Leon Cadore
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Leon "Caddy" Joseph Cadore (November 20, 1891 - March 16, 1958) was a right-handed American
United States
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 pitcher
Pitcher
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 from 1915 - 1924. Cadore shares a MLB
Major League Baseball
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 record for the most innings pitched in a single game (26). In 1920, both Cadore and Joe Oeschger
Joe Oeschger
Joseph Carl Oeschger was an American pitcher in Major League Baseball who played 12 seasons from 1914 to 1925. After starting his career with the Philadelphia Phillies, Oeschger was traded to the New York Giants...

 pitched all 26 innings for their respective teams in a game that was eventually called a tie due to darkness. He attended Gonzaga University
Gonzaga University
Gonzaga University is a private Roman Catholic university located in Spokane, Washington, United States. Founded in 1887 by the Society of Jesus, it is one of 28 member institutions of the Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities and is named after the young Jesuit saint, Aloysius Gonzaga...

.

Early life

Cadore was born on November 20, 1891 in Chicago, Illinois. He attended Gonzaga University
Gonzaga University
Gonzaga University is a private Roman Catholic university located in Spokane, Washington, United States. Founded in 1887 by the Society of Jesus, it is one of 28 member institutions of the Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities and is named after the young Jesuit saint, Aloysius Gonzaga...

 from 1906-1908.

Minor League Career

Cadore played for the following Minor League Baseball
Minor league baseball
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 teams:
  • Trenton Tigers
    Trenton Tigers
    The Trenton Tigers were an American basketball team based in Trenton, New Jersey that was a member of the American Basketball League.In the 1946/47 season, the team made it to the championship playoffs where they were to meet the Baltimore Bullets...

     (B; 1912)
  • Wilkes-Barre Barons
    Wilkes-Barre Barons
    The Wilkes-Barre Barons were a legendary basketball team from Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania.The Barons played between 1933 and 1972 in different American leagues. The team won 11 titles during this time, and the most memorable are those were won while playing in the American Basketball League and the...

     (B; 1912)
  • Jersey City Skeeters
    Jersey City Skeeters
    The Jersey City Skeeters were a minor league baseball team which operated in Jersey City, New Jersey. The club started in the 1860s and by 1870 joined the National Association of Base Ball Players....

     (AA; 1912)
  • Wilkes-Barre Barons (B; 1913)
  • Buffalo Bisons
    Buffalo Bisons
    The Buffalo Bisons are a minor league baseball team based in Buffalo, New York. They currently play in the International League and are the Triple-A affiliate of the New York Mets...

     (AA; 1913)
  • Wilkes-Barre Barons (B;1914)
  • Montreal Royals
    Montreal Royals
    The Montreal Royals were a minor league professional baseball team located in Montreal, Quebec, that existed from 1897–1917 and from 1928–60 as a member of the International League and its progenitor, the original Eastern League...

     (AA; 1915–1916)
  • Atlanta Crackers
    Atlanta Crackers
    The Atlanta Crackers were minor league baseball teams based in Atlanta, Georgia, between 1901 and 1965. The Crackers were Atlanta's home team until the Atlanta Braves moved from Milwaukee in 1966....

     (A; 1918)
  • Vernon Tigers
    Vernon Tigers
    The Vernon Tigers were a minor league baseball team which played in the Pacific Coast League from 1909 through 1925. Vernon, California, was and is a small town in Los Angeles County. The Tigers, together with the Sacramento Solons, joined the PCL as new teams in 1909 as the league expanded from...

     (AA; 1924)

Leon Cadore's career Minor League statistics
W L ERA G IP H ER BB
81 68 3.08 186 1337.1 1350 472 423

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