Player Report for #3 Buck Leonard

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Saturday, September 28th, 1940

AB	359
HR	16
RBI	60
AVG	.267
OPS	.849

Name:	Buck Leonard	Contract:	Major League Contract
Nickname:		Salary:	$142,370
Birthday:	09-08-1907	Signed Through:	1941 Season
Age:	33	Years of Major League Service:	12 Years, 155 Days
Born in:	Unknown	Major League Service Days this Year:	168 Days
Nationality:	American
Height:	6' 2"	Years on 40-Man Roster:	12 Years, 155 Days
Weight:	207 lbs	Years of Pro Service:	13 Years
		Arbitration Eligibility:	Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Position:	1B	Minor League Option Years:	3 option years left
Bats:	Left
Throws:	Left	Contract Extension	-
Status:	Completely Rested	Drafted	-
Morale:	Great	Local Popularity (National)	Popular (Well Known)

Pittsburgh

Pirates

MLB

Batting Ratings (OSA)

Running & Bunting Ratings		Fielding Ratings
Running Speed:	4	First Base 4
Stealing Ability:	7
Baserunning Instincts:	7
Sacrifice Bunt:	6
Bunt for Hit:	1
Hitter Type:	Normal

Game Log, Last 10 Games
Date	Opponent	Result	AB	R	H	BI	HR	BB	K	SB
09-27-1940	PHI	Win, 6-1	2	1	0	1	0	1	1	0
09-26-1940	PHI	Loss, 3-7	3	1	1	0	0	2	0	0
09-25-1940	@ BRO	Loss, 10-11	4	1	1	0	0	2	0	0
09-24-1940	@ BRO	Win, 7-1	5	1	2	1	0	0	0	0
09-23-1940	@ BRO	Win, 8-1	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
09-22-1940	@ BSN	Loss, 7-10	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
09-21-1940	@ BSN	Loss, 8-9	5	1	2	0	0	0	0	0
09-20-1940	@ BSN	Win, 6-5	4	1	0	0	0	1	2	0
09-18-1940	CHN	Win, 5-1	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	0
09-17-1940	CHN	Win, 6-5	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Major League Baseball 1940 Batting Stats

Batting	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	TAVG	ISO	VORP
Overall	100	359	96	21	3	16	60	76	59	27	.267	.373	.476	.849	.867	.209	19.6
Batting	GS	PA	HP	IW	CI	GDP	SH	SF	TB	EBH	SB	CS	SB%	RC	RC/27
Overall	90	424	3	2	0	7	0	3	171	40	3	1	75.0	67.1	6.61
Batting		AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SF	SH	HP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
Versus Left		122	30	5	2	3	15	18	15	4	1	0	0	.246	.326	.393	.720
Versus Right		237	66	16	1	13	45	58	44	23	2	0	3	.278	.395	.519	.914
Batting		AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SF	SH	HP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
This Week		23	5	1	0	0	2	5	5	1	1	0	1	.217	.367	.261	.628
Last Week		25	5	1	0	0	1	3	2	3	0	0	0	.200	.259	.240	.499
April		50	15	5	0	1	11	5	5	5	0	0	0	.300	.364	.460	.824
May		88	22	3	2	4	13	19	14	1	2	0	1	.250	.352	.466	.818
June		63	20	6	0	5	11	17	11	7	0	0	1	.317	.427	.651	1.077
August		61	16	3	0	4	14	11	8	6	0	0	0	.262	.348	.508	.856
September		97	23	4	1	2	11	24	21	8	1	0	1	.237	.375	.361	.736
Spring Training		62	15	2	1	4	11	8	9	8	1	0	0	.242	.333	.500	.833
Last Year		554	121	21	5	18	71	84	81	54	3	0	2	.218	.319	.372	.691
2 Years Ago		505	148	27	2	22	105	82	66	47	10	0	1	.293	.369	.485	.855
Career		6737	1920	341	61	310	1247	1211	1010	492	71	3	47	.285	.379	.492	.870
Home		169	38	7	1	8	28	31	27	11	2	0	1	.225	.332	.420	.752
Road		190	58	14	2	8	32	45	32	16	1	0	2	.305	.409	.526	.935
Grass		359	96	21	3	16	60	76	59	27	3	0	3	.267	.373	.476	.849
Day		103	30	1	1	6	18	23	14	8	0	0	0	.291	.376	.495	.871
Night		256	66	20	2	10	42	53	45	19	3	0	3	.258	.371	.469	.840
Pinch Hitting		9	1	1	0	0	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	.111	.200	.222	.422
Close/Late		88	23	5	1	5	18	20	17	9	0	0	1	.261	.387	.511	.898
Inning 1-3		116	31	10	2	5	22	22	19	10	3	0	2	.267	.371	.517	.889
Inning 4-6		117	28	4	0	4	14	20	15	7	0	0	0	.239	.326	.376	.702
Inning 7-9		121	36	7	1	6	22	32	23	8	0	0	1	.298	.414	.521	.934
Extra Innings		5	1	0	0	1	2	2	2	2	0	0	0	.200	.429	.800	1.229
0 Outs		114	30	8	0	5	17	35	25	5	1	0	1	.263	.397	.465	.862
1 Outs		102	24	2	1	4	15	24	22	8	2	0	0	.235	.365	.392	.757
2 Outs		143	42	11	2	7	28	17	12	14	0	0	2	.294	.357	.545	.902
Scoring Position		110	27	8	1	4	42	19	18	7	3	0	2	.245	.353	.445	.799
Bases Empty		171	46	8	1	10	10	38	28	15	0	0	0	.269	.372	.503	.875
Runner on 1st		78	23	5	1	2	8	19	13	5	0	0	1	.295	.402	.462	.864
Runner on 2nd		39	14	4	1	3	14	6	4	4	0	0	0	.359	.419	.744	1.162
Runner on 3rd		19	3	1	0	0	5	3	4	1	0	0	1	.158	.333	.211	.544
Runner on 1st & 2nd		22	3	1	0	0	3	3	5	1	0	0	0	.136	.296	.182	.478
Runner on 1st & 3rd		12	2	2	0	0	5	3	4	1	1	0	0	.167	.353	.333	.686
Runner on 2nd & 3rd		6	1	0	0	0	3	2	0	0	1	0	1	.167	.250	.167	.417
Bases Loaded		12	4	0	0	1	12	2	1	0	1	0	0	.333	.357	.583	.940
Two Strikes		138	31	9	1	5	16	29	30	27	2	0	1	.225	.363	.413	.776
First Pitch		62	17	3	0	1	9	8	0	0	1	0	0	.274	.270	.371	.641
Count 0-1		24	7	3	0	1	9	2	0	0	0	0	0	.292	.292	.542	.833
Count 0-2		22	7	3	0	0	3	2	0	3	0	0	1	.318	.348	.455	.802
Count 1-0		44	16	1	0	3	8	8	0	0	0	0	0	.364	.364	.591	.955
Count 1-1		41	8	2	1	3	7	7	0	0	0	0	1	.195	.214	.512	.726
Count 1-2		43	11	4	0	1	6	5	0	10	1	0	0	.256	.250	.419	.669
Count 2-0		14	4	1	0	2	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	.286	.286	.786	1.071
Count 2-1		26	9	2	1	1	8	5	0	0	0	0	1	.346	.370	.615	.986
Count 2-2		45	6	0	0	1	1	3	0	10	0	0	0	.133	.133	.200	.333
Count 3-0		1	0	0	0	0	0	7	14	0	0	0	0	.000	.933	.000	.933
Count 3-1		9	4	0	0	0	0	7	15	0	0	0	0	.444	.792	.444	1.236
Full Count		28	7	2	1	3	6	19	30	4	1	0	0	.250	.627	.714	1.341
Behind in Count		89	25	10	0	2	18	9	0	13	1	0	1	.281	.286	.461	.746
Ahead in Count		94	33	4	1	6	19	30	29	0	0	0	1	.351	.508	.606	1.114

Career Batting Stats

Year/Team/League	Age	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	HP	SF	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	VORP
1928 Total - MLB	20	118	403	126	23	5	22	84	70	54	3	0	33	2	0	.313	.398	.558	.956	0.0
1929 Total - MLB	21	118	403	126	23	5	22	84	70	54	3	0	33	2	0	.313	.398	.558	.956	0.0
1930 Chicago (A) - MLB	22	148	577	170	34	6	17	74	100	82	3	7	35	2	2	.295	.381	.463	.844	29.6
1931 Chicago (A) - MLB	23	148	595	210	39	5	38	150	128	76	6	6	34	3	0	.353	.428	.627	1.054	93.0
1932 Chicago (A) - MLB	24	152	588	186	30	7	31	138	122	98	7	6	29	10	2	.316	.416	.549	.966	67.7
1933 Chicago (A) - MLB	25	71	273	60	5	2	11	49	37	35	2	6	19	1	2	.220	.307	.374	.681	1.9
1933 St. Louis (N) - MLB	25	78	252	61	11	1	11	46	28	34	1	3	15	4	0	.242	.331	.425	.756	9.6
1933 Total - MLB	25	149	525	121	16	3	22	95	65	69	3	9	34	5	2	.230	.318	.398	.717	11.4
1934 St. Louis (N) - MLB	26	150	554	146	30	8	28	102	111	107	2	8	39	15	1	.264	.380	.498	.878	37.1
1935 Pittsburgh - MLB	27	149	568	168	25	4	31	104	115	87	5	4	37	3	1	.296	.392	.518	.909	44.5
1936 Pittsburgh - MLB	28	149	540	152	30	6	18	76	87	89	5	4	35	6	2	.281	.386	.459	.845	23.5
1937 Pittsburgh - MLB	29	151	566	150	22	2	25	104	101	88	4	11	55	7	2	.265	.362	.443	.805	17.8
1938 Pittsburgh - MLB	30	146	505	148	27	2	22	105	82	66	1	10	47	14	6	.293	.369	.485	.855	23.7
1939 Pittsburgh - MLB	31	151	554	121	21	5	18	71	84	81	2	3	54	10	2	.218	.319	.372	.691	-21.4
1940 Pittsburgh - MLB	32	100	359	96	21	3	16	60	76	59	3	3	27	3	1	.267	.373	.476	.849	19.6
Total MLB		1829	6737	1920	341	61	310	1247	1211	1010	47	71	492	82	21	.285	.379	.492	.870	346.5

Career Minor League Batting Stats

Year/Team/League

Age

RBI

AVG

OBP

SLG

OPS

VORP

Career Postseason Batting Stats

Year/Team/League	Age	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	HP	SF	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	VORP
1933 St. Louis (N) - MLB	25	4	15	4	0	1	0	0	3	1	0	0	0	1	0	.267	.313	.400	.713	0.0
1934 St. Louis (N) - MLB	26	7	27	10	2	1	2	6	6	3	0	0	0	0	1	.370	.433	.741	1.174	0.0
Total MLB		11	42	14	2	2	2	6	9	4	0	0	0	1	1	.333	.391	.619	1.010	0.0

Career Fielding Stats

Year/Team/League	POS	G	GS	PO	A	DP	TC	E	PCT	INN	RANGE	PB	RSTA	RTO	RTO%
1928 - ML	1B	104	0	928	65	83	1001	8	.992	832.0	10.74
1929 - ML	1B	104	0	928	65	83	1001	8	.992	832.0	10.74
1930 Chicago (A) - ML	1B	148	148	1747	115	121	1877	15	.992	1307.1	12.82
1931 Chicago (A) - ML	1B	148	148	1869	117	128	2008	22	.989	1338.1	13.36
1932 Chicago (A) - ML	1B	152	152	1832	108	135	1965	25	.987	1353.2	12.90
1933 St. Louis (N) - ML	1B	70	68	729	36	46	772	7	.991	597.2	11.52
1933 Chicago (A) - ML	1B	71	71	892	43	78	947	12	.987	644.0	13.07
1934 St. Louis (N) - ML	1B	150	150	1637	109	107	1767	21	.988	1352.0	11.62
1935 Pittsburgh - ML	1B	149	149	1509	99	137	1634	26	.984	1320.1	10.96
1936 Pittsburgh - ML	1B	137	136	1416	98	110	1532	18	.988	1218.2	11.18
1937 Pittsburgh - ML	1B	151	151	1663	110	137	1792	19	.989	1346.1	11.85
1938 Pittsburgh - ML	1B	130	124	1374	78	120	1474	22	.985	1110.2	11.77
1939 Pittsburgh - ML	1B	148	146	1440	107	128	1567	20	.987	1299.2	10.71
1940 Pittsburgh - ML	1B	93	90	905	43	74	962	14	.985	817.1	10.44

Player History
01-02-1930	Drafted in the 1930 inaugural draft (Round 2, Pick 7, 23rd overall Pick) by the Chicago (A) White Sox.
04-28-1930	Wins the MLB AL Player of the Week Award.
06-30-1930	Was selected to the 1930 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
11-08-1930	Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $32,843 through arbitration.
01-01-1931	SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 8 (7); Power: 8 (8); Eye: 7 (7).
04-20-1931	Goes 5-5 against the New York (A) Yankees, with 1 2B, 1 HR, 1 RBI and 1 R.
04-27-1931	Wins the MLB AL Player of the Week Award.
05-01-1931	Wins the MLB AL Batter of the Month Award.
06-30-1931	Was selected to the 1931 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
07-01-1931	Wins the MLB AL Batter of the Month Award.
07-13-1931	Wins the MLB AL Player of the Week Award.
07-27-1931	Wins the MLB AL Player of the Week Award.
08-01-1931	Wins the MLB AL Batter of the Month Award.
08-10-1931	Wins the MLB AL Player of the Week Award.
09-01-1931	Wins the MLB AL Batter of the Month Award.
09-07-1931	Wins the MLB AL Player of the Week Award.
09-29-1931	Wins the Major League Baseball triple-crown!!
10-26-1931	Wins the 1931 MLB AL Gold Glove Award at 1B.
10-29-1931	Wins the 1931 MLB AL Most Valuable Player Award.
11-05-1931	Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $48,278 through arbitration.
01-01-1932	SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 8 (7); Power: 8 (8); Eye: 7 (7).
06-30-1932	Was selected to the 1932 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
07-01-1932	Wins the MLB AL Batter of the Month Award.
09-10-1932	Goes 5-5 against the Detroit Tigers, with 1 3B, 0 RBI and 3 R.
10-29-1932	Wins the 1932 MLB AL Gold Glove Award at 1B.
11-01-1932	Wins the 1932 MLB AL Most Valuable Player Award.
11-08-1932	Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $39,390 through arbitration.
12-12-1932	Signed a 2-year contract extension worth a total of $159,760 with the Chicago (A) White Sox organization.
01-01-1933	SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (7); Power: 8 (8); Eye: 7 (7).
07-01-1933	Was traded by the Chicago (A) White Sox to the St. Louis (N) Cardinals, along with 2B B. Whitehead, in exchange for SP J. Vander Meer, 1B P. Weintraub, a 1st draft pick, a 2nd draft pick.
01-01-1934	SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (7); Power: 8 (8); Eye: 7 (7).
04-04-1934	Injured (strained hamstring muscle), out for one week.
11-01-1934	Was traded by the St. Louis (N) Cardinals to the Pittsburgh Pirates, along with LF G. Walker, SP T. Freitas, C C. Berry, in exchange for RF B. Herman, LF H. Manush, C J. Gibson, SP C. Devens.
11-23-1934	Signed a 3-year contract extension worth a total of $310,910 with the Pittsburgh Pirates organization.
01-01-1935	SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 6 (7); Power: 8 (8); Eye: 7 (8).
06-17-1935	Wins the MLB NL Player of the Week Award.
06-30-1935	Was selected to the 1935 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
07-01-1935	Wins the MLB NL Batter of the Month Award.
01-01-1936	SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (7); Power: 8 (8); Eye: 7 (8).
01-01-1937	SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 6 (7); Power: 8 (8); Eye: 7 (9).
06-30-1937	Was selected to the 1937 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
09-05-1937	Collects his 1000th career Major League Baseball RBI!
01-01-1938	SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 6 (7); Power: 8 (8); Eye: 8 (9).
06-29-1938	Scores his 1000th career Major League Baseball run!
07-18-1938	Wins the MLB NL Player of the Week Award.
10-02-1938	Signed a 3-year contract extension worth a total of $417,110 with the Pittsburgh Pirates organization.
01-01-1939	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 6 (7); Power: 8 (8); Eye: 8 (9).
01-01-1940	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 6 (6); Power: 8 (8); Eye: 8 (9).
06-03-1940	Hits his 300th career Major League Baseball home run!
06-17-1940	Wins the MLB NL Player of the Week Award.
06-19-1940	Injured (strained posterior cruciate ligament), out for 8 weeks.

Leader Boards Appearances

Year	GS	Rank
1931	148	5
1932	152	1
1934	150	6
1935	149	3
1937	151	2

Year	PA	Rank
1930	669	9
1931	683	5
1932	701	1
1934	671	10
1935	664	8
1937	669	6

Year	AB	Rank
1931	595	9
1932	588	10

Year	H	Rank
1931	210	2
1932	186	9

Year	TB	Rank
1930	267	10
1931	373	1
1932	323	2
1934	276	9
1935	294	7
1937	251	10

Year	2B	Rank
1931	39	7

Year	3B	Rank
1930	6	10
1934	8	10

Year	HR	Rank
1930	17	5
1931	38	1
1932	31	1
1933	11	7
1934	28	3
1935	31	2
1937	25	3
1938	22	4
1939	18	9

Year	RBI	Rank
1931	150	1
1932	138	1
1934	102	8
1935	104	7
1937	104	2
1938	105	4

Year	R	Rank
1930	100	8
1931	128	1
1932	122	2
1934	111	6
1935	115	3
1937	101	6

Year	BB	Rank
1930	82	5
1931	76	10
1932	98	4
1934	107	2
1935	87	5
1936	89	5
1937	88	5

Year	IBB	Rank
1934	14	3
1935	8	7
1936	8	6

Year	HP	Rank
1931	6	3
1932	7	5
1935	5	9
1936	5	4
1937	4	8

Year	SF	Rank
1934	8	4
1937	11	1
1938	10	2

Year	EBH	Rank
1931	82	1
1932	68	2
1934	66	3
1935	60	8

Year	AVG	Rank
1931	.353	1

Year	OBP	Rank
1931	.428	2
1932	.416	5
1935	.392	9
1936	.386	9

Year	SLG	Rank
1931	.627	1
1932	.549	1
1934	.498	6
1935	.518	8
1937	.443	10
1938	.485	6

Year	RC	Rank
1930	104.83	8
1931	157.53	1
1932	139.47	1
1934	107.45	8
1935	118.06	8
1936	98.60	10
1937	99.33	6

Year	RC/27	Rank
1931	10.27	1
1932	8.86	1
1935	7.61	9
1937	6.15	8

Year	ISO	Rank
1930	.168	8
1931	.274	1
1932	.233	1
1934	.235	3
1935	.222	3
1937	.178	5
1938	.192	5

Year	TAVG	Rank
1931	1.123	1
1932	1.045	2
1934	.930	7
1935	.937	8
1937	.824	7
1938	.867	9

Year	OPS	Rank
1931	1.054	1
1932	.966	1
1934	.878	9
1935	.909	8
1937	.805	10
1938	.855	8

Year	VORP	Rank
1931	93.0	1
1932	67.7	2