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Tommy Leach
Thomas William Leach
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Weight: 150 lb.

Born: November 4, 1877 in French Creek, NY (All Transactions)
Debut: September 28, 1898
Final Game: September 2, 1918
Died: September 29, 1969 in Haines City, FL
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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1898 20 LOU NL 3 10 10 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .100 .100 .100 .200 -42 1 0 0 /54
1899 21 LOU NL 106 454 406 75 117 10 6 5 57 19 37 .288 .349 .379 .728 100 154 1 10 56/4
1900 22 PIT NL 51 186 160 20 34 1 2 1 16 8 21 .213 .304 .263 .566 56 42 0 5 5/64O
1901 23 PIT NL 98 408 374 64 114 12 13 2 44 16 20 .305 .347 .422 .769 120 158 4 10 5/6
1902 24 PIT NL 135 576 514 97 143 14 22 6 85 25 45 .278 .341 .426 .767 132 219 4 13 *5
1903 25 PIT NL 127 561 507 97 151 16 17 7 87 22 40 .298 .352 .438 .789 122 222 2 12 *5
1904 26 PIT NL 146 633 579 92 149 15 12 2 56 23 45 .257 .316 .335 .651 98 194 5 4 *5
1905 27 PIT NL 131 554 499 71 128 10 14 2 53 17 37 .257 .309 .345 .654 92 172 1 17 O5/46
1906 28 PIT NL 133 526 476 66 136 10 7 1 39 21 33 .286 .333 .342 .676 107 163 1 16 5O/6
1907 29 PIT NL 149 617 547 102 166 19 12 4 43 43 40 .303 .352 .404 .756 135 221 1 29 *O5/64
1908 30 PIT NL 152 666 583 93 151 24 16 5 41 24 54 .259 .324 .381 .705 125 222 2 27 *5/O
1909 31 PIT NL 151 682 587 126 153 29 8 6 43 27 66 .261 .337 .368 .705 114 216 2 27 *O5
1910 32 PIT NL 135 587 529 83 143 24 5 4 52 18 38 62 .270 .319 .357 .677 92 189 0 20 *O/64
1911 33 PIT NL 108 446 386 60 92 12 6 3 43 19 46 50 .238 .323 .324 .646 78 125 2 12 O6/5
1912 34 TOT NL 110 439 362 74 93 14 5 2 51 20 67 29 .257 .377 .340 .717 97 123 3 7 O/5
1912 34 PIT NL 28 110 97 24 29 4 2 0 19 6 12 9 .299 .376 .381 .758 108 37 0 1 O
1912 34 CHC NL 82 329 265 50 64 10 3 2 32 14 55 20 .242 .378 .325 .702 93 86 3 6 O/5
1913 35 CHC NL 131 540 456 99 131 23 10 6 32 21 77 44 .287 .391 .421 .812 132 192 1 6 *O/5
1914 36 CHC NL 153 676 577 80 152 24 9 7 46 16 79 50 .263 .353 .373 .726 116 215 1 19 *O5
1915 37 CIN NL 107 396 335 42 75 7 5 0 17 20 14 56 38 .224 .338 .275 .613 85 92 2 3 O
1918 40 PIT NL 30 94 72 14 14 2 3 0 5 2 19 5 .194 .363 .306 .668 102 22 0 3 O/6
19 Seasons 2156 9051 7959 1355 2143 266 172 63 810 361 14 820 278 .269 .340 .370 .710 109 2942 32 240
162 Game Avg. 162 680 598 102 161 20 13 5 61 27 62 .269 .340 .370 .710 109 221 2 18
G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
PIT (14 yrs) 1574 6646 5910 1009 1603 192 139 43 626 271 516 126 .271 .332 .373 .705 109 2202 24 196
CHC (3 yrs) 366 1545 1298 229 347 57 22 15 110 51 211 114 .267 .372 .380 .752 117 493 5 31
LOU (2 yrs) 109 464 416 75 118 10 6 5 57 19 37 .284 .344 .373 .716 96 155 1 10
CIN (1 yr) 107 396 335 42 75 7 5 0 17 20 14 56 38 .224 .338 .275 .613 85 92 2 3

Postseason Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Opp Rslt G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1903 25 PIT NL WS BOS L 8 34 33 3 9 0 4 0 7 1 1 1 4 .273 .294 .515 .809 17 1 0 0 0 0
1909 31 PIT NL WS DET W 7 30 25 8 9 4 0 0 2 1 1 2 1 .360 .414 .520 .934 13 0 1 1 1 0
2 Seasons (2 Series) 15 64 58 11 18 4 4 0 9 2 2 3 5 .310 .349 .517 .866 30 1 1 1 1 0
2 WS 15 64 58 11 18 4 4 0 9 2 2 3 5 .310 .349 .517 .866 30 1 1 1 1 0

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG LF-CF-RF Awards
1898 LOU NL 20 3B 3 11 2 6 3 0 .727 2.67 .918 3.43
1898 LOU NL 20 2B 1 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 1.00 .900 5.50
1899 LOU NL 21 3B 80 369 135 200 34 13 .908 4.19 .902 3.52
1899 LOU NL 21 SS 25 156 56 75 25 3 .840 5.24 .917 5.53
1899 LOU NL 21 2B 2 8 3 3 2 1 .750 3.00 .950 5.45
1900 PIT NL 22 3B 31 132 45 69 18 4 .864 3.68 .898 3.74
1900 PIT NL 22 SS 8 36 12 20 4 2 .889 4.00 .925 5.76
1900 PIT NL 22 2B 7 46 16 28 2 3 .957 6.29 .937 5.21
1900 PIT NL 22 OF 4 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.25 .900 2.12 2-0-2
1901 PIT NL 23 3B 92 352 122 196 34 9 .903 3.46 .886 3.16
1901 PIT NL 23 SS 4 21 8 12 1 2 .952 5.00 .924 5.65
1902 PIT NL 24 3B 134 525 170 316 39 10 .926 3.63 .912 3.46
1903 PIT NL 25 3B 127 535 178 292 65 16 .879 3.70 .916 3.39
1904 PIT NL 26 3B 146 643 212 371 60 18 .907 3.99 .898 3.20
1905 PIT NL 27 OF 71 171 158 11 2 2 .988 2.38 .953 1.93 16-51-6
1905 PIT NL 27 3B 58 217 80 123 14 13 .935 3.50 .920 3.16
1905 PIT NL 27 2B 2 5 2 3 0 0 1.000 2.50 .940 5.10
1905 PIT NL 27 SS 2 9 5 4 0 0 1.000 4.50 .922 5.50
1906 PIT NL 28 3B 65 224 73 135 16 4 .929 3.20 .931 3.19
1906 PIT NL 28 OF 60 141 131 6 4 0 .972 2.28 .958 1.86 15-44-1
1906 PIT NL 28 SS 1 7 5 2 0 0 1.000 7.00 .929 5.30
1907 PIT NL 29 OF 111 305 284 15 6 5 .980 2.69 .959 1.94 2-109-0
1907 PIT NL 29 3B 33 125 45 65 15 5 .880 3.33 .932 3.33
1907 PIT NL 29 SS 6 21 3 15 3 2 .857 3.00 .938 5.03
1907 PIT NL 29 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 5.10
1908 PIT NL 30 3B 150 525 199 293 33 19 .937 3.28 .932 3.26
1908 PIT NL 30 OF 2 8 6 2 0 0 1.000 4.00 .962 2.00 0-2-0
1909 PIT NL 31 OF 138 356 333 12 11 3 .969 2.50 .961 2.01 0-138-0
1909 PIT NL 31 3B 13 50 22 26 2 2 .960 3.69 .928 3.22
1910 PIT NL 32 OF 131 379 352 14 13 4 .966 2.79 .959 2.10 0-131-0
1910 PIT NL 32 SS 2 9 5 3 1 1 .889 4.00 .922 5.00
1910 PIT NL 32 2B 1 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.00 .900 5.00
1911 PIT NL 33 OF 89 226 208 15 3 3 .987 2.51 .959 2.07 1-89-0
1911 PIT NL 33 SS 13 49 18 27 4 3 .918 3.46 .927 4.88
1911 PIT NL 33 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 3.00
1912 TOT NL 34 OF 97 267 246 15 6 7 .978 2.69 .955 2.16 0-97-0
1912 PIT NL 34 OF 24 70 65 4 1 3 .986 2.88 .954 2.16 0-24-0
1912 CHC NL 34 OF 73 197 181 11 5 4 .975 2.63 .955 2.16 0-73-0
1912 CHC NL 34 3B 4 17 9 7 1 0 .941 4.00 .935 3.02
1913 CHC NL 35 OF 121 289 271 15 3 5 .990 2.36 .959 2.08 3-118-0
1913 CHC NL 35 3B 2 11 6 2 3 0 .727 4.00 .945 2.95
1914 CHC NL 36 OF 136 348 321 16 11 5 .968 2.48 .957 1.97 0-136-0
1914 CHC NL 36 3B 16 58 25 26 7 0 .879 3.19 .934 3.05
1915 CIN NL 37 OF 96 218 200 9 9 2 .959 2.18 .959 2.01 17-81-0
1918 PIT NL 40 OF 23 42 37 3 2 1 .952 1.74 .962 2.13 18-0-4
1918 PIT NL 40 SS 3 13 3 7 3 1 .769 3.33 .946 5.63
13 Seasons OF 1079 2751 2548 133 70 37 .975 2.48 .958 2.02 74-996-13
16 Seasons 3B 955 3794 1323 2127 344 113 .909 3.61 .912 3.31
9 Seasons SS 64 321 115 165 41 14 .872 4.38 .923 5.37
6 Seasons 2B 14 61 22 35 4 4 .934 4.07 .938 5.23
19 Seasons TOT 2112 6927 4008 2460 459 168 .934 3.06 .865 2.73 74-996-13
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG LF-CF-RF Awards

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Batting Average s c a p y
1907 NL--.303--4th

On-Base% s c a p y
1913 NL--.391--5th

Slugging % s c a p y
1902 NL--.426--5th
1907 NL--.404--6th
1908 NL--.381--10th

On-Base Plus Slugging s c a p y
1902 NL--.767--8th
1907 NL--.756--6th
1913 NL--.812--8th

Games Played s c a p y
1907 NL--149--8th
1908 NL--152--10th
1909 NL--151--8th
1914 NL--153--8th
Career--2156--146th

At Bats s c a p y
1904 NL--579--5th
1907 NL--547--8th
1908 NL--583--6th
1909 NL--587--4th
1914 NL--577--6th
Career--7959--136th

Plate Appearances s c a p y
1904 NL--633--6th
1907 NL--617--6th
1908 NL--666--2nd
1909 NL--682--3rd
1914 NL--676--1st
Career--9051--139th

Runs Scored s c a p y
1902 NL--97--4th
1903 NL--97--8th
1904 NL--92--5th
1907 NL--102--2nd
1908 NL--93--3rd
1909 NL--126--1st
1913 NL--99--1st
1914 NL--80--10th
Career--1355--99th

Hits s c a p y
1904 NL--149--8th
1907 NL--166--3rd
1908 NL--151--8th
1914 NL--152--10th
Career--2143--186th

Total Bases s c a p y
1902 NL--219--5th
1903 NL--222--8th
1907 NL--221--4th
1908 NL--222--5th
1909 NL--216--6th
1914 NL--215--10th

Doubles s c a p y
1908 NL--24--9th
1909 NL--29--4th

Triples s c a p y
1902 NL--22--1st
1903 NL--17--3rd
1904 NL--12--6th
1905 NL--14--7th
1907 NL--12--6th
1908 NL--16--3rd
Career--172--23rd

Home Runs s c a p y
1902 NL--6--1st
1903 NL--7--2nd
1907 NL--4--6th
1908 NL--5--6th
1909 NL--6--2nd
1914 NL--7--9th

Runs Batted In s c a p y
1902 NL--85--2nd
1903 NL--87--4th

Bases on Balls s c a p y
1902 NL--45--9th
1908 NL--54--10th
1909 NL--66--6th
1913 NL--77--3rd
1914 NL--79--6th
1915 NL--56--10th
Career--820--218th

Strikeouts s c a p y
1910 NL--62--8th

Stolen Bases s c a p y
1907 NL--43--4th
Career--361--95th

Singles s c a p y
1904 NL--120--10th
1906 NL--118--10th
1907 NL--131--3rd
Career--1642--125th

Adjusted OPS+ s c a p y
1902 NL--132--7th
1907 NL--135--8th
1913 NL--132--8th

Runs Created s c a p y
1902 NL--74--7th
1907 NL--78--4th
1908 NL--71--6th
1909 NL--72--7th
1914 NL--76--8th

Adj. Batting Runs s c a p y
1902 NL--17--10th
1907 NL--20--6th
1913 NL--22--7th

Adj. Batting Wins s c a p y
1902 NL--1.9--10th
1907 NL--2.4--6th
1913 NL--2.4--7th

Extra Base Hits s c a p y
1902 NL--42--4th
1907 NL--35--10th
1908 NL--45--3rd
1909 NL--43--5th

Times On Base s c a p y
1908 NL--207--10th
1909 NL--221--7th
1914 NL--232--4th
Career--2995--187th

Offensive Win % s c a p y
1902 NL--.674--10th
1907 NL--.711--5th
1913 NL--.696--8th

Sacrifice Hits s c a p y
1907 NL--29--5th
1908 NL--27--10th
1909 NL--27--10th
Career--240--46th

Power-Speed # s c a p y
1902 NL--9.7--1st
1903 NL--10.6--6th
1907 NL--7.3--7th
1908 NL--8.3--6th
1909 NL--9.8--3rd
1914 NL--9.7--10th

AB per HR s c a p y
1899 NL--81.200--10th
1902 NL--85.667--1st
1903 NL--72.429--4th
1908 NL--116.600--9th
1909 NL--97.833--4th

Outs Made s c a p y
1904 NL--434--7th
1908 NL--459--5th
1909 NL--461--3rd
1914 NL--444--6th
Career--6070--126th

Oldest s c a p y
1912 NL--born 1877-11-04--10th
1913 NL--born 1877-11-04--10th
1914 NL--born 1877-11-04--6th
1915 NL--born 1877-11-04--3rd
1918 NL--born 1877-11-04--2nd

                           

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Black InkBatting - 11 (212), Average HOFer ≈ 27
Gray InkBatting - 114 (179), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 27 (627), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 25 (408), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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Transactions

August, 1897: Purchased by the Louisville Colonels from Auburn (New York State) for $650.

December 8, 1899: Traded by the Louisville Colonels with Fred Clarke, Bert Cunningham, Mike Kelley, Tacks Latimer, Tom Messitt, Deacon Phillippe, Claude Ritchey, Rube Waddell, Jack Wadsworth, Honus Wagner and Chief Zimmer to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Jack Chesbro, Paddy Fox, Art Madison, John O'Brien and $25,000.

May 30, 1912: Traded by the Pittsburgh Pirates with Lefty Leifield to the Chicago Cubs for King Cole and Solly Hofman.

February 13, 1915: Released by the Chicago Cubs.

February 22, 1915: Signed as a Free Agent with the Cincinnati Reds.

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