Eddie Leon | |
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Shortstop / Second baseman | |
Born: Tucson, Arizona, U.S. | August 11, 1946|
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
MLB debut | |
June 29, 1968, for the Cleveland Indians | |
Last MLB appearance | |
May 4, 1975, for the New York Yankees | |
MLB statistics | |
Batting average | .236 |
Home runs | 24 |
Runs batted in | 159 |
Teams | |
Eduardo Antonio Leon (born August 11, 1946) is an American former Major League Baseball infielder of Mexican American descent, who played for eight seasons, splitting time as a shortstop and second baseman.[1] He played for the Cleveland Indians from 1968 to 1972, the Chicago White Sox in 1973 and 1974, and the New York Yankees in 1975 until being released on May 5 of that year. He had been traded from the White Sox to the Yankees for Cecil Upshaw at the Winter Meetings on December 5, 1974.[2]
In 601 games over eight seasons, Leon posted a .236 batting average (440-for-1862) with 165 runs, 24 home runs, 159 RBI and 156 bases on balls. Defensively, he recorded an overall .974 fielding percentage playing at second base and shortstop.