Leo Posada

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Full Name: Leopoldo Jesus (Hernandez) Posada	Primary Position: OF,LF,RF
Height/Weight: 5' 11"/175	First Game: September 21, 1960
Birthdate: April 15, 1936	Final Game: July 20, 1962
Birthplace: Havana, Cuba	MLB Experience: 3 years
Bat/Throw: Right/Right

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1 Biography
2 Statistics
- 2.1 Batting Stats
- 2.2 Fielding Stats
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Leo Posada (Leopoldo Jesus (Hernandez) Posada) was born on April 15, 1936 in Havana, Cuba. He made his Major League debut on September 21, 1960 for the Kansas City Athletics. In 1961, his rookie year, he hit .253 with 7 home runs and 53 RBI. Posada played for the Kansas City Athletics for his entire 3 year career.

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Year	Team		G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG	OBP	SLG	2B	3B	BB	SO	HBP	SH	SB	IBB	GDP
1960	KC	A	10	36	8	13	1	2	.361	.410	.556	0	2	3	7	0	1	1	0	1
1961	KC	A	116	344	37	87	7	53	.253	.321	.366	10	4	36	84	4	4	0	1	8
1962	KC	A	29	46	6	9	0	3	.196	.302	.261	1	1	7	14	0	0	0	1	1
Total			155	426	51	109	8	58	.256	.326	.371	11	7	46	105	4	5	1	2	10

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Year	Team		POS	G	GS	INN	PO	A	ERR	DP	TP	PB	SB	CS	PkO	AVG
1960	KC	A	LF	4	1	13	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
1960	KC	A	OF	9	9	80.1	11	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
1960	KC	A	RF	8	8	67.1	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
1961	KC	A	RF	27	23	185.1	33	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.971
1961	KC	A	OF	103	93	805.1	205	8	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	.973
1961	KC	A	CF	20	17	136	37	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.974
1961	KC	A	LF	72	53	484	117	7	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.969
1962	KC	A	LF	10	8	71.2	14	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
1962	KC	A	RF	1	0	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
1962	KC	A	OF	11	8	75.2	15	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
Total			LF	86	62	568.2	132	9	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	.972
Total			OF	123	110	961.1	231	10	6	1	0	0	0	0	0	.976
Total			CF	20	17	136	37	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.974
Total			RF	36	31	256.2	46	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.979

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Signed as an amateur free agent by Milwaukee Braves (1954).
Selected by Kansas City Athletics from Milwaukee Braves in the minor league draft (December 3, 1956).
Traded by Kansas City Athletics with Bill Kunkel to Milwaukee Braves in exchange for Orlando Pena (August 3, 1962).

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