Rick Leach
[edit] Biography
Rick Leach (Richard Max Leach) was born on May 4, 1957 in Ann Arbor, Michigan. He made his Major League debut on April 30, 1981 for the Detroit Tigers. In 1982, his rookie year, he hit .239 with 3 home runs and 12 RBI. Leach played for the Detroit Tigers, Toronto Blue Jays, Texas Rangers and San Francisco Giants over the course of his 10 year career.
Most people believe that Rick Leach's best season was 1986, when he hit for a .309 average.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1981
| DET
| A
| 54
| 83
| 9
| 16
| 1
| 11
| .193
| .320
| .289
| 3
| 1
| 16
| 15
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 5
|
| 1982
| DET
| A
| 82
| 218
| 23
| 52
| 3
| 12
| .239
| .303
| .330
| 7
| 2
| 21
| 29
| 0
| 4
| 4
| 2
| 2
|
| 1983
| DET
| A
| 99
| 242
| 22
| 60
| 3
| 26
| .248
| .305
| .355
| 17
| 0
| 19
| 21
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 1
| 6
|
| 1984
| TOR
| A
| 65
| 88
| 11
| 23
| 0
| 7
| .261
| .320
| .375
| 6
| 2
| 8
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3
|
| 1985
| TOR
| A
| 16
| 35
| 2
| 7
| 0
| 1
| .200
| .263
| .257
| 0
| 1
| 3
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
|
| 1986
| TOR
| A
| 110
| 246
| 35
| 76
| 5
| 39
| .309
| .335
| .435
| 14
| 1
| 13
| 24
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 6
|
| 1987
| TOR
| A
| 98
| 195
| 26
| 55
| 3
| 25
| .282
| .371
| .405
| 13
| 1
| 25
| 25
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 3
|
| 1988
| TOR
| A
| 87
| 199
| 21
| 55
| 0
| 23
| .276
| .336
| .352
| 13
| 1
| 18
| 27
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 8
|
| 1989
| TEX
| A
| 110
| 239
| 32
| 65
| 1
| 23
| .272
| .358
| .351
| 14
| 1
| 32
| 33
| 1
| 4
| 2
| 7
| 7
|
| 1990
| SF
| N
| 78
| 174
| 24
| 51
| 2
| 16
| .293
| .372
| .402
| 13
| 0
| 21
| 20
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 78
| 174
| 24
| 51
| 2
| 16
| .293
| .372
| .402
| 13
| 0
| 21
| 20
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 721
| 1545
| 181
| 409
| 16
| 167
| .265
| .331
| .365
| 87
| 10
| 155
| 197
| 5
| 9
| 8
| 20
| 40
|
| Total
|
|
| 799
| 1719
| 205
| 460
| 18
| 183
| .268
| .335
| .369
| 100
| 10
| 176
| 217
| 6
| 9
| 8
| 20
| 42
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1981
| DET
| A
| 1B
| 32
| 10
| 129.2
| 133
| 14
| 0
| 15
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1981
| DET
| A
| DH
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1981
| DET
| A
| RF
| 15
| 12
| 98
| 16
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1981
| DET
| A
| OF
| 15
| 12
| 98
| 16
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1982
| DET
| A
| DH
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1982
| DET
| A
| RF
| 10
| 9
| 76
| 15
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1982
| DET
| A
| 1B
| 56
| 47
| 399.2
| 410
| 28
| 2
| 36
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .995
|
| 1982
| DET
| A
| LF
| 4
| 4
| 33
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1982
| DET
| A
| OF
| 14
| 13
| 109
| 20
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1983
| DET
| A
| RF
| 11
| 9
| 76
| 18
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .947
|
| 1983
| DET
| A
| 1B
| 71
| 51
| 461.2
| 447
| 45
| 3
| 37
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .994
|
| 1983
| DET
| A
| DH
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1983
| DET
| A
| OF
| 13
| 10
| 83
| 18
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .947
|
| 1983
| DET
| A
| LF
| 2
| 1
| 7
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1984
| TOR
| A
| OF
| 23
| 11
| 105.1
| 23
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1984
| TOR
| A
| DH
| 8
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1984
| TOR
| A
| CF
| 1
| 0
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1984
| TOR
| A
| RF
| 17
| 11
| 94.1
| 19
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1984
| TOR
| A
| LF
| 5
| 0
| 8
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1984
| TOR
| A
| 1B
| 15
| 4
| 70.2
| 69
| 13
| 0
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1984
| TOR
| A
| P
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1985
| TOR
| A
| RF
| 3
| 1
| 13
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1985
| TOR
| A
| 1B
| 10
| 4
| 64
| 72
| 6
| 1
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .987
|
| 1985
| TOR
| A
| LF
| 1
| 1
| 9
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1985
| TOR
| A
| OF
| 4
| 2
| 22
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1986
| TOR
| A
| OF
| 39
| 24
| 237.2
| 44
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .978
|
| 1986
| TOR
| A
| 1B
| 7
| 6
| 62.2
| 63
| 5
| 2
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .971
|
| 1986
| TOR
| A
| RF
| 20
| 11
| 117
| 22
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .957
|
| 1986
| TOR
| A
| DH
| 42
| 33
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1986
| TOR
| A
| LF
| 19
| 13
| 120.2
| 20
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1987
| TOR
| A
| RF
| 22
| 20
| 149
| 33
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .971
|
| 1987
| TOR
| A
| OF
| 43
| 29
| 243
| 51
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .981
|
| 1987
| TOR
| A
| LF
| 21
| 9
| 94
| 16
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1987
| TOR
| A
| DH
| 30
| 18
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1987
| TOR
| A
| 1B
| 5
| 0
| 9
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1988
| TOR
| A
| OF
| 49
| 34
| 284.2
| 74
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1988
| TOR
| A
| LF
| 14
| 6
| 57.1
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1988
| TOR
| A
| RF
| 36
| 28
| 227.1
| 61
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1988
| TOR
| A
| 1B
| 4
| 2
| 21
| 19
| 4
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1988
| TOR
| A
| DH
| 25
| 15
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1989
| TEX
| A
| DH
| 44
| 33
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1989
| TEX
| A
| 1B
| 4
| 1
| 13
| 17
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1989
| TEX
| A
| OF
| 40
| 32
| 268.1
| 57
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .951
|
| 1989
| TEX
| A
| RF
| 3
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1989
| TEX
| A
| LF
| 37
| 32
| 264.1
| 55
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .949
|
| 1990
| SF
| N
| RF
| 40
| 33
| 241
| 70
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .986
|
| 1990
| SF
| N
| LF
| 13
| 9
| 79
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1990
| SF
| N
| OF
| 52
| 42
| 320
| 86
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .989
|
| 1990
| SF
| N
| 1B
| 7
| 3
| 32
| 37
| 2
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| 1B
| 211
| 128
| 1263.1
| 1273
| 118
| 8
| 123
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .994
|
| Total
|
|
| LF
| 116
| 75
| 672.1
| 128
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .977
|
| Total
|
|
| RF
| 177
| 134
| 1095.2
| 256
| 5
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .985
|
| Total
|
|
| CF
| 1
| 0
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 292
| 209
| 1771
| 395
| 8
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .983
|
| Total
|
|
| DH
| 158
| 104
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| P
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
[edit] Pitching Stats
| 1984
| TOR
| A
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 27.00
| 0
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
[edit] Transactions
- Selected by Philadelphia Phillies in the 11th round of the free-agent draft - did not sign (June 3, 1975).
- Selected by Philadelphia Phillies in the 24th round of the free-agent draft - did not sign (June 6, 1978).
- Selected by Detroit Tigers in the 1st round (13th pick overall) of the free-agent draft (June 5, 1979).
- Released by Detroit Tigers (March 24, 1984).
- Signed by Toronto Blue Jays (April 3, 1984).
- Granted free agency (November 4, 1988).
- Signed by Texas Rangers (January 23, 1989).
- Granted free agency (November 13, 1989).
- Signed by San Francisco Giants (April 8, 1990).
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