Edward Joseph Pfeffer (March 4, 1888 – August 15, 1972) born in

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, was a

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for the

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(1911), Brooklyn Dodgers/Robins (1913–1921),

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(1921–1924) and

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(1924). His older brother Francis was known as

Big Jeff Pfeffer Francis Xavier "Big Jeff" Pfeffer (March 31, 1882 – December 19, 1954) was a Major League pitcher from 1905 to 1911. He threw a no-hitter in 1907. He was the older brother of Jeff Pfeffer. Pfeffer attended the University of Illinois. He made ...

. He helped the Robins win the 1916 and 1920

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pennants. In the 1916 World Series, he recorded a save in Game 3 and was the hard-luck losing pitcher of the series-ending Game 5. Pfeffer led the National League in

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in 1916 (17) and 1917 (16). In 1916 he gave up

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's first home run. In 13 seasons he had a 158–112 win–loss record with 10 saves in 347 games. As of the end of the 2014 season, Pfeffer ranked 96th on the MLB career

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list (2.77) and tied for 73rd on the MLB career hit batsmen list (105). He is the Dodgers' career leader in ERA (2.31).Dodgers career pitching leaders from Baseball-Reference
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at the age of 84, and is interred at Rock Island National Cemetery.

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