Frank Leja

Position: First Baseman

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

6-4, 205lb (193cm, 92kg)

Born: February 7, 1936 in Holyoke, MA us

Died: May 3, 1991 in Boston, MA

Buried: Greenlawn Cemetery, Nahant, MA

High School: Holyoke HS (Holyoke, MA)

Last Game: April 29, 1962 (Age 26-081d)
vs. DET 4 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Full Name: Frank John Leja

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-0.7

.044

RBI

OBP

.083

SLG

.044

OPS

.127

OPS+

-64

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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
1954	18	-10.4	NYY	AL	Maj	NYY	12	5	5	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.200	.200	.200	.400	1	0	0	0	0	0
1955	19	-9.5	NYY	AL	Maj	NYY	7	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0
1956	20		3 Teams	3 Lgs	B-A-AAA	NYY	124	472	411	63	93	23	1	12	63	1		55	82	.226	.317	.375	.692	154		1	2	3	1
1956	20	-8.6	Richmond	IL	AAA	NYY	16	42	36	2	8	0	0	0	1	0		6	2	.222	.333	.222	.556	8		0	0	0
1956	20	-4.2	Binghamton	EL	A	NYY	43	178	153	29	37	8	1	6	32	1		23	27	.242	.337	.425	.762	65		0	0	2
1956	20	-3.1	Winston-Salem	CARL	B	NYY	65	252	222	32	48	15	0	6	30	0		26	53	.216	.300	.365	.665	81		1	2	1	1
1957	21	-3.2	Binghamton	EL	A	NYY	135	569	480	81	117	25	2	22	117	4		82	83	.244	.353	.442	.795	212		0	5	2
1958	22	-4.3	New Orleans	SOUA	AA	NYY	152	657	532	98	140	23	2	29	103	2		109	89	.263	.388	.477	.866	254		6	0	10	5
1959	23	-4.3	Richmond	IL	AAA	NYY	149	583	499	61	124	17	3	23	81	1		68	106	.249	.339	.433	.771	216		3	7	6	7
1960	24		3 Teams	3 Lgs	A-AA	NYY	109	419	345	46	77	12	2	11	41	3	1	69	137	.223	.352	.365	.717	126		1	1	3	7
1960	24	-1.7	Nashville	SOUA	AA	CIN	54	187	158	17	38	8	0	6	20	1		26	69	.241	.350	.405	.755	64		1	1	1	1
1960	24	-1.0	Amarillo	TL	AA	NYY	19	79	64	12	13	0	1	1	8	1	1	15	17	.203	.354	.281	.636	18		0	0	0
1960	24	0.1	Charleston	SALL	A	CHW	36	153	123	17	26	4	1	4	13	1		28	51	.211	.353	.358	.711	44		0	0	2	6
1961	25		2 Teams	IL	AAA	MIN-NYY	142	555	470	68	122	22	2	30	98	0		80	129					238		1	1	3	10
1961	25	-2.1	Richmond	IL	AAA	NYY	12
1961	25	-2.1	Syracuse	IL	AAA	MIN	130
1962	26	-0.1	Louisville	AA	AAA	MLN	122	486	405	54	109	21	1	20	80	0		72	100	.269	.384	.474	.858	192		5	1	3	4
1962	26	-1.8	LAA	AL	Maj	LAA	7	18	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	6	.000	.059	.000	.059	0	1	0	1	0	0
1963	27	0.9	Toronto	IL	AAA	MLN	97	293	250	32	60	8	0	17	42	0	0	41	71	.240	.348	.476	.824	119		1	0	1
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
Majors (3 seasons)					Majors		26	25	23	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	8	.044	.083	.044	.127	1	1	0	1	0	0
Minors (8 seasons)					Minors		1030	3479	2922	435	720	129	11	134	527	11	1	496	668					1273		17	16	28	24
All Levels (10 Seasons)							1056	3504	2945	438	721	129	11	134	527	11	1	497	676					1274		17	17	28	24

AAA (5 seasons)					Minors		526	1404	1190	149	301	46	4	60	204	1	0	187	279					535		9	8	10	11
AA (2 seasons)					Minors		225	923	754	127	191	31	3	36	131	4	1	150	175	.253	.377	.446	.823	336		7	1	11	6
A (3 seasons)					Minors		214	900	756	127	180	37	4	32	162	6		133	161	.238	.350	.425	.774	321		0	5	6	6
B (1 season)					Minors		65	252	222	32	48	15	0	6	30	0		26	53	.216	.300	.365	.665	81		1	2	1	1