Jeffrey Leonard
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| Jeffrey Leonard | ||
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| Left fielder | ||
| Born: September 22, 1955 | ||
| Batted: Right | Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | ||
| September 2, 1977 for the Los Angeles Dodgers |
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| Final game | ||
| October 3, 1990 for the Seattle Mariners |
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| Career statistics | ||
| Batting average | .266 | |
| Hits | 1342 | |
| RBI | 723 | |
| Teams | ||
| Career highlights and awards | ||
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Jeffrey N. Leonard (born September 22, 1955 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is a former left fielder in Major League Baseball with a 14-year career from 1977 to 1990. He currently resides in San Jose, California. He played for the Los Angeles Dodgers, Houston Astros and San Francisco Giants, all of the National League, and the Milwaukee Brewers and Seattle Mariners, both of the American League. He is currently the manager of the Reno Silver Sox of the Golden Baseball League.
He was selected to the National League All-Star team in 1987 and to the American League All-Star team in 1989.
Nicknamed "HacMan" after the popular video game PacMan, Leonard was known for his "one flap down" routine: running around the bases after hitting a home run with one arm hanging motionless at his side.
Jeffrey Leonard's greatest moment as a player most likely occurred during the 1987 National League Championship Series while with the San Francisco Giants. During the seven game-long series against the St. Louis Cardinals, Leonard had five runs, ten hits, four home runs, five runs batted in, a batting average of .417, and a slugging percentage of .917. For his performance, Leonard was awarded the 1987 NLCS Most Valuable Player Award. It was also during this NLCS that Leonard would draw ire for a "Cadillac" home run trot; the Cardinals felt he took a little too much time rounding the bases on his home runs, thereby showing up the pitcher. He also acquired the nickname "Penitentiary Face" during this series because of his sour demeanor. Ironically, Leonard's Giants would go on to lose that particular NLCS against the Cardinals. To date, Jeffrey Leonard is the last person to be named the Most Valuable Player of a League Championship Series while a member of the losing team.
[edit] Miscellany
- Tied for the California League lead for assists by an outfielder with 13 while playing for the Bakersfield Dodgers in 1976
- Led the Pacific Coast League in hits (183) and batting average (.365) while playing for the Albuquerque Dukes in 1978
[edit] See also
- Top 500 home run hitters of all time
- Hitting for the cycle
- List of sportspeople sanctioned for doping offences
- Inducted in to the Brew Crew Review Hall of Shame in 2008 for his service time as a Milwaukee Brewer.
[edit] External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference
- Retrosheet
| Preceded by Mike Scott |
National League Championship Series MVP 1987 |
Succeeded by Orel Hershiser |
