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Rick Leach
Richard Max Leach

Bats Left, Throws Left
Height 6' 0", Weight 195 lb.
School Michigan

MLB Debut April 30, 1981
Final Game August 5, 1990
Born May 4, 1957 in Ann Arbor, MI (age 66)

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 Year Ag Tm  Lg   G   AB    R    H   2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS  BB   SO    BA   OBP   SLG   OPS   OPS+   TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1981 24 DEA AL   62  123   15   27   2   1   0    9   0   0   24   22  .220  .347  .252  .599    85    31   0   0   0   0   5  
 1982 25 DEA AL   84  221   17   48   7   0   2   22   2   2   28   33  .217  .303  .276  .579    76    61   4   2   0   0   2  
 1983 26 DEA AL   96  238   25   53  16   0   2   27   0   0   34   33  .223  .324  .315  .639    87    75   0   1   2   2   5  
 1984 27 TOA AL   30   90   11   26   3   1   0   11   0   0    8   14  .289  .337  .344  .681    92    31   0   3   1   0   0  
 1985 28 NYA AL    4   11    0    4   0   0   0    2   0   0    0    1  .364  .364  .364  .727   102     4   0   0   0   0   0  
 1986 29 NYA AL   71  207   23   60   7   0   3   25   1   0    8   21  .290  .315  .367  .682    90    76   0   1   0   0   7  
 1987 30 NYA AL   56  182   19   47   6   0   9   32   0   0   20   22  .258  .329  .440  .768   102    80   0   4   0   1   6  
 1988 31 NYA AL   49  183   23   50  10   1   0   23   0   0    6   23  .273  .296  .339  .635    90    62   0   0   0   0   1  
 1989 32 TEA AL   75  238   23   58  15   0   2   19   4   1   26   41  .244  .320  .332  .651    88    79   4   1   2   1   9  
 1990 33 BAA AL   61  204   20   56  20   0   2   22   0   0   24   21  .275  .354  .402  .756   105    82   0   0   0   1   1  
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
  9 Seasons      588 1697  176  429  86   3  20  192   7   3  178  231  .253  .323  .342  .666         581   8  12   5   5  36
 Per 600 PA           536   56  135  27   1   6   61   2   1   56   73                                 183   3   4   2   2  11
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
   With DEA      242  582   57  128  25   1   4   58   2   2   86   88  .220  .321  .287  .608         167   4   3   2   2  12
   With NYA      180  583   65  161  23   1  12   82   1   0   34   67  .276  .315  .381  .695         222   0   5   0   1  14
   With TEA       75  238   23   58  15   0   2   19   4   1   26   41  .244  .320  .332  .651          79   4   1   2   1   9
   With BAA       61  204   20   56  20   0   2   22   0   0   24   21  .275  .354  .402  .756          82   0   0   0   1   1
   With TOA       30   90   11   26   3   1   0   11   0   0    8   14  .289  .337  .344  .681          31   0   3   1   0   0
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 MLB Totals      799 1719  205  460 100  10  18  183   8   8  176  217  .268  .335  .369  .704         634   9  14  20   6  42
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 Categories in which this player led his league are indicated in red.

Miscellaneous Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  %L  RC  RC/27  AB  PH PHR  PAvg  E   XTC  XTO  XPct  OSB  OCS SBPct  Pos  Defense  Diff Star
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+
 1981 24 DEA AL  14   11   3.1   4   1   0  .250   0   10    7  .700    0    0  .000  1B   3e5       -10   
 1982 25 DEA AL  24   20   3.0   2   2   0 1.000   5   19   13  .684    0    0  .000  1B   3e7       -54   
 1983 26 DEA AL  17   25   3.6   8   2   0  .250   3   30   18  .600    0    0  .000  1B   3e9       -22   
 1984 27 TOA AL   6   11   4.7   2   0   0  .000   0    7    3  .429    0    0  .000  OF   4(+2)e8   -14   
 1985 28 NYA AL  91    1   5.6   1   0   0  .000   0    1    0  .000    0    0  .000  UT             207   
 1986 29 NYA AL   8   22   3.9  19   6   0  .316   0    0    0  .000    0    0  .000  DH             -88   
 1987 30 NYA AL   5   26   4.9  10   3   1  .300   0    0    0  .000    0    0  .000  DH              -8   
 1988 31 NYA AL   2   18   3.7   5   0   0  .000   0    2    1  .500    0    0  .000  DH             -53   
 1989 32 TEA AL   7   25   3.5   6   0   0  .000   3    6    2  .333    0    0  .000  1B   4e25      -58   
 1990 33 BAA AL  25   30   5.6   3   0   0  .000   3   16    6  .375    0    0  .000  1B   4e5       -19   
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+
  9 Seasons          193   3.9  60  14   1  .233  14   91   50  .549    0    0  .000                 -37   0
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+

HOF Standards: Batting - 4.0 (Average HOFer ~ 50)
HOF Monitor: Batting - 0.0 (Likely HOFer ~ 100)


Traditional Fielding   (completed seasons only)

 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO     A     E   DP    FP    GS    Inn     RF  
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+
 1981 24 DEA AL  1B    45   227    28    0   28  1.000    24   246.1   9.32
                 RF    13    35     0    0    0  1.000    11    98.1   3.20
 1982 25 DEA AL  1B    71   504    59    5   49   .991    58   524.1   9.66
                 RF    11    13     1    0    0  1.000    11    89.0   1.42
                 LF     1     1     0    0    0  1.000     0     2.0   4.50
 1983 26 DEA AL  1B    93   626    49    3   86   .996    64   638.1   9.52
                 RF     2     0     0    0    0   .000     0     4.0   0.00
 1984 27 TOA AL  LF    14    20     1    0    0  1.000    14   118.0   1.60
                 RF     4     4     0    0    0  1.000     3    27.0   1.33
                 1B     2     5     0    0    1  1.000     0     3.0  15.00
 1985 28 NYA AL  1B     2    15     0    0    1  1.000     2    12.0  11.25
                 LF     1     0     0    0    0   .000     1     5.0   0.00
 1986 29 NYA AL  1B     4    17     2    0    3  1.000     2    22.0   7.77
                 RF     2     4     0    0    0  1.000     1    10.0   3.60
                 LF     2     0     0    0    0   .000     0     3.0   0.00
 1987 30 NYA AL  LF     1     0     0    0    0   .000     0     4.0   0.00
                 1B     1     1     1    0    0  1.000     0     1.0  18.00
 1988 31 NYA AL  LF     3     5     0    0    0  1.000     3    23.0   1.96
                 1B     6    22     1    0    6  1.000     1    22.0   9.41
 1989 32 TEA AL  1B    12    92     8    3   12   .971    12   103.0   8.74
                 RF     3     3     0    0    0  1.000     1    10.0   2.70
                 LF     2     1     0    0    0  1.000     1     9.0   1.00
 1990 33 BAA AL  1B    36   302    23    2   24   .994    33   298.0   9.82
                 LF     4     4     0    1    0   .800     3    24.0   1.50
                 RF     3     4     0    0    0  1.000     0     7.0   5.14
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+
                               CAREER TOTALS BY POSITION
                 1B   272  1811   171   13  210   .993   196  1870.0   9.54
                 RF    38    63     1    0    0  1.000    27   245.1   2.35
                 LF    28    31     1    1    0   .970    22   188.0   1.53
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+

Postseason Stats   Postseason Register
 Year Round Tm  Opp  W/L   G  AB  R  H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO   BA   OBP   SLG  SB 
+------------------+-----+--+---+--+--+--+--+--+---+--+--+-----+-----+-----+--+
 1981 ALCS  DEA OAA   L    3   1  0  0  0  0  0   0  1  0  .000  .500  .000  0
+------------------+-----+--+---+--+--+--+--+--+---+--+--+-----+-----+-----+--+


Draft History


Transaction History


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Managers

 Year  Tm    Record  Manager(s)
+----+-----+--------+------------------------------------------------------------+
 1981  DEA   96-66   Dennis Van Langen
 1982  DEA   93-69   Dennis Van Langen
 1983  DEA   90-72   Dennis Van Langen
 1984  TOA   93-69   Alan Boodman
 1985  NYA  100-62   Robert Rescigno
 1986  NYA   85-77   Robert Rescigno
 1987  NYA   76-86   Robert Rescigno
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 1989  TEA   68-94   Mike Rescigno
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