David Edwin Keefe (January 9, 1897 – February 4, 1978) was an American professional baseball pitcher,

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and front-office official. He played in Major League Baseball ( MLB) for the

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in and from to , and the Cleveland Indians in . Born in Williston, Vermont, he batted left-handed, threw right-handed and was listed as tall and . Keefe's playing career lasted from 1917 through 1932, missing the 1918 campaign while serving in the United States Navy during World War I.Simon, Tom, ''Dave Keefe,''
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, 27 as a

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, he won nine games, lost 17, and posted 12

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s, one shutout, two saves (not then an official statistic), and an earned run average of 4.15. He permitted 403

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and 113

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s, in 353

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. Keefe returned to the Major Leagues as a batting practice pitcher for the Athletics in the early 1930s and was listed as a full-time

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manager Connie Mack for eight seasons (; ; –). Retrosheetbr>player profile
/ref> He then served as the club's traveling secretary (1951–1960) in both Philadelphia and

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, where the Athletics moved in 1955. He died, at age 81, in Kansas City after a fire struck his apartment building and he was overcome when trying to rescue another elderly resident.

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