Les Peden
Leslie Earl Peden "Gooch"
Born: September 17, 1923
Azle, TX US
Deceased: February 11, 2002
Jacksonville, FL US
Primary Position: Catcher
All Position(s) Played: 1B, 3B, OF, P
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 212
Career: 1947-1964
Major League Statistics
Les Peden compiled a career batting average of .300 with 245 home runs and 871 RBI in his 1737-game career with the Des Moines Bruins, Fayetteville Cubs, Nashville Vols, Springfield Cubs, Los Angeles Angels, Shreveport Sports, Little Rock Travelers, Portland Beavers, San Diego Padres and Quincy Gems. He began playing during the 1947 season and last took the field during the 1964 campaign.
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Pitching:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | AA | SOUA | Little Rock Travelers | 0 | 1 | .000 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1962 | AAA | PCL | Portland Beavers | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1964 | A | MIDW | Quincy Gems | 0 | 1 | .000 | 11.12 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 17.0 | 31 | 24 | 21 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |||
| Totals | 0 | 2 | .000 | 10.50 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18.0 | 32 | 24 | 21 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Batting:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 | A | WL3 | Des Moines Bruins | 124 | 548 | 486 | 107 | 157 | 33 | 7 | 18 | 106 | 5 | 53 | 38 | .323 | .396 | .531 | .927 | 258 | 6 | 3 | ||||
| 1948 | B | TRIS5 | Fayetteville Cubs | 107 | 386 | 386 | 131 | 26 | 2 | 24 | .339 | .339 | .604 | .943 | 233 | |||||||||||
| 1948 | AA | SOUA | Nashville Vols | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 1949 | A | WL3 | Des Moines Bruins | 127 | 544 | 471 | 74 | 147 | 29 | 3 | 22 | 102 | 2 | 57 | 62 | .312 | .399 | .527 | .925 | 248 | 11 | 5 | ||||
| 1950 | AAA | IL | Springfield Cubs | 85 | 291 | 268 | 32 | 80 | 14 | 0 | 8 | 41 | 0 | 16 | 29 | .299 | .345 | .440 | .785 | 118 | 3 | 4 | ||||
| 1951 | AAA | PCL | Los Angeles Angels | 117 | 446 | 402 | 42 | 100 | 15 | 0 | 11 | 54 | 1 | 28 | 42 | .249 | .306 | .368 | .674 | 148 | 5 | 11 | ||||
| 1952 | Open | PCL | Los Angeles Angels | 153 | 583 | 527 | 62 | 147 | 18 | 1 | 18 | 71 | 0 | 43 | 47 | .279 | .336 | .419 | .755 | 221 | 2 | 11 | ||||
| 1953 | Open | PCL | Los Angeles Angels | 100 | 382 | 340 | 33 | 91 | 16 | 2 | 11 | 55 | 0 | 30 | 35 | .268 | .340 | .424 | .763 | 144 | 14 | 7 | 5 | |||
| 1954 | A | WL3 | Des Moines Bruins | 131 | 445 | 445 | 138 | 30 | 1 | 26 | .310 | .310 | .557 | .867 | 248 | |||||||||||
| 1955 | AA | TL | Shreveport Sports | 33 | 108 | 92 | 11 | 23 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 11 | .250 | .330 | .413 | .743 | 38 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 1955 | A | WL3 | Des Moines Bruins | 52 | 185 | 155 | 24 | 45 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 34 | 0 | 25 | 14 | .290 | .384 | .458 | .842 | 71 | 1 | 0 | 4 | |||
| 1956 | AA | TL | Shreveport Sports | 137 | 539 | 464 | 61 | 131 | 22 | 1 | 23 | 88 | 2 | 2 | 61 | 53 | .282 | .365 | .483 | .848 | 224 | 4 | 2 | 8 | ||
| 1957 | AA | SOUA | Little Rock Travelers | 134 | 480 | 431 | 59 | 128 | 21 | 0 | 15 | 81 | 0 | 36 | 48 | .297 | .354 | .450 | .804 | 194 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 4 | ||
| 1958 | AA | SOUA | Little Rock Travelers | 133 | 525 | 458 | 67 | 153 | 29 | 3 | 26 | 88 | 1 | 59 | 46 | .334 | .412 | .581 | .993 | 266 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | ||
| 1959 | AA | SOUA | Shreveport Sports | 82 | 281 | 237 | 38 | 71 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 34 | 0 | 41 | 23 | .300 | .404 | .468 | .872 | 111 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | ||
| 1960 | AA | SOUA | Shreveport Sports | 83 | 267 | 217 | 31 | 71 | 14 | 0 | 11 | 46 | 2 | 48 | 31 | .327 | .447 | .544 | .991 | 118 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11 | ||
| 1961 | AA | SOUA | Shreveport Sports | 73 | 206 | 184 | 21 | 52 | 12 | 0 | 7 | 31 | 0 | 21 | 24 | .283 | .359 | .462 | .821 | 85 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 1962 | AAA | PCL | Portland Beavers | 47 | 122 | 111 | 10 | 39 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 16 | .351 | .410 | .577 | .986 | 64 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1963 | AAA | PCL | (+) Portland Beavers | 50 | 89 | 76 | 6 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13 | .250 | .360 | .487 | .846 | 37 | |||||
| 1963 | AAA | PCL | (+) San Diego Padres | 50 | 89 | 76 | 6 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13 | .250 | .360 | .487 | .846 | 37 | |||||
| 1964 | A | MIDW | Quincy Gems | 15 | 27 | 24 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | .208 | .296 | .417 | .713 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 1737 | 6368 | 5701 | 678 | 1709 | 315 | 20 | 245 | 871 | 14 | 2 | 542 | 525 | .300 | .364 | .491 | .855 | 2799 | 29 | 50 | 53 | 22 | 31 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G | PB | SB | CS | CS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 | A | WL3 | Des Moines Bruins | 1B | 14 | 127 | 5 | 3 | 10 | .978 | 9.429 | ||||
| 1947 | A | WL3 | Des Moines Bruins | 3B | 105 | 116 | 236 | 21 | 17 | .944 | 3.352 | ||||
| 1949 | A | WL3 | Des Moines Bruins | C | 94 | 477 | 69 | 7 | 14 | .987 | 5.809 | 11 | |||
| 1949 | A | WL3 | Des Moines Bruins | OF | 23 | 28 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.348 | ||||
| 1949 | A | WL3 | Des Moines Bruins | 3B | 14 | 9 | 26 | 3 | 2 | .921 | 2.500 | ||||
| 1950 | AAA | IL | Springfield Cubs | C | 71 | 256 | 45 | 7 | 3 | .977 | 4.239 | 10 | |||
| 1951 | AAA | PCL | Los Angeles Angels | OF | 7 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.429 | ||||
| 1951 | AAA | PCL | Los Angeles Angels | 3B | 6 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 2.000 | ||||
| 1951 | AAA | PCL | Los Angeles Angels | C | 103 | 438 | 70 | 4 | 13 | .992 | 4.932 | 8 | |||
| 1952 | Open | PCL | Los Angeles Angels | OF | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .500 | ||||
| 1952 | Open | PCL | Los Angeles Angels | C | 148 | 646 | 111 | 7 | 16 | .991 | 5.115 | 13 | |||
| 1953 | Open | PCL | Los Angeles Angels | C | 85 | 356 | 49 | 8 | 6 | .981 | 4.765 | 5 | 16 | 100.0 | |
| 1953 | Open | PCL | Los Angeles Angels | OF | 7 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .900 | 1.286 | ||||
| 1953 | Open | PCL | Los Angeles Angels | 3B | 6 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 2.500 | ||||
| 1955 | AA | TL | Shreveport Sports | C | 29 | 134 | 13 | 4 | 2 | .974 | 5.069 | 2 | |||
| 1955 | A | WL3 | Des Moines Bruins | 3B | 23 | 20 | 37 | 3 | 6 | .950 | 2.478 | ||||
| 1955 | A | WL3 | Des Moines Bruins | C | 18 | 72 | 14 | 1 | 4 | .989 | 4.778 | 6 | |||
| 1956 | AA | TL | Shreveport Sports | C | 125 | 564 | 80 | 7 | 8 | .989 | 5.152 | 6 | |||
| 1957 | AA | SOUA | Little Rock Travelers | C | 108 | 639 | 43 | 10 | 7 | .986 | 6.315 | 14 | |||
| 1957 | AA | SOUA | Little Rock Travelers | 3B | 10 | 13 | 21 | 1 | 2 | .971 | 3.400 | ||||
| 1958 | AA | SOUA | Little Rock Travelers | C | 96 | 432 | 56 | 6 | 6 | .988 | 5.083 | 22 | |||
| 1958 | AA | SOUA | Little Rock Travelers | 3B | 27 | 27 | 39 | 7 | 5 | .904 | 2.444 | ||||
| 1958 | AA | SOUA | Little Rock Travelers | P | 1 | .000 | |||||||||
| 1959 | AA | SOUA | Shreveport Sports | C | 61 | 265 | 45 | 4 | 10 | .987 | 5.082 | 9 | |||
| 1959 | AA | SOUA | Shreveport Sports | OF | 12 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .750 | ||||
| 1960 | AA | SOUA | Shreveport Sports | C | 63 | 232 | 32 | 4 | 1 | .985 | 4.190 | 8 | |||
| 1961 | AA | SOUA | Shreveport Sports | C | 40 | 217 | 16 | 2 | 3 | .991 | 5.825 | 6 | |||
| 1962 | AAA | PCL | Portland Beavers | 3B | 24 | 17 | 25 | 6 | 4 | .875 | 1.750 | ||||
| 1962 | AAA | PCL | Portland Beavers | P | 1 | .000 | |||||||||
| 1964 | A | MIDW | Quincy Gems | P | 7 | .000 | |||||||||
| Totals | 1330 | 5120 | 1056 | 116 | 142 | .982 | 4.644 | 120 | 0 | 16 | 100.0 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 | A | Western League | Des Moines Bruins | CHN | ||
| 1948 | B | Tri-State League | Fayetteville Cubs | CHN | ||
| 1948 | AA | Southern League | Nashville Vols | CHN | ||
| 1949 | A | Western League | Des Moines Bruins | CHN | ||
| 1950 | AAA | International League | Springfield Cubs | CHN | ||
| 1951 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Los Angeles Angels | CHN | ||
| 1952 | Open | Pacific Coast League | Los Angeles Angels | CHN | ||
| 1953 | Open | Pacific Coast League | Los Angeles Angels | CHN | ||
| 1954 | A | Western League | Des Moines Bruins | CHN | ||
| 1955 | A | Western League | Des Moines Bruins | CHN | ||
| 1955 | AA | Texas League | Shreveport Sports | |||
| 1956 | AA | Texas League | Shreveport Sports | |||
| 1957 | AA | Southern Association | Little Rock Travelers | KC1 | ||
| 1958 | AA | Southern Association | Little Rock Travelers | KC1 | ||
| 1959 | AA | Southern Association | Shreveport Sports | KC1 | ||
| 1960 | AA | Southern Association | Shreveport Sports | KC1 | ||
| 1961 | AA | Southern Association | Shreveport Sports | KC1 | ||
| 1962 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Portland Beavers | KC1 | ||
| 1963 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | San Diego Padres | CIN | ||
| 1963 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Portland Beavers | KC1 | ||
| 1964 | A | Midwest League | Quincy Gems |
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