Terry Leach
[edit] Biography
Born on March 13, 1954 in Selma, Alabama, Terry Leach (Terry Hester Leach) played for the New York Mets, Kansas City Royals, Minnesota Twins and Chicago White Sox over the course of his 11 year career. Leach broke into the bigs on August 12, 1981 with the New York Mets, and put up a 2.91 ERA in 55.2 innings pitched in 1985, his rookie year.
Most people believe that Terry Leach's best season was 1987, when he posted a 3.22 ERA, won 11 games and struck out 61 batters.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Pitching Stats
| 1981
| NY
| N
| 21
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 2.55
| 16
| 11
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 35.1
| 26
| 2
| 12
| 1
| 0
| 0
|
| 1982
| NY
| N
| 21
| 1
| 2
| 1
| 4.17
| 30
| 22
| 21
| 1
| 1
| 3
| 45.1
| 46
| 2
| 18
| 5
| 0
| 0
|
| 1985
| NY
| N
| 22
| 4
| 3
| 4
| 2.91
| 30
| 19
| 18
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 55.2
| 48
| 3
| 14
| 3
| 0
| 1
|
| 1986
| NY
| N
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2.70
| 4
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 6.2
| 6
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1987
| NY
| N
| 44
| 12
| 11
| 1
| 3.22
| 61
| 54
| 47
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 131.1
| 132
| 14
| 29
| 5
| 0
| 1
|
| 1988
| NY
| N
| 52
| 0
| 7
| 2
| 2.54
| 51
| 32
| 26
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 92
| 95
| 5
| 24
| 4
| 0
| 3
|
| 1989
| NY
| N
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 4.22
| 2
| 11
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 21.1
| 19
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1989
| KC
| A
| 30
| 3
| 5
| 6
| 4.15
| 34
| 46
| 34
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 73.2
| 78
| 4
| 36
| 9
| 1
| 1
|
| 1989
| Total
|
| 40
| 3
| 5
| 6
| 4.17
| 36
| 57
| 44
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 95
| 97
| 5
| 40
| 9
| 1
| 2
|
| 1990
| MIN
| A
| 55
| 0
| 2
| 5
| 3.20
| 46
| 31
| 29
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 81.2
| 84
| 2
| 21
| 10
| 1
| 1
|
| 1991
| MIN
| A
| 50
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 3.61
| 32
| 28
| 27
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 67.1
| 82
| 3
| 14
| 5
| 1
| 0
|
| 1992
| CHI
| A
| 51
| 0
| 6
| 5
| 1.95
| 22
| 17
| 16
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 73.2
| 57
| 2
| 20
| 5
| 0
| 4
|
| 1993
| CHI
| A
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2.81
| 3
| 5
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 16
| 15
| 0
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 1
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 176
| 18
| 24
| 9
| 3.11
| 194
| 152
| 134
| 3
| 3
| 7
| 387.2
| 372
| 27
| 104
| 18
| 0
| 6
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 200
| 3
| 14
| 18
| 3.20
| 137
| 127
| 111
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 312.1
| 316
| 11
| 93
| 30
| 3
| 7
|
| Total
|
|
| 376
| 21
| 38
| 27
| 3.15
| 331
| 279
| 245
| 3
| 3
| 10
| 700
| 688
| 38
| 197
| 48
| 3
| 13
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1981
| NY
| N
| P
| 21
| 1
| 35.1
| 4
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1982
| NY
| N
| P
| 21
| 1
| 45.1
| 0
| 8
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 4
| 0
| .889
|
| 1985
| NY
| N
| P
| 22
| 4
| 55.2
| 5
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 9
| 2
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1986
| NY
| N
| P
| 6
| 0
| 6.2
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1987
| NY
| N
| P
| 44
| 12
| 131.1
| 18
| 21
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 18
| 10
| 0
| .951
|
| 1988
| NY
| N
| P
| 52
| 0
| 92
| 10
| 22
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 14
| 3
| 1
| 1.000
|
| 1989
| NY
| N
| P
| 10
| 0
| 21.1
| 2
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 1.000
|
| 1989
| KC
| A
| P
| 30
| 3
| 73.2
| 5
| 19
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 10
| 2
| 0
| .857
|
| 1989
| Total
|
| P
| 40
| 3
| 95
| 7
| 25
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 11
| 2
| 1
| .889
|
| 1990
| MIN
| A
| P
| 55
| 0
| 81.2
| 12
| 11
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 6
| 1
| 0
| .958
|
| 1991
| MIN
| A
| P
| 50
| 0
| 67.1
| 8
| 13
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 10
| 2
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1992
| CHI
| A
| P
| 51
| 0
| 73.2
| 9
| 13
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 7
| 3
| 1
| .957
|
| 1993
| CHI
| A
| P
| 14
| 0
| 16
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| P
| 376
| 21
| 700
| 74
| 136
| 9
| 6
| 0
| 3
| 80
| 30
| 3
| .959
|
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1981
| NY
| N
| 21
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .667
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1982
| NY
| N
| 21
| 8
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .125
| .125
| .125
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1985
| NY
| N
| 22
| 12
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| .167
| .231
| .250
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 8
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1986
| NY
| N
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1987
| NY
| N
| 44
| 33
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| .061
| .114
| .061
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 14
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1988
| NY
| N
| 52
| 14
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 3
| .143
| .143
| .214
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1989
| NY
| N
| 10
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1989
| KC
| A
| 30
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1989
| Total
|
| 40
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1990
| MIN
| A
| 55
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1991
| MIN
| A
| 50
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1992
| CHI
| A
| 51
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1993
| CHI
| A
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 176
| 72
| 4
| 7
| 0
| 3
| .097
| .156
| .125
| 2
| 0
| 5
| 39
| 0
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 200
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 376
| 72
| 4
| 7
| 0
| 3
| .097
| .156
| .125
| 2
| 0
| 5
| 39
| 0
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
[edit] Transactions
- Selected by Boston Red Sox in the 7th round of the free-agent draft - pick voided (January 7, 1976).
- Signed as a non-drafted free agent by Atlanta Braves (May 28, 1977).
- Released by Atlanta Braves (July 23, 1980).
- Signed by New York Mets (July 27, 1980).
- Traded by New York Mets to Chicago Cubs in exchange for Mitch Cook and Jim Adamczak (September 26, 1983).
- Traded by Chicago Cubs to Atlanta Braves in exchange for Ron Meridith (April 9, 1984).
- Released by Atlanta Braves (May 25, 1984).
- Signed by New York Mets (May 26, 1984).
- Traded by New York Mets to Kansas City Royals in exchange for a player to be named later (June 9, 1989); New York Mets received Aquedo Vasquez (October 1, 1989).
- Released by Kansas City Royals (April 2, 1990).
- Signed by Minnesota Twins (April 7, 1990).
- Granted free agency (November 7, 1991).
- Signed by Montreal Expos (February 14, 1992).
- Released by Montreal Expos (April 2, 1992).
- Signed by Chicago White Sox (April 5, 1992).
- Granted free agency (October 18, 1993).
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