# Doc Leitner

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**George Aloysius Leitner** (September 14, 1865 – May 18, 1937) was an American professional [baseball](/source/Baseball) player who played [pitcher](/source/Pitcher) in the Major Leagues for the 1887 [Indianapolis Hoosiers](/source/Indianapolis_Hoosiers_(National_League)) of the [National League](/source/National_League_(baseball)). He played college baseball at [Fordham University](/source/Fordham_University) and [New York University](/source/New_York_University). The year before leaving for the major league, in 1886 he was pitcher at the Nyack Baseball,[1] in [Rockland County](/source/Rockland_County), [New York](/source/New_York_(state)).

In March 1888, he graduated in [medicine](/source/Medicine) from Bellevue Hospital Medical College, leaving his baseball career.[2]

## References

1. James F. Leiner, Patch Poster (2012-02-28). ["Nyack Baseball: Rich in History and Tradition"](https://patch.com/new-york/nyack/bp--nyack-baseball-rich-in-history-and-tradition). *Nyack Patch*. Retrieved 2018-04-28.

1. ["Dr. Leitner, Shock Absorber of the Community, Old Diamond Star"](https://news.hrvh.org/veridian/cgi-bin/senylrc?a=d&d=ieadbehj19340317.1.3&srpos=12&e=-------en-20--1--txt-txIN-george+leitner------). *Rockland County, Journal News*. 17 March 1934. Retrieved 2018-05-01.

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