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Leavitt Leo Daley (born October 7, 1932 in Orange, California), is a former professional baseball player who pitched in the Major Leagues from 1955-1964. Daley was born naturally right-handed but developed polio as a child causing one arm to be shorter than the other. He taught himself how to become a southpaw and overcame all odds to become an All-Star pitcher in 1959 and 1960 for the Kansas City Athletics. During that two-year period, Daley won a total of 32 games, and was 3rd in the American League with 16 wins in 1960. In June 1961, he was traded by Kansas City to the New York Yankees, becoming an impact pitcher as the Yanks won the 1961 World Series over the Cincinnati Reds.
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