Leon Day

Positions: Pitcher, Centerfielder and Second Baseman

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-9, 170lb (175cm, 77kg)

Born: October 30, 1916 in Alexandria, VA us

Died: March 13, 1995 in Baltimore, MD

Buried: Arbutus Memorial Park, Arbutus, MD

Hall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 1995. (Voted by Veterans Committee)
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Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1935 season

Full Name: Leon Day

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

20.4

ERA

3.74

106

695.2

502

WHIP

1.288

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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
1934	17	-11.2	BBS	NN2	Maj	BBS	0	0		36.00	36.00	2	1		0	0	0	3.0	11	12	12	0	2		2	2	0	0	25	4.333	33.0	0.0	6.0	6.0	1.00
1935	18	-10.1	BE	NN2	Maj	BE	8	5	.615	4.36	5.04	19	15	0	10	0	2	119.2	121	67	58	7	45		73	11	0	0	517	1.387	9.1	0.5	3.4	5.5	1.62
1936	19	-8.9	NE	NN2	Maj	NE	7	5	.583	3.38	3.91	15	14	1	8	1	0	101.1	93	44	38	3	42		71	2	0	0	431	1.332	8.3	0.3	3.7	6.3	1.69
1937	20		2 Teams	NN2	Maj	HG-NE	3	1	.750	6.51	7.23	7	4	3	2	1	1	37.1	41	30	27	4	13		25	2	0	0	169	1.446	9.9	1.0	3.1	6.0	1.92
1937	20	-6.9	NE	NN2	Maj	NE	3	1	.750	5.23	5.79	6	3	3	2	1	1	32.2	32	21	19	1	12		20	2	0	0	145	1.347	8.8	0.3	3.3	5.5	1.67
1937	20	-6.9	HG	NN2	Maj	HG	0	0		15.43	17.36	1	1	0	0	0	0	4.2	9	9	8	3	1		5	0	0	0	24	2.143	17.4	5.8	1.9	9.6	5.00
1938	21	-7.1	NE	NN2	Maj	NE	1	1	.500	2.79	2.79	2	2	0	1	1	0	9.2	6	3	3	2	2		3	0	0	0	37	0.828	5.6	1.9	1.9	2.8	1.50
1939	22	-6.1	NE	NN2	Maj	NE	9	6	.600	4.26	4.85	18	13	4	9	2	0	105.2	101	57	50	8	44		61	1	0	1	456	1.372	8.6	0.7	3.7	5.2	1.39
1940	23	-6.3	Veracruz	MEX	Ind		6	0	1.000	3.22	3.63	9	6		4	0		67.0	61	27	24		26		29	0			282	1.299	8.2		3.5	3.9	1.12
1941	24	-5.0	NE	NN2	Maj	NE	3	3	.500	5.03	5.72	6	5	1	3	0	0	39.1	45	25	22	1	22		32	0	0	0	175	1.703	10.3	0.2	5.0	7.3	1.45
1942	25		2 Teams	NN2	Maj	HG-NE	9	2	.818	1.72	1.91	12	10	2	10	2	0	94.0	58	20	18	3	31		87	0	0	1	366	0.947	5.6	0.3	3.0	8.3	2.81
1942	25	-3.5	NE	NN2	Maj	NE	8	2	.800	1.80	2.01	11	9	2	9	2	0	85.0	53	19	17	3	30		75	0	0	1	335	0.976	5.6	0.3	3.2	7.9	2.50
1942	25	-3.5	HG	NN2	Maj	HG	1	0	1.000	1.00	1.00	1	1	0	1	0	0	9.0	5	1	1	0	1		12	0	0	0	31	0.667	5.0	0.0	1.0	12.0	12.00
1943	26		2 Teams	NN2	Maj	NE-PS	4	2	.667	4.27	5.13	10	6	4	2	0	0	52.2	50	30	25	1	20		39	0	0	0	214	1.329	8.5	0.2	3.4	6.7	1.95
1943	26	-2.1	NNL All-Stars	BLK	Non		0	1	.000	1.00	2.00	1	1		1	0	0	9.0	6	2	1	0	6		8	0		0	37	1.333	6.0	0.0	6.0	8.0	1.33
1943	26	-3.9	NE	NN2	Maj	NE	4	2	.667	4.27	5.13	10	6	4	2	0	0	52.2	50	30	25	1	20		39	0	0	0	214	1.329	8.5	0.2	3.4	6.7	1.95
1943	26	-3.9	PS	NN2	Maj	PS	0	0				0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0

1946	29	-0.6	NE	NN2	Maj	NE	13	2	.867	2.44	2.84	15	15	0	14	3	0	133.0	98	42	36	3	51		109	2	0	0	552	1.120	6.6	0.2	3.5	7.4	2.14

1950	33	5.8	Winnipeg	MDAK	Ind		4	2	.667			6	5		5
1951	34	7.2	Toronto	IL	AAA	SLB	1	1	.500	1.58	2.25	14	1		1	0		40.0	33	10	7		28		20	1	0	1		1.525	7.4		6.3	4.5	0.71
1952	35	11.4	Scranton	EL	A	SLB	13	9	.591	3.41	4.08	45	7		4	0		161.0	151	73	61		81		82	3	0	7		1.441	8.4		4.5	4.6	1.01
1953	36	9.8	Edmonton	WINT	A		5	5	.500	4.84	5.71	23	10		5	0		93.0	114	59	50	7	55		56	3	0	3		1.817	11.0	0.7	5.3	5.4	1.02
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
Majors (10 seasons)					Majors		57	27	.679	3.74	4.27	106	85	15	59	10	3	695.2	624	330	289	32	272		502	20	0	2	2942	1.288	8.1	0.4	3.5	6.5	1.85
Minors (3 seasons)					Minors		19	15	.559	3.61	4.35	82	18		10	0		294.0	298	142	118	7	164		158	7	0	11		1.571	9.1		5.0	4.8	0.96
Black Baseball (1 season)					Black Baseball		0	1	.000	1.00	2.00	1	1		1	0	0	9.0	6	2	1	0	6		8	0		0	37	1.333	6.0	0.0	6.0	8.0	1.33
Foreign (1 season)					Foreign		6	0	1.000	3.22	3.63	9	6		4	0		67.0	61	27	24		26		29	0			282	1.299	8.2		3.5	3.9	1.12
Other (1 season)					Other		4	2	.667			6	5		5
All Levels (15 Seasons)							86	45	.656			204	115	15	79	10	3	1065.2	989	501	432	39	468		697	27	0	13	3261

AAA (1 season)					Minors		1	1	.500	1.58	2.25	14	1		1	0		40.0	33	10	7		28		20	1	0	1		1.525	7.4		6.3	4.5	0.71
A (2 seasons)					Minors		18	14	.563	3.93	4.68	68	17		9	0		254.0	265	132	111	7	136		138	6	0	10		1.579	9.4		4.8	4.9	1.01