1915
Born August 7, 1915
Singleton, TX, USA
Les Fleming Notable
b. August 7, 1915 · Detroit Tigers 1939, Cleveland Indians 1941–1942, 1945–1947, Pittsburgh Pirates 1949
Les Fleming played for three clubs across 11 seasons as a first baseman, opening with the Detroit Tigers in 1939 and closing with the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1949.
Across 434 games he batted .277, with 369 hits and 168 runs. He finished with 29 home runs, 69 doubles and 7 stolen bases.
He played 325 games at first base, with 2,867 putouts and 32 errors. He turned 299 double plays.
He was born in Singleton, TX, USA on August 7, 1915, and died on March 5, 1980. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1939 | DET | 8 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .000 |
| 1941 | CLE | 2 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 |
| 1942 | CLE | 156 | 548 | 71 | 160 | 27 | 4 | 14 | 82 | 106 | 57 | 6 | .292 |
| 1945 | CLE | 42 | 140 | 18 | 46 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 22 | 11 | 5 | 0 | .329 |
| 1946 | CLE | 99 | 306 | 40 | 85 | 17 | 5 | 8 | 42 | 50 | 42 | 1 | .278 |
| 1947 | CLE | 103 | 281 | 39 | 68 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 43 | 53 | 42 | 0 | .242 |
| 1949 | PIT | 24 | 31 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 0 | .258 |
| Career | — | 434 | 1330 | 168 | 369 | 69 | 15 | 29 | 199 | 226 | 152 | 7 | .277 |
On this day & linked events
1980
Died March 5, 1980
1939
Major-league debut: Les Fleming
Les Fleming made a major-league debut on April 22, 1939.
1949
Final major-league game: Les Fleming
Les Fleming played a final major-league game on June 9, 1949.
Image: Hage's Dairy, public domain