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Leon Day



Leon Day


Born: October 30, 1916 in Alexandria, VA
Died: March 13, 1995 in Baltimore, MD
          (78 years old)

Bats: R
Throws: R
Ht: 5'9"
Wt: 170
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Notes:


• Inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1995
• Buried: Arbutus Memorial Park (Arbutus, MD)
• Played in the Minor Leagues


Teammates


Glossary
# Pos First Last Team
1
C
6
1937
1946
MULT
11.5
10.8
0.3
0.0
0.3
2
SS
6
1936
1942
MULT
10.1
8.1
0.4
0.0
1.7
3
1B
7
1937
1946
MULT
8.7
7.1
2.6
-0.1
-0.9
4
SP
5
1939
1946
NE
8.6
-0.5
0.0
9.1
0.0
5
SP
1
1940
1940
VEZ
8.0
-0.3
0.0
8.3
0.0
6
RF
7
1935
1943
MULT
7.6
8.3
0.2
0.0
-0.9
7
1B
6
1936
1943
EAS/NE
7.1
6.8
0.7
0.2
-0.5
8
SS
6
1938
1946
EAS/NE
6.7
8.1
-1.7
0.0
0.4
9
2B
3
1942
1946
EAS/NE
6.7
5.7
0.5
0.0
0.5
10
SP
2
1937
1942
HG
6.7
1.1
-0.2
5.9
-0.1
11
3B
2
1935
1940
EAS/VEZ
5.2
2.7
0.0
2.4
0.1
12
SP
5
1937
1946
MULT
5.0
0.6
0.0
4.4
-0.1
13
3B
6
1935
1942
MULT
4.7
3.1
1.3
0.0
0.4
14
SP
4
1941
1946
MULT
4.4
-1.0
0.0
5.4
0.0
15
LF
4
1941
1946
NE/NNN
4.4
4.5
0.0
0.4
-0.5
16
SP
1
1946
1946
NE
4.3
0.3
0.0
4.0
0.0
17
SP
5
1938
1943
NE/NNN
4.1
-0.3
-0.5
5.0
0.0
18
SS
3
1942
1946
EAS/HG
3.6
1.5
1.6
0.3
0.2
19
1B
5
1937
1946
EAS/HG
3.4
3.3
0.5
0.0
-0.4
20
SP
5
1935
1939
MULT
3.3
-0.2
0.0
3.5
0.0
21
LF
4
1937
1943
EAS/HG
3.0
2.3
1.1
0.0
-0.4
22
SP
5
1937
1943
MULT
3.0
-0.5
0.0
3.5
0.0
23
SP
3
1939
1942
MULT
2.7
-0.2
0.0
2.9
0.0
24
CF
3
1937
1943
EAS/HG
2.6
2.6
0.1
0.0
-0.1
25
1B
1
1940
1940
VEZ
2.4
2.7
0.0
0.0
-0.3
26
SP
2
1937
1942
HG
2.4
0.0
0.1
2.3
0.0
27
3B
3
1939
1946
EAS/NE
2.3
1.4
0.9
0.0
0.0
28
RF
1
1940
1940
VEZ
2.3
2.6
0.0
0.0
-0.3
29
SP
2
1936
1937
NE
2.2
0.0
0.0
2.1
0.0
30
3B
3
1942
1946
EAS/HG
2.1
1.5
0.6
0.0
0.0
31
1B
1
1935
1935
EAS/NE
1.9
1.5
0.6
0.0
-0.2
32
RF
2
1935
1937
HG/NE
1.8
1.1
0.9
0.0
-0.2
33
RF
1
1943
1943
PS
1.5
1.1
0.1
0.4
-0.1
34
SP
1
1942
1942
HG
1.5
0.1
0.0
1.3
0.0
35
CF
2
1943
1946
MULT
1.5
0.7
0.8
0.0
0.0
36
SP
1
1937
1937
HG
1.4
-0.3
0.0
1.7
0.0
37
C
4
1941
1946
NAS/NE
1.4
1.7
-0.6
0.0
0.2
38
2B
2
1937
1942
HG
1.2
1.3
-0.4
0.0
0.3
39
LF
1
1935
1935
EAS/NE
1.1
0.7
0.5
0.0
-0.2
40
3B
2
1935
1937
HG/NE
1.1
0.6
0.3
0.0
0.1
41
SP
2
1937
1942
HG
1.0
0.1
0.0
0.9
0.0
42
SP
1
1938
1938
NE
0.9
-0.1
0.0
1.0
0.0
43
1B
2
1942
1943
EAS/PS
0.9
1.0
0.1
0.0
-0.2
44
LF
1
1940
1940
VEZ
0.9
1.2
0.0
0.0
-0.3
45
RP
2
1934
1935
BBS/NE
0.9
0.1
0.0
0.8
0.0
46
LF
1
1939
1939
NE
0.8
1.5
-0.6
0.1
-0.1
47
SP
1
1937
1937
HG
0.8
0.5
0.0
0.3
0.0
48
2B
3
1935
1937
HG/NE
0.8
0.8
-0.3
0.0
0.2
49
SP
1
1936
1936
NE
0.8
0.2
0.0
0.6
0.0
50
SS
1
1943
1943
MULT
0.7
0.6
0.1
0.0
0.1
51
SP
1
1946
1946
NE
0.7
-0.1
0.0
0.8
0.0
52
C
1
1937
1937
HG
0.7
0.6
0.1
0.0
0.0
53
C
4
1935
1946
EAS/NE
0.7
0.4
0.1
0.1
0.1
54
2B
1
1943
1943
NAS/PS
0.6
-0.1
0.4
0.3
0.0
55
SP
1
1943
1943
PS
0.6
-0.1
0.0
0.7
0.0
56
C
1
1935
1935
NE
0.5
0.3
0.2
0.0
0.1
57
RF
1
1942
1942
HG
0.5
1.2
-0.5
0.0
-0.2
58
RF
1
1940
1940
VEZ
0.5
0.6
0.0
0.0
-0.1
59
C
1
1943
1943
NAS/PS
0.5
0.2
0.2
0.0
0.1
60
1B
2
1935
1942
EAS/HG
0.5
1.0
-0.4
0.0
-0.1
61
LF
2
1936
1941
NE
0.5
0.7
0.1
0.0
-0.3
62
3B
1
1943
1943
PS
0.4
0.4
0.0
0.0
0.0
63
SP
1
1943
1943
NE
0.4
-0.3
-0.3
1.0
0.0
64
SP
1
1938
1938
NE
0.4
0.0
0.0
0.5
0.0
65
SP
4
1941
1946
NE
0.4
0.2
0.0
0.1
0.0
66
SP
1
1942
1942
HG
0.4
0.1
-0.1
0.4
0.0
67
2B
1
1943
1943
PS
0.4
0.1
0.2
0.0
0.0
68
SP
2
1935
1936
NE
0.4
0.3
0.0
0.1
0.0
69
SP
1
1943
1943
PS
0.4
-0.1
0.0
0.5
0.0
70
SP
1
1935
1935
NE
0.4
0.0
-0.1
0.4
0.0
71
CF
2
1934
1935
BBS/NE
0.3
0.3
0.0
0.0
0.0
72
-
1
1935
1935
EAS
0.3
0.1
0.0
0.3
0.0
73
C
1
1943
1943
NE
0.3
0.1
0.2
0.0
0.0
74
SS
2
1937
1942
EAS/HG
0.3
-0.4
0.4
0.0
0.3
75
C
1
1941
1941
NE
0.3
0.1
0.2
0.0
0.0
76
LF
2
1939
1943
MULT
0.3
0.5
-0.1
0.0
-0.1
77
SP
1
1943
1943
PS
0.3
-0.1
0.0
0.4
0.0
78
RF
1
1942
1942
NE
0.3
0.1
0.2
0.0
0.0
79
RP
2
1942
1943
EAS/NNN
0.3
0.0
0.0
0.3
0.0
80
RP
3
1939
1946
EAS/PS
0.3
0.0
0.0
0.3
0.0
81
SS
2
1934
1943
BBS/PS
0.3
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.1
82
RP
1
1934
1934
BBS
0.3
0.0
0.0
0.3
0.0
83
SS
1
1937
1937
HG
0.3
-0.7
0.7
0.0
0.3
84
RP
1
1946
1946
NE
0.3
0.0
0.0
0.3
0.0
85
CF
3
1937
1942
EAS
0.3
0.2
0.1
0.0
0.0
86
SP
1
1942
1942
HG
0.2
0.0
0.1
0.2
0.0
87
SS
1
1937
1937
NE
0.2
0.5
-0.3
0.0
0.0
88
SP
1
1935
1935
NE
0.2
0.0
0.0
0.2
0.0
89
RP
1
1939
1939
NE
0.2
0.0
0.0
0.2
0.0
90
-
1
1943
1943
EAS
0.2
0.0
0.0
0.2
0.0
91
RP
1
1938
1938
NE
0.2
-0.1
0.0
0.3
0.0
92
2B
1
1937
1937
EAS
0.2
0.0
0.2
0.0
0.0
93
RP
1
1939
1939
NE
0.2
0.0
0.0
0.2
0.0
94
SP
1
1938
1938
NE
0.2
0.0
0.0
0.2
0.0
95
RP
1
1940
1940
VEZ
0.2
0.0
0.0
0.2
0.0
96
-
1
1943
1943
NNN
0.2
0.0
0.2
0.0
0.0
97
SS
1
1934
1934
BBS
0.2
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
98
2B
1
1939
1939
NE
0.2
0.0
0.1
0.0
0.0
99
2B
1
1943
1943
PS
0.2
0.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
100
3B
1
1934
1934
BBS
0.1
0.4
-0.3
0.0
0.0
101
1B
1
1934
1934
BBS
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
102
SP
1
1937
1937
HG
0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.2
0.0
103
RF
1
1934
1934
BBS
0.1
0.2
-0.1
0.0
0.0
104
CF
1
1935
1935
NE
0.1
0.4
-0.2
0.0
0.0
105
LF
1
1941
1941
NE
0.1
0.4
-0.3
0.0
0.0
106
C
1
1943
1943
PS
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
107
SS
2
1939
1941
NE
0.1
-0.3
0.3
0.0
0.0
108
SP
1
1939
1939
NE
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.1
0.0
109
LF
1
1941
1941
NE
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
110
RP
2
1935
1936
NE
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.1
0.0
111
RP
2
1934
1937
BBS/NE
0.1
0.3
0.0
-0.2
0.0
112
-
1
1946
1946
EAS
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
113
CF
2
1942
1943
EAS
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
114
3B
1
1938
1938
NE
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
115
2B
1
1940
1940
VEZ
0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.2
116
-
1
1934
1934
BBS
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
117
CF
1
1940
1940
VEZ
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
118
CF
1
1936
1936
NE
0.1
0.0
0.1
0.0
0.0
119
SP
1
1937
1937
HG
0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.2
0.0
120
SS
1
1943
1943
PS
0.1
0.2
-0.2
0.0
0.1
121
RP
4
1937
1946
MULT
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
122
1B
2
1936
1937
NE
0.1
-0.1
0.2
0.0
-0.1
123
C
1
1943
1943
PS
0.1
0.0
0.1
0.0
0.0
124
C
1
1938
1938
NE
0.0
-0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
125
CF
2
1943
1946
EAS
0.0
0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
126
-
1
1935
1935
EAS
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
127
CF
1
1936
1936
NE
0.0
-0.1
0.2
0.0
0.0
128
LF
1
1942
1942
EAS
0.0
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
129
3B
1
1935
1935
NE
0.0
0.0
0.1
0.0
0.0
130
SS
2
1939
1946
NE
0.0
0.3
-0.4
0.0
0.1
131
-
1
1935
1935
EAS
0.0
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
132
RP
1
1943
1943
PS
0.0
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
133
2B
1
1939
1939
EAS
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
134
-
1
1943
1943
NAS
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
135
3B
1
1938
1938
NE
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
136
-
1
1940
1940
VEZ
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
137
-
1
1946
1946
EAS
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
138
-
1
1940
1940
VEZ
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
139
-
1
1940
1940
VEZ
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
140
-
1
1940
1940
VEZ
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
141
-
1
1940
1940
VEZ
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
142
-
1
1943
1943
EAS
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
143
2B
1
1943
1943
NE
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
144
3B
1
1937
1937
HG
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
145
SS
1
1943
1943
NAS/PS
0.0
-0.4
0.3
0.0
0.1
146
-
1
1941
1941
NE
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
147
-
1
1935
1935
NE
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
148
C
1
1943
1943
NE
0.0
0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
149
-
1
1935
1935
EAS
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
150
-
1
1946
1946
NE
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
151
RF
1
1941
1941
NE
0.0
0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
152
3B
1
1936
1936
NE
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
153
-
1
1943
1943
PS
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
154
RP
1
1943
1943
PS
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
155
2B
1
1943
1943
PS
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
156
RP
1
1938
1938
NE
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
157
-
1
1937
1937
EAS
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
158
SS
1
1946
1946
EAS
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
159
-
1
1937
1937
HG
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
160
1B
3
1938
1942
NE
0.0
0.5
-0.3
0.0
-0.3
161
CF
1
1939
1939
NE
0.0
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
162
CF
1
1942
1942
NE
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
163
LF
1
1939
1939
EAS
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
164
SP
1
1940
1940
VEZ
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
165
-
1
1935
1935
EAS
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
166
C
1
1934
1934
BBS
0.0
0.0
-0.1
0.0
0.0
167
CF
1
1939
1939
NE
0.0
0.0
-0.1
0.0
0.0
168
LF
1
1941
1941
NE
0.0
0.0
-0.1
0.0
0.0
169
-
1
1943
1943
NE
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
170
SS
1
1934
1934
BBS
0.0
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
171
CF
1
1936
1936
NE
0.0
0.1
-0.2
0.0
0.0
172
SS
1
1943
1943
NE
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
173
LF
1
1942
1942
NE
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
174
-
1
1942
1942
NE
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
175
-
1
1939
1939
EAS
-0.1
0.0
0.0
-0.1
0.0
176
LF
1
1942
1942
NE
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
177
-
1
1934
1934
BBS
-0.1
0.0
0.0
-0.1
0.0
178
-
1
1943
1943
NNN
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
179
2B
1
1934
1934
BBS
-0.1
0.0
-0.1
0.0
0.0
180
SS
1
1943
1943
PS
-0.1
0.1
-0.2
0.0
0.0
181
2B
1
1942
1942
EAS
-0.1
0.0
-0.1
0.0
0.0
182
-
1
1935
1935
NE
-0.1
0.0
0.0
-0.1
0.0
183
-
1
1943
1943
NAS/NNN
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
184
RP
1
1942
1942
EAS
-0.1
0.0
0.0
-0.1
0.0
185
C
4
1936
1939
NE
-0.1
-0.8
0.4
0.1
0.3
186
SS
1
1936
1936
NE
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
187
LF
1
1942
1942
HG/NE
-0.1
0.0
-0.1
0.0
0.0
188
RP
1
1937
1937
EAS
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
189
C
3
1935
1937
HG/NE
-0.1
0.2
-0.4
0.0
0.0
190
-
1
1934
1934
BBS
-0.1
0.0
-0.1
0.0
0.0
191
2B
1
1943
1943
NAS/PS
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
192
-
1
1943
1943
NE
-0.1
0.0
-0.1
0.0
0.0
193
-
1
1943
1943
PS
-0.1
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
194
SS
1
1935
1935
NE
-0.1
0.2
-0.4
0.0
0.1
195
-
1
1935
1935
NE
-0.1
0.0
0.0
-0.1
0.0
196
-
1
1937
1937
HG
-0.1
0.0
0.0
-0.1
0.0
197
-
1
1943
1943
PS
-0.1
0.0
0.0
-0.2
0.0
198
CF
1
1940
1940
VEZ
-0.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
-0.1
199
-
1
1936
1936
NE
-0.2
0.0
0.0
-0.1
0.0
200
RP
1
1942
1942
NE
-0.2
0.1
0.0
-0.3
0.0
201
-
2
1941
1946
EAS/NE
-0.2
0.0
0.0
-0.2
0.0
202
C
1
1942
1942
HG
-0.2
0.5
-0.8
0.0
0.1
203
RF
1
1942
1942
HG
-0.2
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
204
RF
1
1943
1943
NE
-0.2
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
205
-
1
1946
1946
EAS
-0.2
0.1
0.0
-0.3
0.0
206
SS
1
1946
1946
NE
-0.2
-0.1
-0.2
0.0
0.0
207
-
1
1935
1935
NE
-0.2
0.0
0.0
-0.2
0.0
208
CF
2
1937
1938
NE
-0.2
-1.0
0.8
0.0
-0.1
209
-
1
1940
1940
VEZ
-0.2
0.0
0.0
-0.2
0.0
210
2B
1
1935
1935
NE
-0.2
0.3
-0.6
0.0
0.1
211
SS
1
1946
1946
EAS
-0.2
0.0
-0.2
0.0
0.0
212
-
1
1934
1934
BBS
-0.2
0.1
0.0
-0.3
0.0
213
RP
1
1943
1943
NE
-0.2
0.2
0.0
-0.4
0.0
214
-
1
1943
1943
EAS/NNN
-0.2
0.1
-0.3
0.0
0.0
215
-
1
1938
1938
NE
-0.2
0.0
0.0
-0.2
0.0
216
-
1
1943
1943
PS
-0.3
0.0
-0.2
0.0
0.0
217
SS
1
1943
1943
NE
-0.3
-0.3
-0.1
0.0
0.1
218
CF
1
1946
1946
NE
-0.3
0.0
-0.3
0.0
0.0
219
LF
1
1943
1943
PS
-0.3
-0.3
0.1
0.0
0.0
220
RF
1
1939
1939
NE
-0.3
0.1
0.0
-0.4
0.0
221
-
1
1938
1938
NE
-0.3
0.0
0.0
-0.3
0.0
222
RP
1
1943
1943
PS
-0.3
0.0
0.0
-0.3
0.0
223
CF
1
1934
1934
BBS
-0.3
0.1
-0.3
0.0
0.0
224
-
2
1940
1943
EAS/VEZ
-0.3
0.0
-0.3
0.0
0.0
225
C
1
1935
1935
NE
-0.3
-0.1
-0.3
0.0
0.0
226
-
1
1936
1936
NE
-0.4
0.0
0.0
-0.3
0.0
227
LF
2
1941
1943
NE/NNN
-0.4
-0.2
-0.2
0.0
0.0
228
-
1
1936
1936
NE
-0.4
0.0
0.0
-0.4
0.0
229
-
1
1941
1941
NE
-0.4
0.0
0.0
-0.4
0.0
230
SP
1
1937
1937
HG
-0.4
-0.1
0.0
-0.3
0.0
231
-
1
1946
1946
NE
-0.4
0.0
0.0
-0.4
0.0
232
CF
1
1940
1940
VEZ
-0.4
0.2
0.0
-0.6
-0.1
233
RF
2
1943
1946
NE
-0.5
0.4
-0.5
0.0
-0.3
234
RF
4
1939
1943
NE
-0.5
0.1
-0.4
0.0
-0.2
235
SS
1
1935
1935
NE
-0.5
-0.7
-0.1
0.0
0.2
236
2B
4
1935
1939
EAS/NE
-0.6
-1.7
0.7
0.0
0.3
237
CF
1
1935
1935
NE
-0.6
-0.3
-0.2
0.0
0.0
238
RP
1
1943
1943
PS
-0.6
0.1
-0.2
-0.5
0.0
239
3B
3
1942
1946
MULT
-0.7
-0.9
0.1
0.0
0.1
240
RF
1
1935
1935
NE
-0.7
-0.2
-0.4
0.0
-0.1
241
2B
1
1943
1943
PS
-0.7
-0.1
-0.6
0.0
0.0
242
3B
1
1943
1943
NE
-0.7
-0.2
-0.5
0.0
0.0
243
-
1
1940
1940
VEZ
-0.8
0.0
0.0
-0.8
0.0
244
C
3
1937
1939
NE
-0.9
-0.6
-0.3
0.0
0.0
245
SS
1
1941
1941
NE
-0.9
-0.1
-0.9
0.0
0.1
246
RP
1
1942
1942
HG
-0.9
-0.1
0.0
-0.8
0.0
247
3B
3
1941
1946
NE
-1.0
0.3
-1.4
0.0
0.1
248
SP
5
1936
1943
NE/PS
-1.0
-1.1
0.0
0.2
0.0
249
2B
1
1946
1946
NE
-1.0
-0.6
-0.5
0.0
0.1
250
-
1
1946
1946
NE
-1.1
-0.1
0.0
-1.0
0.0
251
-
1
1946
1946
NE
-1.2
-0.1
0.0
-1.1
0.0
252
SP
2
1935
1940
NE/VEZ
-1.2
0.1
0.1
-1.3
0.0
253
CF
2
1934
1936
BBS/NE
-1.3
-0.4
-0.9
0.0
0.0
254
CF
2
1941
1942
NE
-1.4
-0.6
-0.8
0.0
0.0
255
C
6
1935
1946
MULT
-1.5
-2.0
0.1
0.0
0.4

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