Philip Walter "Lefty" Weinert (April 21, 1902 – April 17, 1973), was a

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who played from to with three teams. In 1929 he tied for 6th in wins and 4th in won-loss percentage (.692) in the

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, as he was 18–8 with a 3.00 ERA for the

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. He batted and threw left-handed. Weinert was born in

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, and died in

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, and was Jewish.

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