Dennis Leonard
Dennis Patrick Leonard
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1" , Weight: 190 lb.

Born: May 8, 1951 in Brooklyn, NY
School: Iona College
Drafted by the Kansas City Royals in the 2nd round of the 1972 amateur draft. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 4, 1974
Final Game: September 27, 1986
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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
1976 25 KCR AL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1977 26 KCR AL 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1/D CYA-4,MVP-29
12 Seasons 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
162 Game Avg. 162 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1954 to 1973 are missing or have incomplete accounts, click link for year and team summary) for some players prior to 1974 and even complete seasons may not match the official totals due to errors in both the official totals and the play-by-play accounts.

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Hall of Fame
1992 BBWAA ( 0.2%)

Awards (yr lg award)
1986 ML Hutch Award

MVP (yr lg (rk, shr))
1977 AL (29, 0%)
0.00 Career Shares (1684th)

Cy Young (yr lg (rk, shr))
1977 AL (4, 32%)
1978 AL (7, 1%)
0.33 Career Shares (125th)

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