1946
Born April 10, 1946
Latta, SC, USA
Leroy Stanton Notable
b. April 10, 1946 · New York Mets 1970–1971, California Angels 1972–1976, Seattle Mariners 1977–1978
Leroy Stanton played for three clubs across nine seasons as a right fielder, opening with the New York Mets in 1970 and closing with the Seattle Mariners in 1978. His longest stay was with the California Angels, from 1972 to 1976.
Across 829 games he batted .244, with 628 hits and 294 runs. He finished with 77 home runs, 114 doubles and 36 stolen bases.
He played 682 games in the outfield, with 1,213 putouts and 37 errors.
He hit three home runs in a game in 1973.
He was born in Latta, SC, USA on April 10, 1946, and died on March 13, 2019. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Player of the Week | 1 | 1975 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | NYM | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 |
| 1971 | NYM | 5 | 21 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | .190 |
| 1972 | CAL | 127 | 402 | 44 | 101 | 15 | 3 | 12 | 39 | 22 | 100 | 2 | .251 |
| 1973 | CAL | 119 | 306 | 41 | 72 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 34 | 27 | 88 | 3 | .235 |
| 1974 | CAL | 118 | 415 | 48 | 111 | 21 | 2 | 11 | 62 | 33 | 107 | 10 | .267 |
| 1975 | CAL | 137 | 440 | 67 | 115 | 20 | 3 | 14 | 82 | 52 | 85 | 18 | .261 |
| 1976 | CAL | 93 | 231 | 12 | 44 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 25 | 24 | 57 | 2 | .190 |
| 1977 | SEA | 133 | 454 | 56 | 125 | 24 | 1 | 27 | 90 | 42 | 115 | 0 | .275 |
| 1978 | SEA | 93 | 302 | 24 | 55 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 24 | 34 | 80 | 1 | .182 |
| Career | — | 829 | 2575 | 294 | 628 | 114 | 13 | 77 | 358 | 236 | 636 | 36 | .244 |
On this day & linked events
2019
Died March 13, 2019
1973
Leroy Stanton's Three-Home-Run Game, 1973
Leroy Stanton hit three home runs for the California Angels against the Baltimore Orioles on July 10, 1973.
Image: Unknown author Unknown, public domain