Les Sweetland

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Left

5-11, 155lb (180cm, 70kg)

Born: August 15, 1901 in Carp Lake Township, MI us

Died: March 4, 1974 in Melbourne, FL

Buried: Fountainhead Memorial Park, Palm Bay, FL

Debut: July 4, 1927 (Age 25-323d, 6,573rd in major league history)
vs. BSN 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 21, 1931 (Age 30-037d)
vs. NYG 0.1 IP, 4 H, 0 SO, 1 BB, 5 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1927 season

Full Name: Lester Leo Sweetland

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-1.2

ERA

6.10

161

740.2

159

WHIP

1.823

Many detailed statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by Retrosheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1912 to 1968 are missing or have incomplete accounts, click link for year and team summary of data completeness) for some players prior to 1969 and even complete seasons may not match the official totals due to errors in both the official totals and the play-by-play accounts.

Summary of 69 Home Runs Allowed

(For more accurate walk-off HR totals, see the Batting Event Finder)

0 leading off, 0 walk-off, 7 tying, 22 go ahead

2 Tms
PHI	64
CHC	3

Platoon
vs RHB	42
vs LHB	25

Home/Road
Away	38
Home	29

Outs
1	27
0	20
2	20

7 Opps
BRO	25
NYG	16
STL	8
CHC	5
PIT	5
BSN	5
CIN	3

39 Batters
Babe Herman	8
Johnny Frederick	4
Travis Jackson	4
Glenn Wright	4
Freddie Lindstrom	4
Mel Ott	4
Wally Roettger	3
Al Lopez	2
Del Bissonette	2
Chick Hafey	2
Rogers Hornsby	2
George Harper	1
Kiki Cuyler	1
Wally Berger	1
Earl Sheely	1
Clyde Barnhart	1
Bill Terry	1
Hack Wilson	1
Riggs Stephenson	1
Pie Traynor	1
Wattie Holm	1
Clarence Blair	1
Ernie Lombardi	1
Dave Bancroft	1
Billy Rhiel	1
Paul Waner	1
George Kelly	1
Ethan Allen	1
Bob Meusel	1
Rube Bressler	1
Jim Bottomley	1
George Grantham	1
Frankie Frisch	1
Doc Farrell	1
Ty Tyson	1
Val Picinich	1
Gabby Hartnett	1
Freddy Leach	1
Shanty Hogan	1

8 Parks
Baker Bowl (PHI)	27
Ebbets Fld (NYC)	16
Polo Grounds (NYC)	9
Wrigley Fld (CHI)	7
Busch Stad 1 (STL)	3
Forbes Fld (PIT)	2
Crosley Fld (CIN)	2
Braves Fld (BOS)	1

Where Hit
9	32
7	22
8	4
89	1

3 Inside the Park

General field locations
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	30
2·HR gms	11
3·HR gms	5

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases
---	29
1--	15
1-3	7
12-	6
-2-	4
-23	3
123	2
--3	1

125 Runs
RISP	23
0 on	29
1 on	20
2 on	16
3 on	2
Any on	38

Inning
1	8
2	7
3	9
4	11
5	7
6	8
7	7
8	7
9	2
Extra	1

1-3	24
4-6	26
7-end	17

RelScore
+4..	9
+3	5
+2	6
+1	7
Tied	16
-1	11
-2	4
-4..	9

Ahead	27
Tied	16
Behind	24

Before event,
for batter

DefPos
RF	17
LF	9
SS	9
1B	7
2B	6
CF	6
C	6
3B	6
PH	1

OrderPos
4th	16
3rd	14
5th	11
6th	10
1st	5
7th	4
8th	4
2nd	3

Leverage
High Lev	14
Medium Lev	24
Low Lev	27

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
1927	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
1	1	1	1	1927-07-05	Doc Farrell	BSN	@	PHI	tied 2-2	t 8	0	1--	2	4	5	30%	87%		Home Run (Deep RF); L. Mann Scores
2	2	2	1	1927-07-16 (2)	Clyde Barnhart	PIT	@	PHI	behind 2-3	t 3	0	1--	2	6	7	19%	62%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); K. Cuyler Scores
3	3	3	1	1927-08-03	Paul Waner	PIT		PHI	behind 5-6	b 6	0	1-3	3	3	9	22%	84%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); L. Waner Scores; K. Cuyler Scores
4	4	4	1	1927-09-03 (2)	Rogers Hornsby	NYG		PHI	tied 0-0	b 1	1	12-	3	4	4	21%	79%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); F. Lindstrom Scores; E. Roush Scores
1928	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
5	5	1	1	1928-04-19	Babe Herman	BRO	@	PHI	behind 4-9	t 7	1	---	1	4	9	2%	5%		Home Run
6	6	2	1	1928-04-25	Ty Tyson	BRO		PHI	behind 0-1	b 5	1	---	1	1	8	16%	54%		Home Run (Deep LF)
7	7	3	1	1928-04-29 (1)	Del Bissonette	BRO		PHI	ahead 2-1	b 8	0	---	1	6	3	7%	94%		Home Run (Deep RF)
8	8	4	1	1928-05-26	Freddie Lindstrom	NYG		PHI	behind 1-2	b 3	1	---	1	3	5	12%	53%		Home Run (Deep LF)
9	9	5	2	1928-05-26	Freddie Lindstrom	NYG		PHI	behind 4-6	b 7	1	---	1	3	5	14%	32%		Home Run (Deep RF)
10	10	6	1	1928-05-30 (2)	Rogers Hornsby	BSN	@	PHI	tied 0-0	t 1	1	1-3	3	4	4
11	11	7	1	1928-06-02	Wattie Holm	STL	@	PHI	behind 7-9	t 8	0	123	4	3	PH	40%	85%		Home Run (Deep LF); P. Martin Scores; T. Douthit Scores; A. High Scores
12	12	8	2	1928-06-02	Jim Bottomley	STL	@	PHI	ahead 11-9	t 8	0	---	1	4	3	7%	92%		Home Run (Deep RF)
13	13	9	3	1928-06-02	Wally Roettger	STL	@	PHI	ahead 12-9	t 8	1	---	1	6	7	4%	96%		Home Run (CF-RF)
14	14	10	1	1928-07-14 (2)	Kiki Cuyler	CHC		PHI	tied 2-2	b 8	1	---	1	3	9	29%	85%		Home Run (Deep RF Line)
15	15	11	1	1928-07-21	Chick Hafey	STL		PHI	behind 2-6	b 6	2	---	1	5	7	5%	12%		Home Run (Deep LF)
16	16	12	1	1928-07-25 (1)	George Kelly	CIN	@	PHI	tied 1-1	t 3	2	-23	3	4	3	25%	76%		Home Run (Deep RF); R. Kolp Scores; B. Zitzmann Scores
17	17	13	1	1928-08-10	Freddie Lindstrom	NYG		PHI	tied 0-0	b 1	1	-23	3	4	5	16%	79%		Home Run (Deep LF); J. Welsh Scores; A. Reese Scores
18	18	14	1	1928-09-21	Glenn Wright	PIT	@	PHI	ahead 1-0	t 1	2	12-	3	6	6
1929	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
19	19	1	1	1929-04-28	Travis Jackson	NYG		PHI	ahead 5-0	b 5	1	---	1	6	6	2%	97%		Home Run (Deep RF)
20	20	2	1	1929-04-30	George Harper	BSN	@	PHI	ahead 12-8	t 7	2	--3	2	4	7	5%	97%		Home Run (Deep RF); F. Maguire Scores/unER; G. Harper Scores/unER
21	21	3	1	1929-05-24	Babe Herman	BRO		PHI	behind 0-1	b 4	0	---	1	3	9	12%	56%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
22	22	4	1	1929-06-03	George Grantham	PIT		PHI	ahead 1-0	b 4	0	12-	3	5	4	14%	90%		Home Run (Deep RF); P. Waner Scores; P. Traynor Scores
23	23	5	1	1929-06-11	Frankie Frisch	STL		PHI	tied 0-0	b 4	1	1--	2	3	4	18%	75%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); T. Douthit Scores/unER
24	24	6	1	1929-06-22 (1)	Mel Ott	NYG	@	PHI	tied 0-0	t 1	2	-2-	2	4	9	15%	63%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); F. Leach Scores
25	25	7	2	1929-06-22 (1)	Mel Ott	NYG	@	PHI	ahead 5-1	t 5	1	---	1	4	9	5%	91%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
26	26	8	3	1929-06-22 (1)	Travis Jackson	NYG	@	PHI	ahead 6-1	t 5	2	1--	2	7	6	6%	96%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); B. Terry Scores
27	27	9	1	1929-06-22 (2)	Freddy Leach	NYG	@	PHI	ahead 9-3	t 9	1	---	1	2	7	0%	100%		Home Run
28	28	10	2	1929-06-22 (2)	Mel Ott	NYG	@	PHI	ahead 10-3	t 9	1	1--	2	4	9	0%	100%		Home Run; F. Lindstrom Scores/unER
29	29	11	1	1929-06-29 (2)	Freddie Lindstrom	NYG		PHI	ahead 1-0	b 3	2	1--	2	3	5	16%	80%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); F. Leach Scores/unER; F. Lindstrom Scores/unER
30	30	12	2	1929-06-29 (2)	Mel Ott	NYG		PHI	ahead 3-0	b 6	0	1--	2	4	9	6%	97%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); F. Lindstrom Scores
31	31	13	1	1929-07-04 (1)	Billy Rhiel	BRO		PHI	behind 2-4	b 4	1	---	1	8	4	11%	41%		Home Run (Deep RF)
32	32	14	2	1929-07-04 (1)	Dave Bancroft	BRO		PHI	behind 4-11	b 5	1	-2-	2	6	6	4%	8%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); R. Bressler Scores
33	33	15	3	1929-07-04 (1)	Johnny Frederick	BRO		PHI	behind 6-11	b 6	0	---	1	1	8	5%	12%		Home Run (Deep RF)
34	34	16	1	1929-07-24	Wally Roettger	STL		PHI	behind 0-1	b 6	1	123	4	6	9	31%	89%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); F. Frisch Scores/unER; A. High Scores; E. Orsatti Scores
35	35	17	1	1929-07-28	Riggs Stephenson	CHC		PHI	ahead 3-1	b 3	1	1-3	3	5	7	12%	91%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); R. Hornsby Scores; H. Wilson Scores
36	36	18	1	1929-08-10 (2)	Chick Hafey	STL	@	PHI	behind 0-8	t 6	1	12-	3	5	7	3%	5%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); A. High Scores; F. Frisch Scores
37	37	19	2	1929-08-10 (2)	Wally Roettger	STL	@	PHI	behind 5-9	t 7	2	-2-	2	6	9	9%	15%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); F. Frisch Scores
38	38	20	1	1929-09-01 (2)	Babe Herman	BRO		PHI	behind 5-6	b 4	0	---	1	3	9	12%	56%	IPHR	Inside-the-park Home Run to CF (Line Drive)
39	39	21	1	1929-09-04 (2)	Val Picinich	BRO	@	PHI	behind 5-6	t 6	1	---	1	8	2	14%	46%	IPHR	Inside-the-park Home Run to LF (Fly Ball)
40	40	22	1	1929-09-26	Johnny Frederick	BRO	@	PHI	tied 0-0	t 4	0	---	1	2	8	11%	61%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
1930	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
41	41	1	1	1930-04-22	Del Bissonette	BRO	@	PHI	tied 3-3	t 8	0	---	1	5	3	21%	71%		Home Run (Deep RF)
42	42	2	1	1930-04-26 (2)	Travis Jackson	NYG	@	PHI	tied 2-2	t 5	2	1--	2	5	6	22%	67%		Home Run (Deep CF); F. Lindstrom Scores
43	43	3	1	1930-05-12	Bob Meusel	CIN		PHI	behind 0-1	b 1	2	1-3	3	5	7	23%	69%		Home Run (Deep LF); E. Allen Scores; J. Stripp Scores
44	44	4	2	1930-05-12	Ethan Allen	CIN		PHI	ahead 5-1	b 4	1	---	1	1	9	4%	93%		Home Run (Deep LF)
45	45	5	1	1930-05-20	Babe Herman	BRO	@	PHI	ahead 2-1	t 3	1	---	1	3	9	9%	66%		Home Run (Deep CF)
46	46	6	2	1930-05-20	Al Lopez	BRO	@	PHI	ahead 3-1	t 4	0	12-	3	8	2	12%	89%		Home Run (Deep LF); R. Bressler Scores; N. Finn Scores
47	47	7	1	1930-06-01	Johnny Frederick	BRO		PHI	ahead 2-0	b 2	2	1--	2	2	8	13%	84%		Home Run (Deep RF); W. Gilbert Scores
48	48	8	2	1930-06-01	Babe Herman	BRO		PHI	ahead 4-0	b 2	2	---	1	3	9	5%	88%		Home Run (Deep RF)
49	49	9	1	1930-07-06 (1)	Bill Terry	NYG		PHI	behind 0-1	b 2	0	---	1	4	3	10%	56%	IPHR	Inside-the-park Home Run to CF
50	50	10	2	1930-07-06 (1)	Travis Jackson	NYG		PHI	tied 1-1	b 2	2	---	1	7	6	10%	61%		Home Run (Deep LF)
51	51	11	1	1930-07-23 (2)	Pie Traynor	PIT	@	PHI	tied 13-13	t 13	2	1-3	3	5	5	46%	94%		Home Run (Deep LF); G. Grantham Scores; A. Comorosky Scores
52	52	12	1	1930-07-27 (1)	Al Lopez	BRO		PHI	ahead 2-0	b 2	1	---	1	8	2	7%	78%		Home Run
53	53	13	2	1930-07-27 (1)	Glenn Wright	BRO		PHI	ahead 3-0	b 3	2	-2-	2	6	6	10%	90%		Home Run; B. Herman Scores
54	54	14	1	1930-07-31	Babe Herman	BRO	@	PHI	behind 4-11	t 7	2	1--	2	3	9	2%	3%		Home Run (Deep RF); W. Gilbert Scores
55	55	15	1	1930-08-19 (1)	Gabby Hartnett	CHC		PHI	behind 0-4	b 4	1	1--	2	7	2	13%	32%		Home Run (Deep RF); D. Taylor Scores/unER
56	56	16	2	1930-08-19 (1)	Clarence Blair	CHC		PHI	behind 2-4	b 4	2	1--	2	1	4	21%	52%		Home Run (Deep RF); D. Farrell Scores/unER; C. Blair Scores/unER
57	57	17	3	1930-08-19 (1)	Hack Wilson	CHC		PHI	behind 5-9	b 7	1	---	1	4	8	6%	13%		Home Run (Deep RF)
58	58	18	1	1930-08-27	Wally Berger	BSN	@	PHI	tied 1-1	t 3	2	1--	2	4	7	18%	64%		Home Run (Deep LF); G. Sisler Scores
59	59	19	1	1930-08-31	Glenn Wright	BRO		PHI	tied 0-0	b 1	1	1-3	3	4	6	16%	77%		Home Run (Deep CF); J. Frederick Scores; B. Herman Scores
60	60	20	2	1930-08-31	Rube Bressler	BRO		PHI	ahead 3-0	b 3	0	1-3	3	5	3	6%	94%		Home Run (Deep LF); B. Herman Scores; G. Wright Scores
61	61	21	3	1930-08-31	Babe Herman	BRO		PHI	ahead 6-0	b 4	2	---	1	3	9	2%	97%		Home Run (Deep RF)
62	62	22	1	1930-09-02	Shanty Hogan	NYG	@	PHI	ahead 6-3	t 5	0	-23	3	6	2	6%	94%		Home Run (Deep LF); B. Terry Scores; M. Ott Scores
63	63	23	1	1930-09-06	Babe Herman	BRO		PHI	tied 0-0	b 1	0	12-	3	3	9	15%	78%		Home Run (Deep RF); J. Frederick Scores; E. Moore Scores
64	64	24	2	1930-09-06	Johnny Frederick	BRO		PHI	behind 3-4	b 2	0	1--	2	1	8	15%	65%		Home Run (Deep RF); D. Luque Scores
1931	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
65	65	1	1	1931-06-04	Glenn Wright	BRO	@	CHC	ahead 1-0	t 2	0	---	1	7	6	9%	70%		Home Run (Deep RF)
66	66	2	2	1931-06-04	Ernie Lombardi	BRO	@	CHC	ahead 3-2	t 6	1	---	1	5	2	13%	76%		Home Run (Deep LF)
67	67	3	1	1931-06-26	Earl Sheely	BSN		CHC	ahead 5-3	b 7	2	1--	2	5	3	9%	97%		Home Run (Deep LF); R. Moore Scores

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