John LeRoy
Appearance
John LeRoy | |
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Pitcher | |
Born: Bellevue, Washington, U.S. | April 19, 1975|
Died: June 25, 2001 Sioux City, Iowa, U.S. | (aged 26)|
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
MLB debut | |
September 26, 1997, for the Atlanta Braves | |
Last MLB appearance | |
September 26, 1997, for the Atlanta Braves | |
MLB statistics | |
Win–loss record | 1–0 |
Earned run average | 0.00 |
Strikeouts | 3 |
Stats at Baseball Reference | |
Teams | |
John Michael LeRoy (April 19, 1975 – June 25, 2001) was an American Major League Baseball pitcher. He played one game with the Atlanta Braves on September 26, 1997, throwing two scoreless innings, giving up one hit and three walks while striking out three more and picking up the victory.[1] On November 18, 1997, he was selected by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays in the expansion draft.
LeRoy died on June 25, 2001, in Sioux City, Iowa, after suffering a heart attack and brain aneurysm. He went into a coma on June 22, and was taken off life support three days later after a CAT scan showed no further brain activity. He died at the age of 26.[2]
References
[edit]External links
[edit]- Career statistics from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
Categories:
- Atlanta Braves players
- 1975 births
- 2001 deaths
- Sportspeople from Bellevue, Washington
- Baseball players from King County, Washington
- Major League Baseball pitchers
- Gulf Coast Braves players
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- Durham Bulls players
- Greenville Braves players
- St. Petersburg Devil Rays players
- Orlando Rays players
- Chattanooga Lookouts players
- New Jersey Jackals players
- Sioux City Explorers players
- Deaths from intracranial aneurysm
- 20th-century American sportsmen
- American baseball pitcher, 1970s births stubs