Leron Lee
[edit] Biography
Leron Lee (Leron Lee) was born on March 4, 1948 in Bakersfield, California. He made his Major League debut on September 5, 1969 for the St. Louis Cardinals. In 1970, his rookie year, he hit .227 with 6 home runs and 23 RBI. Lee played for the St. Louis Cardinals, San Diego Padres, Cleveland Indians and Los Angeles Dodgers over the course of his 8 year career.
Most people believe that Leron Lee's best season was 1972, when he hit for a .300 average.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1969
| STL
| N
| 7
| 23
| 3
| 5
| 0
| 0
| .217
| .308
| .261
| 1
| 0
| 3
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1970
| STL
| N
| 121
| 264
| 28
| 60
| 6
| 23
| .227
| .290
| .352
| 13
| 1
| 24
| 66
| 1
| 1
| 5
| 4
| 4
|
| 1971
| STL
| N
| 25
| 28
| 3
| 5
| 1
| 2
| .179
| .281
| .321
| 1
| 0
| 4
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
|
| 1971
| SD
| N
| 79
| 256
| 29
| 70
| 4
| 21
| .273
| .321
| .414
| 20
| 2
| 18
| 45
| 0
| 1
| 4
| 4
| 4
|
| 1971
| TOT
| N
| 104
| 284
| 32
| 75
| 5
| 23
| .264
| .317
| .405
| 21
| 2
| 22
| 57
| 0
| 1
| 4
| 4
| 6
|
| 1972
| SD
| N
| 101
| 370
| 50
| 111
| 12
| 47
| .300
| .353
| .497
| 23
| 7
| 29
| 58
| 3
| 0
| 2
| 4
| 9
|
| 1973
| SD
| N
| 118
| 333
| 36
| 79
| 3
| 30
| .237
| .306
| .297
| 7
| 2
| 33
| 61
| 1
| 0
| 4
| 3
| 9
|
| 1974
| CLE
| A
| 79
| 232
| 18
| 54
| 5
| 25
| .233
| .279
| .353
| 13
| 0
| 15
| 42
| 0
| 1
| 3
| 2
| 8
|
| 1975
| LA
| N
| 48
| 43
| 2
| 11
| 0
| 2
| .256
| .298
| .349
| 4
| 0
| 3
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
|
| 1975
| CLE
| A
| 13
| 23
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 0
| .130
| .231
| .174
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
|
| 1975
| Total
|
| 61
| 66
| 5
| 14
| 0
| 2
| .212
| .274
| .288
| 5
| 0
| 5
| 14
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
|
| 1976
| LA
| N
| 23
| 45
| 1
| 6
| 0
| 2
| .133
| .170
| .178
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 522
| 1362
| 152
| 347
| 26
| 127
| .255
| .313
| .382
| 69
| 13
| 116
| 268
| 5
| 2
| 15
| 17
| 29
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 92
| 255
| 21
| 57
| 5
| 25
| .224
| .275
| .337
| 14
| 0
| 17
| 47
| 1
| 1
| 4
| 2
| 8
|
| Total
|
|
| 614
| 1617
| 173
| 404
| 31
| 152
| .250
| .307
| .375
| 83
| 13
| 133
| 315
| 6
| 3
| 19
| 19
| 37
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1969
| STL
| N
| OF
| 7
| 7
| 59
| 7
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1969
| STL
| N
| LF
| 4
| 4
| 32
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1969
| STL
| N
| RF
| 3
| 3
| 27
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1970
| STL
| N
| OF
| 77
| 58
| 554
| 120
| 3
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .969
|
| 1970
| STL
| N
| RF
| 76
| 57
| 545
| 119
| 3
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .968
|
| 1970
| STL
| N
| LF
| 1
| 1
| 9
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1971
| STL
| N
| OF
| 8
| 2
| 34
| 4
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .800
|
| 1971
| STL
| N
| LF
| 5
| 1
| 17
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1971
| STL
| N
| RF
| 4
| 1
| 17
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .500
|
| 1971
| SD
| N
| OF
| 68
| 67
| 560.2
| 86
| 6
| 8
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .920
|
| 1971
| SD
| N
| LF
| 68
| 67
| 560.2
| 86
| 6
| 8
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .920
|
| 1971
| TOT
| N
| LF
| 73
| 68
| 577.2
| 89
| 6
| 8
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .922
|
| 1971
| TOT
| N
| OF
| 76
| 69
| 594.2
| 90
| 6
| 9
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .914
|
| 1972
| SD
| N
| LF
| 96
| 96
| 829.2
| 187
| 6
| 5
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .975
|
| 1972
| SD
| N
| RF
| 1
| 0
| 0.2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1972
| SD
| N
| OF
| 96
| 96
| 830.1
| 186
| 6
| 5
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .975
|
| 1973
| SD
| N
| OF
| 84
| 79
| 685
| 154
| 7
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .970
|
| 1973
| SD
| N
| LF
| 73
| 66
| 582
| 132
| 7
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .965
|
| 1973
| SD
| N
| RF
| 13
| 13
| 103
| 20
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1974
| CLE
| A
| OF
| 62
| 54
| 491
| 131
| 5
| 6
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .958
|
| 1974
| CLE
| A
| RF
| 2
| 0
| 10
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1974
| CLE
| A
| LF
| 60
| 54
| 481
| 126
| 5
| 6
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .956
|
| 1974
| CLE
| A
| DH
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1975
| LA
| N
| OF
| 4
| 1
| 11
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1975
| LA
| N
| LF
| 4
| 1
| 11
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1975
| CLE
| A
| DH
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1975
| CLE
| A
| OF
| 5
| 3
| 26
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1975
| CLE
| A
| LF
| 5
| 3
| 26
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1975
| Total
|
| OF
| 9
| 4
| 37
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1975
| Total
|
| LF
| 9
| 4
| 37
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1976
| LA
| N
| OF
| 10
| 8
| 72
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1976
| LA
| N
| RF
| 10
| 8
| 72
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| LF
| 316
| 293
| 2548.1
| 548
| 25
| 24
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .960
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 421
| 375
| 3323
| 708
| 28
| 29
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .962
|
| Total
|
|
| DH
| 5
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| RF
| 109
| 82
| 774.2
| 161
| 3
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .970
|
[edit] Transactions
- Selected by St. Louis Cardinals in the 1st round (7th pick overall) of the free-agent draft (June 7, 1966).
- Traded by St. Louis Cardinals with Fred Norman to San Diego Padres in exchange for Al Santorini (June 11, 1971).
- Claimed on waivers by Cleveland Indians from San Diego Padres (March 28, 1974).
- Released by Cleveland Indians (May 15, 1975).
- Signed by Los Angeles Dodgers (June 11, 1975).
- Released by Los Angeles Dodgers (November 2, 1976).
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