Leo Posada
[edit] Biography
Leo Posada (Leopoldo Jesus (Hernandez) Posada) was born on April 15, 1936 in Havana, Cuba. He made his Major League debut on September 21, 1960 for the Kansas City Athletics. In 1961, his rookie year, he hit .253 with 7 home runs and 53 RBI. Posada played for the Kansas City Athletics for his entire 3 year career.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1960
| KC
| A
| 10
| 36
| 8
| 13
| 1
| 2
| .361
| .410
| .556
| 0
| 2
| 3
| 7
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 1
|
| 1961
| KC
| A
| 116
| 344
| 37
| 87
| 7
| 53
| .253
| .321
| .366
| 10
| 4
| 36
| 84
| 4
| 4
| 0
| 1
| 8
|
| 1962
| KC
| A
| 29
| 46
| 6
| 9
| 0
| 3
| .196
| .302
| .261
| 1
| 1
| 7
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
|
| Total
|
|
| 155
| 426
| 51
| 109
| 8
| 58
| .256
| .326
| .371
| 11
| 7
| 46
| 105
| 4
| 5
| 1
| 2
| 10
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1960
| KC
| A
| LF
| 4
| 1
| 13
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1960
| KC
| A
| OF
| 9
| 9
| 80.1
| 11
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1960
| KC
| A
| RF
| 8
| 8
| 67.1
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1961
| KC
| A
| RF
| 27
| 23
| 185.1
| 33
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .971
|
| 1961
| KC
| A
| OF
| 103
| 93
| 805.1
| 205
| 8
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .973
|
| 1961
| KC
| A
| CF
| 20
| 17
| 136
| 37
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .974
|
| 1961
| KC
| A
| LF
| 72
| 53
| 484
| 117
| 7
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .969
|
| 1962
| KC
| A
| LF
| 10
| 8
| 71.2
| 14
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1962
| KC
| A
| RF
| 1
| 0
| 4
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1962
| KC
| A
| OF
| 11
| 8
| 75.2
| 15
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| LF
| 86
| 62
| 568.2
| 132
| 9
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .972
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 123
| 110
| 961.1
| 231
| 10
| 6
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .976
|
| Total
|
|
| CF
| 20
| 17
| 136
| 37
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .974
|
| Total
|
|
| RF
| 36
| 31
| 256.2
| 46
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .979
|
[edit] Transactions
- Signed as an amateur free agent by Milwaukee Braves (1954).
- Selected by Kansas City Athletics from Milwaukee Braves in the minor league draft (December 3, 1956).
- Traded by Kansas City Athletics with Bill Kunkel to Milwaukee Braves in exchange for Orlando Pena (August 3, 1962).
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