1892
Born April 16, 1892
Birmingham, OH, USA
Dutch Leonard Notable
Dutch Leonard divided 13 seasons between two clubs as a pitcher: the Boston Red Sox from 1913, then the Detroit Tigers through 1925.
He went 139 and 113 with a 2.76 earned run average, pitching 2,192 innings in 331 games. He struck out 1,160, completed 152 of his 272 starts and threw 33 shutouts. Across 331 games he batted .173, with 124 hits and 47 runs. He finished with 16 doubles.
He threw two no-hitters — 1916 and 1918.
He was born in Birmingham, OH, USA on April 16, 1892, and died on July 11, 1952. He batted left-handed and threw left-handed.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Baseball Magazine All-Star | 1 | 1914 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1913 | BOS | 42 | 83 | 9 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 24 | 0 | .181 |
| 1914 | BOS | 36 | 68 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 0 | .147 |
| 1915 | BOS | 32 | 53 | 8 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 0 | .264 |
| 1916 | BOS | 48 | 85 | 2 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 16 | 0 | .200 |
| 1917 | BOS | 37 | 104 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 23 | 0 | .087 |
| 1918 | BOS | 16 | 43 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 0 | .186 |
| 1919 | DET | 29 | 71 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 0 | .155 |
| 1920 | DET | 28 | 57 | 2 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 0 | .211 |
| 1921 | DET | 36 | 82 | 6 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 0 | .171 |
| 1924 | DET | 9 | 19 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | .211 |
| 1925 | DET | 18 | 50 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 0 | .200 |
| Career | — | 331 | 715 | 47 | 124 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 46 | 58 | 132 | 0 | .173 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1913 | BOS | 14 | 17 | 42 | 28 | 1 | 259.1 | 245 | 69 | 94 | 144 | 2.39 |
| 1914 | BOS | 19 | 5 | 36 | 25 | 3 | 224.2 | 139 | 24 | 60 | 176 | 0.96 |
| 1915 | BOS | 15 | 7 | 32 | 21 | 0 | 183.1 | 130 | 48 | 67 | 116 | 2.36 |
| 1916 | BOS | 18 | 12 | 48 | 34 | 6 | 274.0 | 244 | 72 | 66 | 144 | 2.36 |
| 1917 | BOS | 16 | 17 | 37 | 36 | 1 | 294.1 | 257 | 71 | 72 | 144 | 2.17 |
| 1918 | BOS | 8 | 6 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 125.2 | 119 | 38 | 53 | 47 | 2.72 |
| 1919 | DET | 14 | 13 | 29 | 28 | 0 | 217.1 | 212 | 67 | 65 | 102 | 2.77 |
| 1920 | DET | 10 | 17 | 28 | 27 | 0 | 191.1 | 192 | 92 | 63 | 76 | 4.33 |
| 1921 | DET | 11 | 13 | 36 | 32 | 1 | 245.0 | 273 | 102 | 63 | 120 | 3.75 |
| 1924 | DET | 3 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 51.1 | 68 | 26 | 18 | 26 | 4.56 |
| 1925 | DET | 11 | 4 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 125.2 | 143 | 63 | 43 | 65 | 4.51 |
| Career | — | 139 | 113 | 331 | 272 | 13 | 2192.0 | 2022 | 672 | 664 | 1160 | 2.76 |
On this day & linked events
1952
Died July 11, 1952
1913
Major-league debut: Dutch Leonard
Dutch Leonard made a major-league debut on April 12, 1913.
1916
Dutch Leonard's No-Hitter
Dutch Leonard threw a no-hitter for the Boston Red Sox against the St. Louis Browns on August 30, 1916, winning 4–0.
1917
George Mogridge's No-Hitter
George Mogridge threw a no-hitter for the New York Yankees against the Boston Red Sox on April 24, 1917, winning 2–1.
1918
Dutch Leonard's No-Hitter
Dutch Leonard threw a no-hitter for the Boston Red Sox against the Detroit Tigers on June 3, 1918, winning 5–0.
1925
Final major-league game: Dutch Leonard
Dutch Leonard played a final major-league game on July 19, 1925.
Image: Harris & Ewing, photographer, public domain