1946
Born August 11, 1946
Tucson, AZ, USA
Eddie Leon Notable
b. August 11, 1946 · Cleveland Indians 1968–1972, Chicago White Sox 1973–1974, New York Yankees 1975
Eddie Leon played for three clubs across eight seasons as a second baseman, opening with the Cleveland Indians in 1968 and closing with the New York Yankees in 1975.
Across 601 games he batted .236, with 440 hits and 165 runs. He finished with 24 home runs, 51 doubles and 7 stolen bases.
He played 296 games at shortstop, with 794 assists and 47 errors. He turned 177 double plays. He also played 294 games at second base.
He was born in Tucson, AZ, USA on August 11, 1946. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | CLE | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| 1969 | CLE | 64 | 213 | 20 | 51 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 19 | 37 | 2 | .239 |
| 1970 | CLE | 152 | 549 | 58 | 136 | 20 | 4 | 10 | 56 | 47 | 89 | 1 | .248 |
| 1971 | CLE | 131 | 429 | 35 | 112 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 35 | 34 | 69 | 3 | .261 |
| 1972 | CLE | 89 | 225 | 14 | 45 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 47 | 0 | .200 |
| 1973 | CHW | 127 | 399 | 37 | 91 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 30 | 34 | 103 | 1 | .228 |
| 1974 | CHW | 31 | 46 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 0 | .109 |
| 1975 | NYY | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Career | — | 601 | 1862 | 165 | 440 | 51 | 10 | 24 | 159 | 156 | 358 | 7 | .236 |
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