#46 Leon Day, Starting Pitcher, 20 yrs, Chicago (N) Cubs Wednesday, 10/25/1937 |
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Position : Bats : Throws :
| Leon Day
10/30/1916 20 NEGRO,LG,PLAYER 5"8 175
Starting Pitcher R R
| Desire for Winner : Loyalty : Team Leader Skills : National Popularity : Local Popularity : Consistency : Clutch Performance : Injury Rating : Prospect rating :
| Average Loyal Some ability 3 / 6 (Well Known) 0 / 6 (Unknown) Average Normal Normal 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 $ 300,000 1937 (Automatic) 1 Year(s), 76 Days (248 total Days) 172 Day(s) 2 Year(s), 0 Days (344 total Days) 3 Year(s) Not eligible 1 Option Year(s) left
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Pitching | Stuff | Control | Movement | Velocity |
Overall | 7 | 6 | 9 | 91-94 Mph |
Versus LHB | 6 | 6 | 9 | |
Versus RHB | 7 | 5 | 9 | |
Talent | 7 | 5 | 8 | |
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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 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
Versus LHP | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
Versus RHP | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
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 : 8 (Range), .953 (Fielding Pct.) 2B : 8 (Range), .966 (Fielding Pct.) CF : 7 (Range), .950 (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 | 39 | 39 | 16 | 18 | 0 | 5.19 | 320.2 | 306 | 205 | 185 | 144 | 237 | 24 | 61.5 | 0 | 12 | 30.8 |
Projected | 39 | 39 | 16 | 18 | 0 | 5.19 | 320.0 | 306 | 205 | 185 | 144 | 237 | | | | | |
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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 | 0 | 0 | 12.6 | 8.6 | 6.7 | 4.0 | 4 | 1 | 25.0 | 0 | 0 | .0 | 4.23 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHB | 649 | 177 | 64 | 9 | 30 | 111 | 112 | 86 | 108 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .273 | .352 | .538 | .890 |
vs. RHB | 578 | 129 | 48 | 7 | 18 | 92 | 93 | 58 | 129 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .223 | .289 | .424 | .713 |
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| G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K |
Home | 16 | 16 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 5.70 | 137.1 | 147 | 93 | 87 | 56 | 105 |
Road | 23 | 23 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 4.81 | 183.1 | 159 | 112 | 98 | 88 | 132 |
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 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 8.51 | 48.2 | 64 | 50 | 46 | 25 | 40 |
May | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5.40 | 35.0 | 33 | 21 | 21 | 12 | 29 |
June | 7 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 4.74 | 57.0 | 53 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 42 |
July | 7 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 5.04 | 60.2 | 56 | 40 | 34 | 27 | 41 |
August | 7 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3.45 | 60.0 | 43 | 28 | 23 | 27 | 45 |
Sept./Oct. | 7 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4.70 | 59.1 | 57 | 34 | 31 | 24 | 40 |
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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 |
Total | 42 | 42 | 16 | 21 | 0 | 5.04 | 346.2 | 329 | 216 | 194 | 51 | 155 | 256 | 27 | 0 | 1.40 | .274 | |
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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 |
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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 |
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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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 | 40 | 116 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 14 | 5 | 33 | 6 | 2 | .181 | .211 | .233 | .444 | CHC |
Total | 43 | 125 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 14 | 5 | 34 | 7 | 2 | .176 | .205 | .224 | .429 | |
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Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
Pitcher | 39 | 39 | 17 | 59 | 5 | 83 | 7 | .916 | 320.2 | 2.33 | | | | |
Centerfield | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.0 | 9.00 | | | | |
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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)...
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