Leroy Everett Talcott (January 16, 1920 – December 6, 1999) was an American

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. He played in only one game for the

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on June 24, 1943. Talcott pitched at Princeton University while a student, and signed with the Boston Braves in 1943 after graduation. After two-thirds of an inning in his first game, he received a shoulder injury which ended his baseball career. He served in World War II and then became a doctor in Miami, Florida.

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