#46 Leon Day, Starting Pitcher, 32 yrs, Chicago (N) Cubs Friday, 10/20/1949 |
| Name : Nickname : Birthday : Age : Born in : Height : Weight :
Position : Bats : Throws :
| Leon Day
10/30/1916 32 NEGRO,LG,PLAYER 5"8 195
Starting Pitcher R R
| Desire for Winner : Loyalty : Team Leader Skills : National Popularity : Local Popularity : Consistency : Clutch Performance : Injury Rating : Overall Rating :
| Average Loyal Some ability 3 / 6 (Well Known) 0 / 6 (Unknown) Average Normal Prone 3.0 Stars
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Contract : Salary : Signed Through : Years of MLB Service : MLB Service Days this Year : Years on 40-Man Roster : Years of Pro Service : Arbitration Eligibility : Minor League Option Years :
| Big League Contract $ 3,710,000 1949 10 Year(s), 99 Days (1819 total Days) 172 Day(s) 14 Year(s), 0 Days (2408 total Days) 15 Year(s) Not eligible Out of Option Years
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Pitching | Stuff | Control | Movement | Velocity |
Overall | 7 | 4 | 9 | 89-92 Mph |
Versus LHB | 7 | 4 | 9 | |
Versus RHB | 7 | 4 | 8 | |
Talent | 7 | 4 | 10 | |
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Pitching Ratings Endurance : Groundball Pct. : Holding Runners : | 8 63 3
| | Pitches: Fastball Changeup Curveball
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 4 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
Versus LHP | 4 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
Versus RHP | 4 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
Talent | 7 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 8 |
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Running & Bunting Ratings Running Speed : Stealing Ability : Sacrifice Bunt : Bunt for Hit : Hitter Type :
| 9 8 3 3 Normal
| Fielding Ratings P : 7 (Range), .949 (Fielding Pct.) 2B : 7 (Range), .966 (Fielding Pct.) CF : 6 (Range), .945 (Fielding Pct.) RF : 9 (Range), .979 (Fielding Pct.) Catcher Arm : 1 Outfield Arm : 10
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Overall | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K | CG | CG% | SHO | QS | QS% |
Overall | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.93 | 9.1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 0 | .0 | 0 | 0 | .0 |
Projected | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.93 | 9.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 13 | | | | | |
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Overall | SVO | BS | SV% | RA | GF | R/9 | H/9 | K/9 | BB/9 | RL | RLS | RLS% | IR | IRS | IRS% | ERC |
| 0 | 0 | .0 | 5 | 4 | 10.6 | 3.9 | 12.5 | 6.8 | 0 | 0 | .0 | 1 | 0 | .0 | 2.40 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHB | 16 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .125 | .300 | .250 | .550 |
vs. RHB | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .133 | .278 | .333 | .611 |
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| G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K |
Home | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Road | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.57 | 7.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 11 |
Postseason | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
This Week | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Last Week | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Month | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K |
March/April | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
May | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
June | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
July | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.00 | 6.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 |
August | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Sept./Oct. | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | HR | BB | K | CG | SHO | WHIP | BABIP | Teams |
1936 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3.12 | 26.0 | 23 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 11 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 1.31 | .282 | PHA CHC |
1937 | 39 | 39 | 16 | 18 | 0 | 5.19 | 320.2 | 306 | 205 | 185 | 48 | 144 | 237 | 24 | 0 | 1.40 | .274 | CHC |
1938 | 38 | 38 | 14 | 18 | 0 | 5.49 | 301.2 | 308 | 202 | 184 | 56 | 113 | 239 | 19 | 3 | 1.40 | .285 | CHC |
1939 | 33 | 33 | 11 | 16 | 0 | 4.86 | 272.0 | 259 | 159 | 147 | 37 | 116 | 195 | 20 | 0 | 1.38 | .274 | CHC |
1940 | 32 | 32 | 8 | 19 | 0 | 6.47 | 243.1 | 259 | 194 | 175 | 40 | 144 | 185 | 16 | 1 | 1.66 | .305 | CHC |
1944 | 26 | 26 | 10 | 13 | 0 | 5.72 | 198.1 | 200 | 135 | 126 | 36 | 96 | 230 | 14 | 1 | 1.49 | .325 | CHC PHI |
1945 | 33 | 33 | 20 | 9 | 0 | 6.08 | 254.2 | 224 | 178 | 172 | 56 | 137 | 249 | 17 | 2 | 1.42 | .253 | PHI CHC |
1946 | 34 | 34 | 16 | 17 | 0 | 4.49 | 272.2 | 227 | 157 | 136 | 39 | 137 | 262 | 24 | 2 | 1.33 | .262 | CHC |
1947 | 39 | 39 | 17 | 15 | 0 | 4.61 | 314.0 | 293 | 188 | 161 | 41 | 168 | 291 | 21 | 2 | 1.47 | .289 | CHC |
1948 | 39 | 39 | 16 | 19 | 0 | 5.50 | 299.1 | 289 | 209 | 183 | 35 | 171 | 277 | 18 | 1 | 1.54 | .301 | CHC |
1949 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.93 | 9.1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1.18 | .176 | CHC |
Total | 321 | 316 | 128 | 147 | 0 | 5.30 | 2512.0 | 2392 | 1640 | 1480 | 392 | 1244 | 2197 | 176 | 12 | 1.45 | .284 | |
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Career Minor League Pitching Stats |
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Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | HR | BB | K | CG | SHO | WHIP | BABIP |
1934, AAA | 31 | 31 | 14 | 12 | 0 | 3.60 | 245.0 | 237 | 117 | 98 | 40 | 84 | 247 | 11 | 1 | 1.31 | .301 |
1935, AAA | 31 | 31 | 14 | 10 | 0 | 2.74 | 256.1 | 233 | 97 | 78 | 27 | 89 | 276 | 16 | 2 | 1.26 | .308 |
1936, AAA | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.23 | 8.2 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1.38 | .269 |
1937, AAA | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2.33 | 27.0 | 22 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 35 | 3 | 0 | 1.11 | .323 |
1943, A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | .000 |
1943, AA | 8 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2.44 | 59.0 | 45 | 19 | 16 | 3 | 20 | 83 | 5 | 1 | 1.10 | .323 |
1944, AA | 14 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1.64 | 120.2 | 90 | 25 | 22 | 5 | 37 | 162 | 6 | 1 | 1.05 | .306 |
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Career Postseason Pitching Stats |
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Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K | CG | SHO |
1946 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3.46 | 26.0 | 22 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 32 | 3 | 0 |
1947 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5.67 | 27.0 | 23 | 17 | 17 | 23 | 28 | 1 | 1 |
Total | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4.58 | 53.0 | 45 | 29 | 27 | 29 | 60 | 4 | 1 |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
1936 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .111 | .111 | .111 | .222 | PHA CHC |
1937 | 39 | 116 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 14 | 5 | 33 | 6 | 2 | .181 | .211 | .233 | .444 | CHC |
1938 | 38 | 110 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 26 | 2 | 4 | .136 | .150 | .200 | .350 | CHC |
1939 | 33 | 95 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 4 | 4 | .168 | .186 | .200 | .386 | CHC |
1940 | 32 | 83 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 17 | 6 | 1 | .145 | .174 | .193 | .367 | CHC |
1941 | 17 | 36 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 5 | 0 | .083 | .154 | .083 | .237 | CHC |
1944 | 26 | 69 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 14 | 8 | 3 | .261 | .288 | .348 | .635 | CHC PHI |
1945 | 33 | 93 | 22 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 23 | 6 | 12 | 8 | 4 | .237 | .280 | .312 | .592 | PHI CHC |
1946 | 34 | 103 | 26 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 15 | 5 | 5 | .252 | .294 | .350 | .643 | CHC |
1947 | 39 | 115 | 29 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 19 | 5 | 17 | 12 | 6 | .252 | .283 | .339 | .622 | CHC |
1948 | 39 | 104 | 19 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 13 | 7 | 24 | 7 | 1 | .183 | .232 | .250 | .482 | CHC |
1949 | 32 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | CHC |
Total | 365 | 935 | 182 | 34 | 10 | 2 | 66 | 117 | 42 | 197 | 72 | 33 | .195 | .228 | .259 | .487 | |
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Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
Pitcher | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 9.1 | 0.00 | | | | |
Catcher | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 2.2 | 0.00 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .0 |
Centerfield | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 2.0 | 0.00 | | | | |
Rightfield | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1.000 | 13.0 | 2.08 | | | | |
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Drafted in 1st round, 1st overall pick, by Philadelphia (A) in 1934... Traded from Philadelphia (A) to Chicago (N) on 6/19/1936 (Going to CHC: P Leon Day, P Ed Walsh. Going to PHA: P Satchel Paige, P William Mccall, 2B Sam Bankhead, SS Calvin Chapman, RF Doc Cramer) ... Injured on 6/23/1936 with a Pulled Tricep Muscle, out for 5 weeks... Had first career hit on 10/4/1936, off Wayne Carr (STL)... Earned first career win on 4/10/1937... Hit first career homerun on 7/1/1937, off Julio Bonetti (STL)... Won Player of the Week award on 9/18/1938, winning 2 games with a 2.00 ERA... Injured on 8/18/1939 with a Pulled Bicep Muscle, out for 3 weeks... 1/31/1940: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,664,286 through salary arbitration... 1/31/1941: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,664,286 through salary arbitration... 1/31/1942: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,664,286 through salary arbitration... Injured on 7/28/1942 with a Strained Hamstring Muscle, out for 1-2 weeks... 1/31/1943: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,664,286 through salary arbitration... Injured on 8/13/1943 with a Blister On Finger, out for 4 days... 1/31/1944: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,664,286 through salary arbitration... Traded from Chicago (N) to Philadelphia (N) on 7/25/1944 (Going to CHC: P Lefty Gomez, P Warren Spahn, P Ed Lopat. Going to PHI: P Al Gerheauser, P Leon Day)... Struck out 15 batters against Chicago (N) on 9/28/1944... 10/17/1944: Signed a contract extension with Philadelphia (N), $3,710,000 per year, for 5 years. Traded from Philadelphia (N) to Chicago (N) on 6/3/1945 (Going to CHC: P Leon Day. Going to PHI: P Stuart Jones)... Won World Series with Chicago (N) in 1946... Won World Series with Chicago (N) in 1947... Injured on 6/27/1948 with a Pulled Elbow Ligament, out for one week... Injured on 7/10/1948 with a Stiff Shoulder, out for one week... Won Pitcher of the Month award on 9/1/1948, going 5-1, 2.85... Won Player of the Week award on 9/4/1948, winning 2 games with a 0.50 ERA... Injured on 10/2/1948 with a Ruptured Tricep Tendon, out for 8 weeks...
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Pitching Leader Boards Appearances |
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WHIP 1945 - 1.42 - 10th 1946 - 1.33 - 5th
| Wins 1945 - 20 - 7th 1947 - 17 - 8th
| Losses 1937 - 18 - 4th 1938 - 18 - 3rd 1939 - 16 - 10th 1940 - 19 - 5th 1946 - 17 - 9th 1948 - 19 - 5th
| IP 1937 - 320.2 - 6th 1947 - 314.0 - 6th 1948 - 299.1 - 9th
| K's 1937 - 237 - 6th 1938 - 239 - 5th 1939 - 195 - 10th 1944 - 230 - 4th 1945 - 249 - 3rd 1946 - 262 - 2nd 1947 - 291 - 2nd 1948 - 277 - 2nd
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BB 1937 - 144 - 4th 1938 - 113 - 8th 1939 - 116 - 9th 1940 - 144 - 9th 1947 - 168 - 5th 1948 - 171 - 4th
| CG 1937 - 24 - 7th 1946 - 24 - 9th 1947 - 21 - 7th
| SHO 1938 - 3 - 5th 1945 - 2 - 6th 1946 - 2 - 6th 1947 - 2 - 5th
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