King Lear
From BR Bullpen
Charles Bernard Lear
- Bats Right, Throws Right
- Height 6' 0", Weight 175 lb.
- School Princeton University
- Debut May 2, 1914
- Final Game September 29, 1915
- Born January 23, 1891 in Greencastle, PA USA
- Died October 31, 1976 in Waynesboro, PA USA
[edit] Biographical Information
King Lear came out of Princeton University and pitched two seasons in the major leagues. His ERA each year was just a tad higher than the league average.
Tommy Leach, who had broken into baseball in 1898 when King Lear was 7 years old, was still playing baseball with Lear's team when Lear pitched for the 1915 Cincinnati Reds.
Lear pitched every inning of the four "Big Three" games in 1912, beating Yale twice and Harvard once.
