Max León | |
Position: | Pitcher |
Bats: | Right |
Throws: | Right |
Birth Date: | 4 February 1950 |
Birth Place: | Acula, Veracruz, Mexico |
Debutleague: | MLB |
Debutdate: | July 18 |
Debutyear: | 1973 |
Debutteam: | Atlanta Braves |
Finalleague: | MLB |
Finaldate: | September 10 |
Finalyear: | 1978 |
Finalteam: | Atlanta Braves |
Statleague: | MLB |
Stat1label: | Win–loss record |
Stat1value: | 14–18 |
Stat2label: | Earned run average |
Stat2value: | 3.71 |
Stat3label: | Strikeouts |
Stat3value: | 170 |
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Hofcolor: | green |
Hoflink: | Mexican Professional Baseball Hall of Fame |
Hoftype: | Mexican Professional |
Hofdate: | 1997 |
Maximino León Molina (born February 4, 1950) is a Mexican former pitcher in Major League Baseball who played from through for the Atlanta Braves. Listed at 5' 10", 145 lb., he batted and threw right-handed.
In a six-season MLB career, León posted a 14–18 record with 170 strikeouts and a 3.71 ERA in 162 appearances, including 13 starts, two complete games, one shutout, 13 saves, and 310.1 innings of work.
León had an extensive career in the Mexican League, playing for the Charros de Jalisco, Alacranes de Durango, Piratas de Campeche, Diablos Rojos del México, Tecolotes de Nuevo Laredo, Tabasco, Leones de Yucatán and Rieleros de Aguascalientes in the Liga Mexicana de Beisbol, and the Naranjeros de Hermosillo and Tomateros de Culiacán in the Mexican Pacific League. He was elected to the Mexican Baseball of Fame in 1997.