Eddie Leon
| Eddie Leon | |||
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| Infielder | |||
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Born: August 11, 1946 Tucson, Arizona | |||
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| MLB debut | |||
| June 29, 1968, for the Cleveland Indians | |||
| Last MLB appearance | |||
| May 4, 1975, for the New York Yankees | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Batting average | .236 | ||
| Home runs | 24 | ||
| Runs batted in | 159 | ||
| Hits | 440 | ||
| Runs | 165 | ||
| Teams | |||
Eduardo Antonio Leon (born August 11, 1946 in Tucson, Arizona) is a former Major League Baseball infielder of Mexican American descent, who played for eight seasons, splitting time as a shortstop and second baseman.[1] He played for the Cleveland Indians from 1968 to 1972, the Chicago White Sox in 1973 and 1974, and the New York Yankees in 1975 until being released on May 5 of that year.
References
- ↑ Jauss, Bill, Chicago Tribune, "Eddie Leon ready to solve White Sox keystone woes"(Apr 22, 1973, Section B3); "My mother is Mexican- American, and I spoke both languages at home before I started school."
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference, or The Baseball Cube, or Retrosheet, or Baseball Reference (Minor and Mexican leagues), or Pura Pelota (Venezuelan Winter League)
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