Dave Leiper

{{short description|American baseball player (born 1962)}}

{{distinguish|Dave Leeper}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}}

{{Infobox baseball biography

|name=Dave Leiper

|position=Pitcher

|bats=Left

|throws=Left

|birth_date={{Birth date and age|1962|6|18}}

|birth_place=Whittier, California, U.S.

|debutleague = MLB

|debutdate=September 2

|debutyear=1984

|debutteam=Oakland Athletics

|finalleague = MLB

|finaldate=September 22

|finalyear=1996

|finalteam=Montreal Expos

|statleague = MLB

|stat1label=Win–loss record

|stat1value=12–8

|stat2label=Earned run average

|stat2value=3.98

|stat3label=Strikeouts

|stat3value=150

|teams=

• Oakland Athletics ({{mlby|1984}}, {{mlby|1986}}–{{mlby|1987}})
• San Diego Padres ({{mlby|1987}}–{{mlby|1989}})
• Oakland Athletics ({{mlby|1994}}–{{mlby|1995}})
• Montreal Expos ({{mlby|1995}})
• Philadelphia Phillies ({{mlby|1996}})
• Montreal Expos ({{mlby|1996}})

}}

David Paul Leiper (born June 18, 1962) is an American former professional baseball pitcher.{{cite journal |title=Sports people: Dave Leiper |journal=Sports Illustrated |date=Jun 27, 1994 |volume=80 |issue=25 |page=69}} He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Oakland Athletics (1984, 1986–87 and 1994–95), San Diego Padres (1987–89), Montreal Expos (1995 and 1996), and Philadelphia Phillies (1996).

In 8 seasons he had a win–loss record of 12–8 in 264 games, 65 games finished, 7 saves, 278 innings pitched, 282 hits allowed, 141 runs allowed, 123 earned runs allowed, 25 home runs allowed, 114 walks, 150 strikeouts, 12 wild pitches, 17 intentional walks, 3 balks, 3.98 ERA and a WHIP of 1.424.

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