Wilfred Henry "Lefty" Lefebvre (November 11, 1915 – January 19, 2007) was an American professional

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player and

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, and

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. A southpaw

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and native of

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, LeFebvre had a nine-year playing career (1938–1944; 1946–1947). He appeared in 36

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as a member of the

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(six games in –) and Washington Senators (30 games during –). LeFebvre entered baseball after graduating from the

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. He was listed as tall and . In 1935, LeFebvre played for Falmouth in the

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(CCBL) and helped lead the team to the league title. In MLB, LeFebvre posted a 5–5 record and a 5.03

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. In 132

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, he surrendered 162

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and 51

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, fanning 36. He made ten starts among his 36 appearances, with three

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s. He notched three saves as a

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. In his major league debut on June 10, 1938, in his very first at-bat, Lefebvre hit his only MLB

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over

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. The opposite-field blow, a solo shot, came off

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of the

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in the midst of a mop-up assignment, as Chicago thrashed the Red Sox, 15–2. From 1949 to 1963, Lefebvre was the head baseball coach at

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. He also served as a longtime

for the Senators and Red Sox. In the early 1960s he also returned to the CCBL to manage the Dennis Clippers and Chatham Red Sox.

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*Bill LeFebvre biography fro
Society for American Baseball Research (SABR)
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