Eddie Leon | |
Position: | Shortstop / Second baseman |
Bats: | Right |
Throws: | Right |
Birth Date: | 11 August 1946 |
Birth Place: | Tucson, Arizona, U.S. |
Debutleague: | MLB |
Debutdate: | June 29 |
Debutyear: | 1968 |
Debutteam: | Cleveland Indians |
Finalleague: | MLB |
Finaldate: | May 4 |
Finalyear: | 1975 |
Finalteam: | New York Yankees |
Statleague: | MLB |
Stat1label: | Batting average |
Stat1value: | .236 |
Stat2label: | Home runs |
Stat2value: | 24 |
Stat3label: | Runs batted in |
Stat3value: | 159 |
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Eduardo Antonio Leon (born August 11, 1946) is an American former Major League Baseball infielder of Mexican American descent, who played for eight seasons, splitting time as a shortstop and second baseman.[1] He played for the Cleveland Indians from 1968 to 1972, the Chicago White Sox in 1973 and 1974, and the New York Yankees in 1975 until being released on May 5 of that year. He had been traded from the White Sox to the Yankees for Cecil Upshaw at the Winter Meetings on December 5, 1974.[2]
In 601 games over eight seasons, Leon posted a .236 batting average (440-for-1862) with 165 runs, 24 home runs, 159 RBI and 156 bases on balls. Defensively, he recorded an overall .974 fielding percentage playing at second base and shortstop.
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