Leroy Earl Parmelee (April 25, 1907 – August 31, 1981) was an American
professional baseball
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pitcher
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. He played in
Major League Baseball
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(MLB) from 1929 to 1939 for the
New York Giants,
St. Louis Cardinals
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,
Chicago Cubs, and
Philadelphia Athletics.
In
1936
Events
January–February
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, Parmelee posted the highest pitching
game score
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F ...
ever in Cardinals' franchise history. On April 29, he defeated
Carl Hubbell of the
New York Giants in 17 innings and posted a game score of 116. Parmelee pitched all 17 innings, allowed just six hits, four walks, and one run while striking out nine. Hubbell also pitched a
complete game, posting a game score of 98.
Parmelee was a better than average hitting pitcher, posting a .207
batting average
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Cricket
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(82-for-396) with 30
runs, 5
home runs and 34
RBI over 206 games pitched.
See also
*
List of St. Louis Cardinals team records
References
External links
1907 births
1981 deaths
Major League Baseball pitchers
Baseball players from Michigan
New York Giants (NL) players
Philadelphia Athletics players
St. Louis Cardinals players
Chicago Cubs players
Eastern Michigan Eagles baseball players
People from Lambertville, Michigan
Northampton Red Sox players
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