David Paul Leiper (born June 18, 1962) is an American former

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. He played in

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(MLB) for the

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(1984, 1986–87 and 1994–95), San Diego Padres (1987–89),

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(1995 and 1996), and

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(1996). In 8 seasons he had a win–loss record of 12–8 in 264 games, 65 games finished, 7 saves, 278 innings pitched, 282 hits allowed, 141 runs allowed, 123 earned runs allowed, 25 home runs allowed, 114 walks, 150 strikeouts, 12 wild pitches, 17 intentional walks, 3 balks, 3.98 ERA and a WHIP of 1.424.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Leiper, Dave 1962 births Living people American expatriate baseball players in Canada Baseball players from California Cardenales de Lara players American expatriate baseball players in Venezuela Carolina Mudcats players Edmonton Trappers players Fullerton Hornets baseball players Gulf Coast Pirates players Idaho Falls A's players Las Vegas Stars (baseball) players Madison Muskies players Major League Baseball pitchers Modesto A's players Montreal Expos players Oakland Athletics players Ottawa Lynx players Philadelphia Phillies players San Diego Padres players Sportspeople from Whittier, California Tacoma Tigers players