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Al Leiter Retires

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One-time New York Mets ace Al Leiter announced his retirement. After a slow start to his career, the southpaw matured developing into an ace. Leiter finishes with a 162-132 record with a 3.80 ERA and 1,974 strikeouts in 2,391 innings. In the postseason, he was 8-3 with a 4.63 ERA.

Al Leiter Career Stats

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Date

Mon 03/20/06, 7:24 am EST

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  • http://mlb.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/news/article.jsp?ymd=20060319&content_id=1355799&vkey=spt2006news&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb


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Awrigh01All-Star
936 days ago
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The most vivid memory of Al Leiter that I have is in Game 5 of the 2000 Subway Series, when Leiter refused to leave the game. He kept on battling, only to let up a base-hit up the middle to lose the World Series. He was a great Met and a great pitcher. He will be missed.
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PeanMajor Leaguer
936 days ago
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he'll be a good commentator
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Awrigh01All-Star
936 days ago
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I bet that's his next step.
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Awrigh01All-Star
936 days ago
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Its amazing how little he did from 1987-1994.
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Anonymous Fanatic #1
935 days ago
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started with the yanks, ended up with the yanks
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RoblefkoLegend
935 days ago
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Also the 1 hitter to get the mets into the playoffs in the 163rd game...i think it was him right?
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