Sheldon Adalbert "Larry" LeJeune (July 22, 1885–April 21, 1952) was a

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who played parts of two seasons in the major leagues for the

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and the

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. In 1910, at a competition in Cincinnati, LeJeune threw a baseball , setting a world record.

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