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DENNIS LEONARD (Franchise player
#0096 - 1974-10)
Position:
P |

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Dennis Patrick Leonard
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1", Weight: 190 lb.
College: Iona
Born: May 8, 1951 in Brooklyn, NY |
Acquired:
June 6, 1972:
Drafted by the Kansas City Royals in the 2nd Round of the 1972 Amateur
Draft
Released:
December 22, 1986 |
MLB Debut: September 4,
1974
Final MLB Game: September 27, 1986 |
Royals Debut: September
4, 1974
Final Royals Game: September
27, 1986 |
Member
of the Kansas City Royals Hall of Fame - Class of 1989 |
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Awards
& Achievements |
Royals
Pitcher of the Month: July 1975, May 1976, June 1977, July 1977,
September 1979, September 1980, May 1981, September 1981, April 1986 |
Royals
Pitcher of the Year: 1975, 1977, 1979 |
All-American
League Team: 1976 (UPI) |
AL Player of the Week: August 31,
1975 |
3-time 20 Game
Winner (1977, 1978, 1980) |
Finished 4th in Cy Young Award
voting in 1977 |
Winner of 1986
Hutch Award |
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Statistics
with the Royals (led
team in bold) (led
league in red) |
Year |
W |
L |
G |
GS |
CG |
SHO |
SV |
IP |
H |
R |
ER |
HR |
BB |
SO |
ERA |
1974 |
0 |
4 |
5 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
22.0 |
28 |
15 |
13 |
0 |
12 |
8 |
5.32 |
1975 |
15 |
7 |
32 |
30 |
8 |
0 |
0 |
212.1 |
212 |
98 |
89 |
18 |
90 |
146 |
3.77 |
1976 |
17 |
10 |
35 |
34 |
16 |
2 |
0 |
259.0 |
247 |
113 |
101 |
16 |
70 |
150 |
3.51 |
1977 |
20 |
12 |
38 |
37 |
21 |
5 |
1 |
292.2 |
246 |
117 |
99 |
18 |
79 |
244 |
3.04 |
1978 |
21 |
17 |
40 |
40 |
20 |
4 |
0 |
294.2 |
283 |
125 |
109 |
27 |
78 |
183 |
3.33 |
1979 |
14 |
12 |
32 |
32 |
12 |
5 |
0 |
236.0 |
226 |
117 |
107 |
33 |
56 |
126 |
4.08 |
1980 |
20 |
11 |
38 |
38 |
9 |
3 |
0 |
280.1 |
271 |
127 |
118 |
30 |
80 |
155 |
3.79 |
1981 |
13 |
11 |
26 |
26 |
9 |
2 |
0 |
201.2 |
202 |
79 |
67 |
15 |
41 |
107 |
2.99 |
1982 |
10 |
6 |
21 |
21 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
130.2 |
145 |
82 |
74 |
20 |
46 |
58 |
5.10 |
1983 |
6 |
3 |
10 |
10 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
63.0 |
69 |
29 |
26 |
3 |
19 |
31 |
3.71 |
1984 |
On Disabled List
(Torn Left Knee Tendon) |
1985 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2.0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0.00 |
1986 |
8 |
13 |
33 |
30 |
5 |
2 |
0 |
192.2 |
207 |
106 |
95 |
22 |
51 |
114 |
4.44 |
Career |
144 |
106 |
312 |
302 |
103 |
23 |
1 |
2187.0 |
2137 |
1008 |
898 |
202 |
622 |
1323 |
3.70 |
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For
complete stats, go to Baseball-Reference.com's Dennis Leonard page
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Notes |
Pitched for the Fort
Myers Sun Sox in the Senior Professional Baseball Association in
1989. He went 4-1 with a 4.76 ERA. |
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