Dennis Leonard

Dennis Leonard
Dennis Leonard
	Pitcher
	Born: May 8, 1951 (age 73); Brooklyn, New York
	Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
	September 4, 1974, for the Kansas City Royals
Last MLB appearance
	September 27, 1986, for the Kansas City Royals
MLB statistics
Win–loss record	144–106
Earned run average	3.70
Strikeouts	1,323
Teams
	Kansas City Royals (1974–1986);
Career highlights and awards
	AL wins leader (1977); Kansas City Royals Hall of Fame;

Dennis Patrick Leonard (born May 8, 1951) is a former pitcher for the Kansas City Royals in the late 1970s and early 1980s. He retired in 1986 due to injuries.

Born in Brooklyn, Leonard attended Oceanside High School on Long Island, then played college baseball for and graduated from Iona College. In 1975, his first full year with the Royals, he achieved a 15-7 record.

Leonard later recorded three 20-win seasons, to become the only pitcher in Royals history to do it.^[1] Besides, he started nine post-season games for the Royals between 1976 and 1981, ending with a record of 3-5, including a 1-1 record in the 1980 World Series against the Philadelphia Phillies.^[2]

From 1975 to 1981, Leonard won 130 games, the most by any right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball.

Towards the end of his career, Leonard missed most of the remaining seasons due to knee injuries. His final season was in 1986, where he ended up with an 8-13 record.^[3] Besides his rookie season of 1974, this was the only time he had a losing record. At the end of the 1986 season he retired as a player.

Leonard finished his career leading the Royals all-time list in complete games (103) and shutouts (23) and he was second in wins (144). He also held the club's single-season bests in starts (40), complete games (21) and innings pitched (294.2) and strikeouts (244).

References

^ Dennis Leonard Q&A: Righty a long-time participant in Royals caravan. The Topeka Capital-Journal. Article posted on January 13, 2013.
^ Baseball Reference
^ "Briefs". Spokane Chronicle. 24 December 1986. p. C2. Retrieved 7 July 2010. ^{[dead link]}

External links

Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)

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[1] Dennis Leonard Q&A: Righty a long-time participant in Royals caravan. The Topeka Capital-Journal. Article posted on January 13, 2013.

[2] Baseball Reference

[3] "Briefs". Spokane Chronicle. 24 December 1986. p. C2. Retrieved 7 July 2010. ^{[dead link]}

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