Rick Leach Notable

b. May 4, 1957 · Detroit Tigers 1981–1983, Toronto Blue Jays 1984–1988, Texas Rangers 1989, San Francisco Giants 1990

Rick Leach played for four clubs across 10 seasons as a designated hitter, opening with the Detroit Tigers in 1981 and closing with the San Francisco Giants in 1990. His longest stay was with the Toronto Blue Jays, from 1984 to 1988.

Across 799 games he batted .268, with 460 hits and 205 runs. He finished with 18 home runs, 100 doubles and 8 stolen bases. He went 0 and 0 with a 27.00 earned run average, pitching 1 inning in 1 game.

He played 293 games in the outfield, with 395 putouts and 7 errors. He also played 213 games at first base.

He was born in Ann Arbor, MI, USA on May 4, 1957. 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
1981	DET	54	83	9	16	3	1	1	11	16	15	0	.193
1982	DET	82	218	23	52	7	2	3	12	21	29	4	.239
1983	DET	99	242	22	60	17	0	3	26	19	21	2	.248
1984	TOR	65	88	11	23	6	2	0	7	8	14	0	.261
1985	TOR	16	35	2	7	0	1	0	1	3	9	0	.200
1986	TOR	110	246	35	76	14	1	5	39	13	24	0	.309
1987	TOR	98	195	26	55	13	1	3	25	25	25	0	.282
1988	TOR	87	199	21	55	13	1	0	23	18	27	0	.276
1989	TEX	110	239	32	65	14	1	1	23	32	33	2	.272
1990	SFG	78	174	24	51	13	0	2	16	21	20	0	.293
Career	—	799	1719	205	460	100	10	18	183	176	217	8	.268

Pitching, season by season

Year	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1984	TOR	0	0	1	0	0	1.0	2	3	2	0	27.00
Career	—	0	0	1	0	0	1.0	2	3	2	0	27.00

On this day & linked events

1957

Born May 4, 1957

Ann Arbor, MI, USA

1981

Major-league debut: Rick Leach

Rick Leach made a major-league debut on April 30, 1981.

1990

Final major-league game: Rick Leach

Rick Leach played a final major-league game on August 5, 1990.

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