Dutch Leonard (leonadu02)

Emil John Leonard

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 6' 0", Weight 175 lb.

• Debut August 31, 1933
• Final Game September 25, 1953
• Born March 25, 1909 in Auburn, IL USA
• Died April 17, 1983 in Springfield, IL USA

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Biographical Information

Dutch Leonard was able to remain an active and competitive pitcher through his mid-forties because of his knuckleball, which was one of the best of his generation.

After his playing career ended, he was a Chicago Cubs coach from 1954 to 1956. After leaving the coaching staff of the Chicago Cubs, Leonard worked with the Illinois Youth Commission until retirement in 1974. He died of congestive heart failure at the age of seventy-four in 1983.

He is not to be confused with another pitcher named Dutch Leonard, who played in the 1910s and 1920s, mainly for the Boston Red Sox.

Notable Achievements

• 5-time All-Star (1940, 1943-1945 & 1951)
• NL Saves Leader (1935)
• 15 Wins Seasons: 4 (1939, 1941, 1945 & 1947)
• 20 Wins Seasons: 1 (1939)
• 200 Innings Pitched Seasons: 9 (1938-1941, 1943-1945, 1947 & 1948)

Related Sites

• Dutch Leonard at the SABR Bio Project