Leon Cadore
1922 baseball card of Cadore
Pitcher
Born: (1891-11-20)November 20, 1891
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Died: March 16, 1958(1958-03-16) (aged 66)
Spokane, Washington, U.S.
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
MLB debut
April 28, 1915, for the Brooklyn Robins
Last MLB appearance
August 10, 1924, for the New York Giants
MLB statistics
Win–loss record68–72
Earned run average3.14
Strikeouts445
Teams

Leon Joseph Cadore (November 20, 1891 – March 16, 1958) was an American right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball from 1915 to 1924.

Early life

Born in Chicago, Illinois, Cadore was orphaned at 13 and went to live with his uncle, Joe Jeannot, in northern Idaho in Hope, a village east of Sandpoint on the shore of Lake Pend Oreille.[1] Cadore graduated from Sandpoint High School, then attended Gonzaga University in Spokane from 1906 to 1908.[2] He played college baseball for the Gonzaga Bulldogs.[2]

Professional baseball career

Cadore played for the Brooklyn Robins from 1915 to 1923 and then finished his MLB career with the Chicago White Sox in 1923 and New York Giants in 1924. He compiled a career win–loss record of 68–72. Cadore was a roommate of Casey Stengel while with the Robins.[3]

Cadore is best known for his performance in a 1920 game in which both he and Joe Oeschger pitched all 26 innings for their respective teams before the game was called a tie due to darkness. Cadore faced 96 batters in the game, an MLB record dating back to at least 1901.[4] He and Oeschger share the MLB record for most innings pitched in a single game.[5]

Cadore served as an officer in the U.S. Army during World War I.[6]

Personal life

Cadore married Maie Ebbets, daughter of Brooklyn Robins owner Charles Ebbets. After a career on Wall Street in the 1920s, they moved to Hope in the 1930s to mine the family copper interests.[1][7] His wife died in 1950, and he succumbed to cancer at the age 66 at the Veterans Hospital in Spokane, Washington, in 1958. Cadore was buried at Pinecrest Memorial Park in Sandpoint.

Minor league career

Cadore played for the following Minor League Baseball teams:

Cadore's career Minor League statistics[8]
W L ERA G IP H ER BB
81 68 3.08 186 1337.1 1350 472 423

References

  1. ^ a b O'Brien, Jerry (February 23, 1958). "Leon Cadore has memories of great hours in baseball". Spokesman-Review. p. 5-sports.
  2. ^ a b "Gonzaga University Baseball Players Who Made It to the Major Leagues". Baseball-Almanac.com. Archived from the original on July 12, 2004. Retrieved August 10, 2012.
  3. ^ "Casey says Leon Cadore wonderful". Lewiston Daily Sun. Associated Press. March 18, 1958. p. 11.
  4. ^ "Pitching Game Finder: In years 1901 to 2020, (requiring BF>=85), sorted by greatest BF". Stathead. Retrieved August 3, 2020.
  5. ^ "Innings Pitched Records by Baseball Almanac". Baseball Almanac. Retrieved July 11, 2011.
  6. ^ "Cadore an officer". Toledo News-Bee. July 18, 1917. p. 14.
  7. ^ "Leon Cadore dead at 66". Spokesman-Review. March 18, 1958. p. 17.
  8. ^ "Leon Cadore Minor League Statistics & History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved July 11, 2011.

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Preceded byRube Marquard Brooklyn Robins Opening Day starting pitcher 1919–1921 Succeeded byDutch Ruether
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