Emil John Leonard
[edit] Biography
Born on March 25, 1909 in Auburn, Illinois, Dutch Leonard (Emil John Leonard) played for the Brooklyn Dodgers, Washington Senators, Philadelphia Phillies and Chicago Cubs over the course of his 20 year career. Leonard broke into the bigs on August 31, 1933 with the Brooklyn Dodgers, and put up a 3.28 ERA in 183.2 innings pitched in 1934, his rookie year.
Most people believe that Dutch Leonard's best season was 1945, when he posted a 2.12 ERA, won 17 games and struck out 96 batters.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Pitching Stats
| 1933
| BRO
| N
| 10
| 3
| 2
| 3
| 2.92
| 6
| 17
| 13
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 40
| 42
| 0
| 10
| 0
| 2
| 0
|
| 1934
| BRO
| N
| 44
| 21
| 14
| 11
| 3.28
| 58
| 90
| 67
| 11
| 2
| 5
| 183.2
| 210
| 12
| 33
| 0
| 4
| 4
|
| 1935
| BRO
| N
| 43
| 11
| 2
| 9
| 3.92
| 41
| 67
| 60
| 4
| 0
| 8
| 137.2
| 152
| 11
| 29
| 0
| 9
| 1
|
| 1936
| BRO
| N
| 16
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3.66
| 8
| 18
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 32
| 34
| 2
| 5
| 0
| 1
| 0
|
| 1938
| WAS
| A
| 33
| 31
| 12
| 15
| 3.43
| 68
| 109
| 85
| 15
| 3
| 0
| 223.1
| 221
| 11
| 53
| 0
| 11
| 7
|
| 1939
| WAS
| A
| 34
| 34
| 20
| 8
| 3.54
| 88
| 124
| 106
| 21
| 2
| 0
| 269.1
| 273
| 16
| 59
| 0
| 6
| 5
|
| 1940
| WAS
| A
| 35
| 35
| 14
| 19
| 3.49
| 124
| 136
| 112
| 23
| 2
| 0
| 289
| 328
| 19
| 78
| 0
| 10
| 2
|
| 1941
| WAS
| A
| 34
| 33
| 18
| 13
| 3.45
| 91
| 117
| 98
| 19
| 4
| 0
| 256
| 271
| 6
| 54
| 0
| 9
| 3
|
| 1942
| WAS
| A
| 6
| 5
| 2
| 2
| 4.11
| 15
| 16
| 16
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 35
| 28
| 1
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1943
| WAS
| A
| 31
| 30
| 11
| 13
| 3.28
| 51
| 96
| 80
| 15
| 2
| 1
| 219.2
| 218
| 9
| 46
| 0
| 6
| 4
|
| 1944
| WAS
| A
| 32
| 31
| 14
| 14
| 3.06
| 62
| 97
| 78
| 17
| 3
| 0
| 229.1
| 222
| 8
| 37
| 0
| 9
| 3
|
| 1945
| WAS
| A
| 31
| 29
| 17
| 7
| 2.12
| 96
| 72
| 51
| 12
| 4
| 1
| 216
| 208
| 5
| 35
| 0
| 2
| 2
|
| 1946
| WAS
| A
| 26
| 23
| 10
| 10
| 3.56
| 62
| 85
| 64
| 7
| 2
| 0
| 161.2
| 182
| 9
| 36
| 0
| 2
| 4
|
| 1947
| PHI
| N
| 32
| 29
| 17
| 12
| 2.68
| 103
| 86
| 70
| 19
| 3
| 0
| 235
| 224
| 14
| 57
| 0
| 4
| 2
|
| 1948
| PHI
| N
| 34
| 30
| 12
| 17
| 2.51
| 92
| 85
| 63
| 16
| 1
| 0
| 225.2
| 226
| 9
| 54
| 0
| 4
| 4
|
| 1949
| CHI
| N
| 33
| 28
| 7
| 16
| 4.15
| 83
| 94
| 83
| 10
| 1
| 0
| 180
| 198
| 4
| 43
| 0
| 7
| 7
|
| 1950
| CHI
| N
| 35
| 1
| 5
| 1
| 3.77
| 28
| 41
| 31
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 74
| 70
| 7
| 27
| 0
| 5
| 2
|
| 1951
| CHI
| N
| 41
| 1
| 10
| 6
| 2.64
| 30
| 30
| 24
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 81.2
| 69
| 3
| 28
| 0
| 2
| 2
|
| 1952
| CHI
| N
| 45
| 0
| 2
| 2
| 2.16
| 37
| 18
| 16
| 0
| 0
| 11
| 66.2
| 56
| 3
| 24
| 0
| 2
| 3
|
| 1953
| CHI
| N
| 45
| 0
| 2
| 3
| 4.60
| 27
| 34
| 32
| 0
| 0
| 8
| 62.2
| 72
| 9
| 24
| 0
| 2
| 1
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 378
| 124
| 73
| 80
| 3.22
| 513
| 580
| 472
| 62
| 7
| 42
| 1319
| 1353
| 74
| 334
| 0
| 42
| 26
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 262
| 251
| 118
| 101
| 3.27
| 657
| 852
| 690
| 130
| 23
| 2
| 1899.1
| 1951
| 84
| 403
| 0
| 55
| 30
|
| Total
|
|
| 640
| 375
| 191
| 181
| 3.25
| 1170
| 1432
| 1162
| 192
| 30
| 44
| 3218.1
| 3304
| 158
| 737
| 0
| 97
| 56
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1933
| BRO
| N
| P
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 10
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .875
|
| 1934
| BRO
| N
| P
| 44
| 0
| 0
| 11
| 42
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1935
| BRO
| N
| P
| 43
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 26
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .966
|
| 1936
| BRO
| N
| P
| 16
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1938
| WAS
| A
| P
| 33
| 0
| 0
| 9
| 46
| 4
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .932
|
| 1939
| WAS
| A
| P
| 34
| 0
| 0
| 10
| 56
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .971
|
| 1940
| WAS
| A
| P
| 35
| 0
| 0
| 15
| 72
| 4
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .956
|
| 1941
| WAS
| A
| P
| 34
| 0
| 0
| 20
| 37
| 3
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .950
|
| 1942
| WAS
| A
| P
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1943
| WAS
| A
| P
| 31
| 0
| 0
| 10
| 55
| 2
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .970
|
| 1944
| WAS
| A
| P
| 32
| 0
| 0
| 7
| 53
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .952
|
| 1945
| WAS
| A
| P
| 31
| 0
| 0
| 8
| 44
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .963
|
| 1946
| WAS
| A
| P
| 26
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 47
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .944
|
| 1947
| PHI
| N
| P
| 32
| 0
| 0
| 18
| 51
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1948
| PHI
| N
| P
| 34
| 0
| 0
| 15
| 57
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .973
|
| 1949
| CHI
| N
| P
| 33
| 0
| 0
| 13
| 36
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .942
|
| 1950
| CHI
| N
| P
| 35
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 15
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1951
| CHI
| N
| P
| 41
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 21
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1952
| CHI
| N
| P
| 45
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 22
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .966
|
| 1953
| CHI
| N
| P
| 45
| 0
| 0
| 9
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| P
| 640
| 0
| 0
| 174
| 719
| 32
| 41
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .965
|
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1933
| BRO
| N
| 10
| 11
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1934
| BRO
| N
| 44
| 67
| 3
| 12
| 0
| 4
| .179
| .179
| .254
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 16
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 5
|
| 1935
| BRO
| N
| 43
| 39
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 2
| .026
| .050
| .051
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 9
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1936
| BRO
| N
| 16
| 5
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| .400
| .400
| .400
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1938
| WAS
| A
| 33
| 82
| 10
| 19
| 0
| 5
| .232
| .250
| .317
| 3
| 2
| 2
| 12
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1939
| WAS
| A
| 34
| 95
| 2
| 21
| 0
| 2
| .221
| .229
| .253
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 12
| 0
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 2
|
| 1940
| WAS
| A
| 35
| 101
| 6
| 16
| 0
| 4
| .158
| .167
| .158
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 11
| 0
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 4
|
| 1941
| WAS
| A
| 34
| 88
| 1
| 9
| 0
| 8
| .102
| .112
| .125
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 13
| 0
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1942
| WAS
| A
| 6
| 10
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .100
| .182
| .100
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1943
| WAS
| A
| 31
| 67
| 0
| 7
| 0
| 3
| .104
| .130
| .104
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 10
| 0
| 11
| 1
| 0
| 1
|
| 1944
| WAS
| A
| 32
| 79
| 6
| 18
| 0
| 1
| .228
| .265
| .241
| 1
| 0
| 4
| 10
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 2
|
| 1945
| WAS
| A
| 31
| 78
| 9
| 18
| 0
| 9
| .231
| .241
| .256
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 5
| 0
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 3
|
| 1946
| WAS
| A
| 26
| 53
| 2
| 9
| 0
| 7
| .170
| .200
| .170
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 17
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1947
| PHI
| N
| 32
| 80
| 4
| 14
| 0
| 12
| .175
| .205
| .188
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 16
| 1
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1948
| PHI
| N
| 34
| 83
| 1
| 12
| 0
| 4
| .145
| .155
| .169
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 22
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1949
| CHI
| N
| 33
| 59
| 4
| 12
| 0
| 5
| .203
| .230
| .220
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 15
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 3
|
| 1950
| CHI
| N
| 35
| 16
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .063
| .063
| .063
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1951
| CHI
| N
| 41
| 21
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1952
| CHI
| N
| 45
| 10
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| .200
| .200
| .200
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1953
| CHI
| N
| 45
| 10
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 2
| .300
| .300
| .400
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 378
| 401
| 16
| 59
| 0
| 30
| .147
| .162
| .175
| 7
| 2
| 5
| 92
| 2
| 21
| 0
| 0
| 12
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 262
| 653
| 37
| 118
| 0
| 39
| .181
| .199
| .204
| 11
| 2
| 15
| 91
| 0
| 64
| 1
| 0
| 15
|
| Total
|
|
| 640
| 1054
| 53
| 177
| 0
| 69
| .168
| .185
| .193
| 18
| 4
| 20
| 183
| 2
| 85
| 1
| 0
| 27
|
[edit] Transactions
- Sold by York (New York Pennsylvania) to Brooklyn Dodgers (August 22, 1933).
- Traded by Brooklyn Dodgers with Frenchy Bordagaray and Jimmy Jordan to St. Louis Cardinals (December 3, 1936) completing trade in which St. Louis Cardinals traded Tom Winsett to Brooklyn Dodgers in exchange for 3 players to be named later (August 1, 1936).
- Sold by St. Louis Cardinals to Atlanta (Southern Association) (1937).
- Selected by Washington Senators from Atlanta (Southern Association) in the Rule 5 major league draft (October 5, 1937).
- Sold by Washington Senators to Philadelphia Phillies (December 9, 1946).
- Traded by Philadelphia Phillies with Monk Dubiel to Chicago Cubs in exchange for Hank Borowy and Eddie Waitkus (December 14, 1948).
- Released by Chicago Cubs (September 28, 1953).
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