Andy Leonard Notable

b. June 1, 1846 · Washington Olympics 1871, Boston Red Stockings 1872–1875, Boston Red Caps 1876–1878, Cincinnati Reds 1880

Andy Leonard played for four clubs across 10 seasons as a left fielder, opening with the Washington Olympics in 1871 and closing with the Cincinnati Reds in 1880.

Across 501 games he batted .299, with 715 hits and 481 runs. He finished with 4 home runs, 86 doubles and 74 stolen bases.

He played 350 games in the outfield, with 563 putouts and 146 errors.

He was born in Cavan, County Cavan, Ireland on June 1, 1846, and died on August 21, 1903. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1871*	OLY	31	148	33	43	8	3	0	30	3	1	14	.291
1872*	BOS	46	241	57	84	7	1	2	42	0	2	8	.349
1873*	BOS	58	300	81	96	13	6	0	60	2	0	27	.320
1874*	BOS	71	339	68	106	18	4	0	50	2	2	11	.313
1875*	BOS	80	396	87	127	14	6	1	74	2	6	14	.321
1876	BSN	64	303	53	85	10	2	0	27	4	6	0	.281
1877	BSN	58	272	46	78	5	0	0	27	5	5	0	.287
1878	BSN	60	262	41	68	8	5	0	16	3	19	0	.260
1880	CIN	33	133	15	28	3	0	1	17	8	11	0	.211
Major leagues	—	215	970	155	259	26	7	1	87	20	41	0	.267
All seasons	—	501	2394	481	715	86	27	4	343	29	52	74	.299

Seasons outside MLB's recognized major leagues appear in All seasons, but not in Major leagues or the leaderboards. For Andy Leonard, that is 1871–1875. Why totals can differ.

On this day & linked events

1846

Born June 1, 1846

Cavan, County Cavan, Ireland

1903

Died August 21, 1903

1871

Major-league debut: Andy Leonard

Andy Leonard made a major-league debut on May 5, 1871.

1880

Final major-league game: Andy Leonard

Andy Leonard played a final major-league game on July 6, 1880.

Image: Warren - Photographer, public domain