1951
Born January 22, 1951
Vicksburg, MI, USA
Leon Roberts Notable
b. January 22, 1951 · Detroit Tigers 1974–1975, Houston Astros 1976–1977, Seattle Mariners 1978–1980, Texas Rangers 1981–1982, Toronto Blue Jays 1982, Kansas City Royals 1983–1984
Leon Roberts played for six clubs across 11 seasons as a right fielder, opening with the Detroit Tigers in 1974 and closing with the Kansas City Royals in 1984.
Across 901 games he batted .267, with 731 hits and 342 runs. He finished with 78 home runs, 126 doubles and 26 stolen bases. He went 0 and 0 with a 27.00 earned run average, pitching 1 inning in 1 game. He struck out 1.
He played 788 games in the outfield, with 1,574 putouts and 30 errors.
He was born in Vicksburg, MI, USA on January 22, 1951. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | DET | 17 | 63 | 5 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 0 | .270 |
| 1975 | DET | 129 | 447 | 51 | 115 | 17 | 5 | 10 | 38 | 36 | 94 | 3 | .257 |
| 1976 | HOU | 87 | 235 | 31 | 68 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 33 | 19 | 43 | 1 | .289 |
| 1977 | HOU | 19 | 27 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 0 | .074 |
| 1978 | SEA | 134 | 472 | 78 | 142 | 21 | 7 | 22 | 92 | 41 | 52 | 6 | .301 |
| 1979 | SEA | 140 | 450 | 61 | 122 | 24 | 6 | 15 | 54 | 56 | 64 | 3 | .271 |
| 1980 | SEA | 119 | 374 | 48 | 94 | 18 | 3 | 10 | 33 | 43 | 59 | 8 | .251 |
| 1981 | TEX | 72 | 233 | 26 | 65 | 17 | 2 | 4 | 31 | 25 | 38 | 3 | .279 |
| 1982 | TEX/TOR | 71 | 178 | 13 | 41 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 30 | 1 | .230 |
| 1983 | KCR | 84 | 213 | 24 | 55 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 24 | 17 | 27 | 1 | .258 |
| 1984 | KCR | 29 | 45 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | .222 |
| Career | — | 901 | 2737 | 342 | 731 | 126 | 28 | 78 | 328 | 256 | 428 | 26 | .267 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | KCR | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 27.00 |
| Career | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 27.00 |
On this day & linked events
1974
Major-league debut: Leon Roberts
Leon Roberts made a major-league debut on September 3, 1974.
1984
Final major-league game: Leon Roberts
Leon Roberts played a final major-league game on September 30, 1984.
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