Leo Rodríguez (baseball) explained

Leo Rodríguez
Birth Date:1 June 1929
Birth Place:Tlahualilo, Durango, Mexico
Bats:Right
Throws:Right
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Hoflink:Mexican Professional Baseball Hall of Fame
Hoftype:Mexican Professional
Hofdate:1980

Leonardo Briones Rodríguez (1 July 1929 – 16 August 2011) was a Mexican professional baseball player notable for his time in the Mexican League. Rodríguez's playing career began in 1949 and ended in 1971. He debuted in 1949 with Unión Laguna de Torreón and won the Rookie of the Year Award.[1] He was elected to the Mexican Professional Baseball Hall of Fame in 1980.[2] [3]

He was born in Tlahualilo Municipality, Mexico and died on 16 August 2011.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Aarón. Arguijo Gamiochipi. Leo Rodríguez es un maestro en la 'esquina caliente' del beisbol lagunero. El Siglo de Torreón. 1 July 2021. 8 July 2024. es.
  2. http://baseballmexico.blogspot.com/2011/08/all-time-great-3b-rodriguez-dies-at-age.html Baseball-Mexico
  3. Web site: Leo Rodriguez Mexican & Minor Leagues Statistics & History.
  4. Web site: Fallece Leo Rodríguez, inmortal del beisbol. MiLB. 16 August 2011. 10 August 2021. es.