Leo Posada
| Leo Posada | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Outfielder | |
| Born: April 15, 1936 Havana, Cuba | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| September 21, 1960, for the Kansas City Athletics | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| July 20, 1962, for the Kansas City Athletics | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Batting average | .256 |
| Home runs | 8 |
| Runs batted in | 58 |
| On-base plus slugging | .697 |
| Hits | 109 |
| Teams | |
Template:Spanish name 2 Leopoldo Jesús Posada Hernández (born April 15, 1936 in Havana, Cuba) is a former Major League Baseball outfielder. He played for the Kansas City Athletics from 1960 through 1962. After his retirement as a player, he served as a minor league manager.
Career
Posada was signed as undrafted amateur free agent by the Milwaukee Braves in 1954. In 1956, he was selected by the Kansas City Athletics from the Braves in the minor league draft.
Posada played for the Athletics from 1960 to 1962. On August 3, 1962, he was traded by the Athletics with Dale Willis and Bill Kunkel to Braves for Orlando Peña. Posada continued to play in the minor leagues until 1969.
In 1975, Posada served as manager of the Class A Fort Lauderdale Yankees[1] of the Florida State League.[2]
Family
Posada's brother, Jorge Posada, Sr., was a scout for the Colorado Rockies. His nephew, Jorge Posada, Jr., is a retired catcher who played with the New York Yankees for 17 years.[3]
See also
References
- ^ Baseball-Reference.com
- ^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007
- ^ "Leo Posada". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2011-09-27.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors), or Retrosheet, or Pura Pelota
- 1936 births
- Living people
- Abilene Blue Sox players
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- Fort Lauderdale Yankees managers
- Hawaii Islanders players
- Houston Astros scouts
- Kansas City Athletics players
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