Leroy Earl Parmelee (April 25, 1907 – August 31, 1981) was an American

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. He played in

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(MLB) from 1929 to 1939 for the New York Giants,

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, Chicago Cubs, and Philadelphia Athletics. In

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, Parmelee posted the highest pitching

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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

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(82-for-396) with 30 runs, 5 home runs and 34 RBI over 206 games pitched.

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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 {{US-baseball-pitcher-1900s-stub

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