Edward Joseph Pfeffer (March 4, 1888 – August 15, 1972) born in Seymour, Illinois, was a

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for the St. Louis Browns (1911), Brooklyn Dodgers/Robins (1913–1921), St. Louis Cardinals (1921–1924) and

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(1924). His older brother Francis was known as Big Jeff Pfeffer. He helped the Robins win the 1916 and 1920

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pennants. In the

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, 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 hit batsmen 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 ERA 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

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