Eddie Leon

Eddie Leon
Eddie Leon
	Shortstop / Second baseman
	Born: August 11, 1946 (age 78); Tucson, Arizona, U.S.
	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
	Stats at Baseball Reference
Teams
	Cleveland Indians (1968–1972); Chicago White Sox (1973–1974); New York Yankees (1975);

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.

References

^ Jauss, Bill, Chicago Tribune, "Eddie Leon ready to solve White Sox keystone woes"(Apr 22, 1973, Section B3); "My mother is Mexican- American, and I spoke both languages at home before I started school."
^ Durso, Joseph. "Major Leagues Set Up Expansion Committee," The New York Times, Friday, December 6, 1974. Retrieved September 27, 2022.