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Eddie Leon

Positions: Second Baseman and Shortstop

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-0, 170lb (183cm, 77kg)

Born: August 11, 1946 in Tucson, AZ us

Draft: Drafted by the Minnesota Twins in the 1st round (9th) of the 1965 MLB June Amateur Draft from University of Arizona (Tucson, AZ), the Chicago Cubs in the 1st round (3rd) of the 1966 MLB June Draft-Secondary Phase from University of Arizona (Tucson, AZ) and the Cleveland Indians in the 2nd round of the 1967 MLB June Draft-Secondary Phase from University of Arizona (Tucson, AZ).

School: University of Arizona (Tucson, AZ)

Debut: September 9, 1968 (Age 22-029d, 12,756th in major league history)
vs. MIN 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: May 4, 1975 (Age 28-266d)
vs. MIL 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1969 season

Full Name: Eduardo Antonio Leon

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-1.1

1862

440

.236

165

RBI

159

OBP

.296

SLG

.313

OPS

.609

OPS+

Standard Batting

Games by Position

Standard Batting
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
1967	20	CLE-min	AA,AAA	68	234	206	16	43	7	6	1	16	3	2	16	38	.209	.262	.316	.578		65		0	9	3			PAW,POR · EL,PCL
1968	21	CLE-min	AAA	137	529	486	60	119	17	4	1	42	8	2	32	104	.245	.291	.302	.593		147		1	6	4			POR · PCL
1968	21	CLE	AL	6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0	0	0	0	/6H
1969	22	CLE-min	AAA	88	352	321	33	84	8	7	2	32	2	4	23	42	.262	.313	.349	.662		112		2	4	2			POR · PCL
1969	22	CLE	AL	64	236	213	20	51	6	0	3	19	2	2	19	37	.239	.300	.310	.610	69	66	3	0	3	1	3	6
1970	23	CLE	AL	152	624	549	58	136	20	4	10	56	1	2	47	89	.248	.308	.353	.661	79	194	11	2	23	3	2	*46/5H
1971	24	CLE	AL	131	476	429	35	112	12	2	4	35	3	5	34	69	.261	.317	.326	.643	77	140	16	1	12	0	5	46/H
1972	25	CLE	AL	89	251	225	14	45	2	1	4	16	0	2	20	47	.200	.265	.271	.536	58	61	10	1	2	3	1	46H
1973	26	CHW	AL	127	451	399	37	91	10	3	3	30	1	5	34	103	.228	.291	.291	.582	62	116	10	3	11	4	0	*6/4H
1974	27	CHW	AL	31	53	46	1	5	1	0	0	3	0	0	2	12	.109	.143	.130	.273	-22	6	4	0	4	1	0	6/45DH
1975	28	NYY	AL	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	/6
8 Yrs				601	2092	1862	165	440	51	10	24	159	7	16	156	358	.236	.296	.313	.609	69	583	54	7	55	12	11
162 Game Avg.				162	564	502	44	119	14	3	6	43	2	4	42	96	.236	.296	.313	.609	69	157	15	2	15	3	3

CLE (5 yrs)				442	1588	1417	127	344	40	7	21	126	6	11	120	243	.243	.302	.325	.628	74	461	40	4	40	7	11
CHW (2 yrs)				158	504	445	38	96	11	3	3	33	1	5	36	115	.216	.276	.274	.550	54	122	14	3	15	5	0
NYY (1 yr)				1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0