Lenny Green Notable

b. January 6, 1933 · Baltimore Orioles 1957–1959, 1964, Washington Senators 1959–1960, Minnesota Twins 1961–1964, Los Angeles Angels 1964, Boston Red Sox 1965–1966, Detroit Tigers 1967–1968

Lenny Green played for six clubs across 12 seasons as a center fielder, opening with the Baltimore Orioles in 1957 and closing with the Detroit Tigers in 1968.

Across 1,136 games he batted .267, with 788 hits and 461 runs. He finished with 47 home runs, 138 doubles and 78 stolen bases.

He played 883 games in the outfield, with 1,659 putouts and 27 errors.

He was born in Detroit, MI, USA on January 6, 1933, and died on January 6, 2019. He batted left-handed and threw left-handed.

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1957	BAL	19	33	2	6	1	1	1	5	1	4	0	.182
1958	BAL	69	91	10	21	4	0	0	4	9	10	0	.231
1959	BAL/WSH	115	214	32	53	6	1	3	17	21	18	9	.248
1960	WSH	127	330	62	97	16	7	5	33	43	25	21	.294
1961	MIN	156	600	92	171	28	7	9	50	81	50	17	.285
1962	MIN	158	619	97	168	33	3	14	63	88	36	8	.271
1963	MIN	145	280	41	67	10	1	4	27	31	21	11	.239
1964	BAL/LAA/MIN	79	128	16	27	2	0	2	5	21	17	3	.211
1965	BOS	119	373	69	103	24	6	7	24	48	43	8	.276
1966	BOS	85	133	18	32	6	0	1	12	15	19	0	.241
1967	DET	58	151	22	42	8	1	1	13	9	17	1	.278
1968	DET	6	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.250
Career	—	1136	2956	461	788	138	27	47	253	368	260	78	.267

On this day & linked events

1933

Born January 6, 1933

Detroit, MI, USA

2019

Died January 6, 2019

1957

Major-league debut: Lenny Green

Lenny Green made a major-league debut on August 25, 1957.

1968

Final major-league game: Lenny Green

Lenny Green played a final major-league game on June 30, 1968.

Image: Washington Senators, public domain