Tim Leary (baseball)

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Tim Leary
Pitcher
Born: December 23, 1958 (1958-12-23) (age 49)
Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
April 12, 1981
for the New York Mets
Final game
August 9, 1994
for the Texas Rangers
Career statistics
Win-Loss     78-105
ERA     4.36
Strikeouts     888
Teams
Career highlights and awards
  • 17 wins in 1988

Timothy James Leary (born December 23, 1958, in Santa Monica, California) was a Major League Baseball right-handed pitcher. He is an alumnus of Santa Monica High school and the University of California, Los Angeles where he was a member of the Beta Theta Pi Fraternity.

Drafted by the New York Mets in the 1st round of the 1979 MLB amateur draft, Leary would make his Major League Baseball debut with the New York Mets on April 12, 1981. He would appear in his final game on August 9, 1994.

Leary was a member of the Dodgers team that won the 1988 World Series and the Rangers team that won the 1994 American League Western Division.

Preceded by
Rick Sutcliffe
NL Comeback Player of the Year
1988
Succeeded by
Lonnie Smith


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