 1979 in a Cincinnati Reds uniform. A few weeks later, he made his first post-season appearance in the 1979 National League Championship Series, recording an out of the only batter he faced, John Milner.
In 1980, Leibrandt was the Opening Day pitcher as the Reds beat the Atlanta Braves, 5-0, and Leibrandt threw a five-hit shutout for his first career win. But Leibrandt, while 10-9 in 1980, showed little promise in Cincinnati and was traded to the Kansas City Royals for Bob Tufts on June 7, 1983. The following year, Leibrandt went 11-7 with a 3.63 ERA as the Royals won the Western Division championship.
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