Gene Leek
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Gene Leek (Eugene Harold Leek) was born on July 15, 1936 in San Diego, California. He made his Major League debut on April 22, 1959 for the Cleveland Indians. In 1961, his rookie year, he hit .226 with 5 home runs and 20 RBI. Leek played for the Cleveland Indians and Los Angeles Angels over the course of his 3 year career.
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[edit] Batting Stats
| 1959
| CLE
| A
| 13
| 36
| 7
| 8
| 1
| 5
| .222
| .263
| .389
| 3
| 0
| 2
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1961
| LA
| A
| 57
| 199
| 16
| 45
| 5
| 20
| .226
| .260
| .357
| 9
| 1
| 7
| 54
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 8
|
| 1962
| LA
| A
| 7
| 14
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| .143
| .143
| .143
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 77
| 249
| 23
| 55
| 6
| 25
| .221
| .254
| .349
| 12
| 1
| 9
| 67
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 8
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1959
| CLE
| A
| SS
| 1
| 1
| 8
| 1
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .857
|
| 1959
| CLE
| A
| 3B
| 13
| 8
| 79
| 7
| 14
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .955
|
| 1961
| LA
| A
| OF
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1961
| LA
| A
| 3B
| 49
| 48
| 422
| 54
| 127
| 8
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .958
|
| 1961
| LA
| A
| LF
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1961
| LA
| A
| SS
| 7
| 4
| 42
| 17
| 19
| 4
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .900
|
| 1962
| LA
| A
| 3B
| 4
| 4
| 30
| 5
| 4
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| 3B
| 66
| 60
| 531
| 66
| 145
| 9
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .959
|
| Total
|
|
| SS
| 8
| 5
| 50
| 18
| 24
| 5
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .894
|
| Total
|
|
| LF
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
[edit] Transactions
- Signed as an amateur free agent by Cleveland Indians (1959).
- Selected by Los Angeles Angels from Cleveland Indians in the expansion draft (December 14, 1960).
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