Leon Durham Notable

b. July 31, 1957 · St. Louis Cardinals 1980, 1989, Chicago Cubs 1981–1988, Cincinnati Reds 1988

Leon Durham played for three clubs across 10 seasons as a first baseman, opening with the St. Louis Cardinals in 1980 and closing with the St. Louis Cardinals in 1989. His longest stay was with the Chicago Cubs, from 1981 to 1988.

Across 1,067 games he batted .277, with 992 hits and 522 runs. He finished with 147 home runs, 192 doubles and 106 stolen bases.

He played 618 games at first base, with 5,308 putouts and 37 errors. He turned 448 double plays. He also played 399 games in the outfield.

He was selected to two consecutive All-Star teams, from 1982 to 1983.

He was born in Cincinnati, OH, USA on July 31, 1957. He batted left-handed and threw left-handed.

Honors

Award	Times	Years
All-Star selection	2	1982, 1983
Player of the Month	1	1984
Silver Slugger	1	1982

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1980	STL	96	303	42	82	15	4	8	42	18	55	8	.271
1981	CHC	87	328	42	95	14	6	10	35	27	53	25	.290
1982	CHC	148	539	84	168	33	7	22	90	66	77	28	.312
1983	CHC	100	337	58	87	18	8	12	55	66	83	12	.258
1984	CHC	137	473	86	132	30	4	23	96	69	86	16	.279
1985	CHC	153	542	58	153	32	2	21	75	64	99	7	.282
1986	CHC	141	484	66	127	18	7	20	65	67	98	8	.262
1987	CHC	131	439	70	120	22	1	27	63	51	92	2	.273
1988	CHC/CIN	45	124	14	27	9	1	4	8	14	32	0	.218
1989	STL	29	18	2	1	1	0	0	1	2	4	0	.056
Career	—	1067	3587	522	992	192	40	147	530	444	679	106	.277

On this day & linked events

1957

Born July 31, 1957

Cincinnati, OH, USA

1980

Major-league debut: Leon Durham

Leon Durham made a major-league debut on May 27, 1980.

1989

Final major-league game: Leon Durham

Leon Durham played a final major-league game on September 17, 1989.

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