Player
Leon Day HOF 1995
Player Info
- Full Name
- Leon
- Born
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October 30, 1916
Alexandria, VA, USA - Died
- March 13, 1995
- Size
- 5'9" / 170 lbs
- B/T
- R / R
- Final Game
- September 27, 1949
Teams
- Baltimore Black Sox 1934-1934
- Brooklyn Eagles 1935-1935
- Newark Eagles 1936-1946
- Homestead Grays 1937-1942
- Philadelphia Stars 1943-1943
Honors
7 x All-Star
Career Batting
222
G
.313
AVG
207
H
6
HR
94
RBI
.792
OPS
Career Pitching
54-25
W-L
3.74
ERA
100
G
474
SO
3
SV
1.29
WHIP
Batting Season by Season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | R | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 | Newark Eagles | 24 | 58 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 15 | .362 |
| 1943 | Newark Eagles | 27 | 97 | 23 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11 | .237 |
| 1943 | Philadelphia Stars | 3 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .467 |
| 1942 | Newark Eagles | 45 | 141 | 45 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 26 | .319 |
| 1942 | Homestead Grays | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 |
| 1941 | Newark Eagles | 52 | 188 | 60 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 24 | .319 |
| 1939 | Newark Eagles | 22 | 51 | 18 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 8 | .353 |
| 1938 | Newark Eagles | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 |
| 1937 | Newark Eagles | 8 | 21 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | .429 |
| 1937 | Homestead Grays | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1936 | Newark Eagles | 16 | 36 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .361 |
| 1935 | Brooklyn Eagles | 18 | 43 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | .209 |
| 1934 | Baltimore Black Sox | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
Pitching Season by Season
| Year | Team | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | SO | BB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 | Newark Eagles | 13 | 2 | 2.44 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 133.0 | 109 | 51 |
| 1943 | Newark Eagles | 4 | 2 | 4.27 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 52.1 | 39 | 20 |
| 1942 | Newark Eagles | 8 | 2 | 1.80 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 85.0 | 75 | 30 |
| 1942 | Homestead Grays | 1 | 0 | 1.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9.0 | 12 | 1 |
| 1941 | Newark Eagles | 3 | 3 | 5.03 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 39.1 | 32 | 22 |
| 1939 | Newark Eagles | 9 | 6 | 4.26 | 18 | 13 | 0 | 105.2 | 61 | 44 |
| 1938 | Newark Eagles | 1 | 1 | 2.79 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9.1 | 3 | 2 |
| 1937 | Newark Eagles | 3 | 0 | 3.99 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 29.0 | 20 | 11 |
| 1937 | Homestead Grays | 0 | 0 | 15.43 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4.2 | 5 | 1 |
| 1936 | Newark Eagles | 5 | 5 | 4.01 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 76.0 | 54 | 39 |
| 1935 | Brooklyn Eagles | 7 | 4 | 4.34 | 17 | 13 | 2 | 103.2 | 62 | 41 |
| 1934 | Baltimore Black Sox | 0 | 0 | 36.00 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3.0 | 2 | 2 |