Jeff was Brooklyn's best pitcher in the years between Nap Rucker and
Burleigh Grimes.
An impressive figure on the mound (manager
Wilbert Robinson always preferred his
pitchers to be big fastballers), he was a strong, fast righthander with no qualms
about throwing brush-back pitches at hitters who crowded the plate. In 1916 he led
the Dodgers to a pennant with 25 wins. He had a loss and a save in the Series.
Pfeffer
served a year in the naval reserve in 1918 and returned to help Grimes win the 1920
flag. In 1921, while there still was life in his arm, the Dodgers traded him to the
Cardinals for two used-up players, infielder Hal Janvrin and pitcher Ferdie Schupp.
Pfeffer won 19 for St. Louis the next season.
Called Ed, he was nicknamed after
Big Jeff Pfeffer, his elder brother.
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Jeff Pfeffer
