Eddie Leon
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Eddie Leon | |||
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Infielder | |||
Born: Tucson, Arizona |
August 11, 1946 |||
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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. A detailed account of Leon's tour of duty with Cleveland is included in the book "Portrait of a Franchise: An Intimate Look at Cleveland Indians Baseball During the Rockin' Sixties" by Doug Kurkul.
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
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- 1946 births
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- All-American college baseball players
- Cleveland Indians players
- Chicago White Sox players
- New York Yankees players
- Baseball players from Arizona
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- American baseball players of Mexican descent
- Arizona Wildcats baseball players
- Pawtucket Indians players
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