Leo Cristante
Dante Leo Cristante
Born: December 10, 1926
Detroit, MI US
Deceased: August 24, 1977
Dearborn, MI US
Primary Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 195
Career: 1947-1959
Major League Statistics
Leo Cristante compiled a career record of 107 wins and 91 losses and a 3.71 ERA in his 392-game pitching career with the Terre Haute Phillies, Utica Blue Sox, Wilmington Blue Rocks, Baltimore Orioles, Tulsa Oilers, Atlanta Crackers, Buffalo Bisons, Montreal Royals and St. Paul Saints. He began playing during the 1947 season and last took the field during the 1959 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 | A | EL | Utica Blue Sox | 11 | 9 | .550 | 3.65 | 29 | 21 | 170.0 | 163 | 80 | 69 | 90 | |||||||||||
| 1949 | A | EL | Utica Blue Sox | 5 | 14 | .263 | 5.58 | 36 | 19 | 6 | 0 | 166.0 | 192 | 117 | 103 | 82 | 85 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |||||
| 1950 | B | INSL6 | Wilmington Blue Rocks | 18 | 5 | .783 | 2.34 | 26 | 22 | 196.0 | 163 | 65 | 51 | 58 | |||||||||||
| 1951 | AAA | IL | Baltimore Orioles | 4 | 8 | .333 | 4.75 | 24 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 72.0 | 76 | 41 | 38 | 27 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||||
| 1952 | AA | TL | Tulsa Oilers | 7 | 11 | .389 | 3.20 | 41 | 13 | 180.0 | 158 | 79 | 64 | 68 | |||||||||||
| 1952 | AAA | IL | Baltimore Orioles | 0 | 0 | 7.20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 1953 | AA | SOUA | Atlanta Crackers | 14 | 10 | .583 | 3.31 | 40 | 20 | 9 | 0 | 177.0 | 175 | 78 | 65 | 13 | 55 | 101 | 4 | 1 | 4 | ||||
| 1954 | AA | SOUA | Atlanta Crackers | 24 | 7 | .774 | 3.59 | 38 | 32 | 258.0 | 279 | 119 | 103 | 27 | 59 | ||||||||||
| 1955 | AAA | IL | Buffalo Bisons | 0 | 2 | .000 | 3 | 0.0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1956 | AAA | IL | Montreal Royals | 9 | 8 | .529 | 4.36 | 37 | 20 | 7 | 1 | 163.0 | 176 | 96 | 79 | 16 | 79 | 61 | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||||
| 1957 | AAA | IL | Montreal Royals | 4 | 2 | .667 | 2.02 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 107.0 | 94 | 29 | 24 | 7 | 30 | 49 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| 1958 | AAA | AA2 | St. Paul Saints | 5 | 5 | .500 | 3.38 | 27 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 88.0 | 94 | 37 | 33 | 5 | 23 | 5 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||
| 1958 | AAA | IL | Montreal Royals | 1 | 1 | .500 | 8 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1959 | AAA | AA2 | St. Paul Saints | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1959 | AA | SOUA | Atlanta Crackers | 5 | 9 | .357 | 5.30 | 26 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 107.0 | 139 | 71 | 63 | 14 | 39 | 4 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |||
| Totals | 107 | 91 | .540 | 3.71 | 392 | 176 | 0 | 33 | 3 | 0 | 1689.0 | 1717 | 816 | 696 | 82 | 610 | 9 | 413 | 11 | 4 | 16 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 | A | EL | Utica Blue Sox | 29 | 63 | 63 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .206 | .206 | .333 | .540 | 21 | |||||||||||
| 1949 | A | EL | Utica Blue Sox | 38 | 72 | 65 | 9 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 11 | .231 | .275 | .262 | .537 | 17 | 0 | 3 | ||||
| 1950 | B | INSL6 | Wilmington Blue Rocks | 41 | 91 | 91 | 20 | 6 | 0 | 5 | .220 | .220 | .451 | .670 | 41 | |||||||||||
| 1951 | AAA | IL | Baltimore Orioles | 25 | 20 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .105 | .105 | .211 | .316 | 4 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| 1952 | AA | TL | Tulsa Oilers | 51 | 77 | 77 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 1 | .221 | .221 | .325 | .545 | 25 | |||||||||||
| 1952 | AAA | IL | Baltimore Orioles | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 1953 | AA | SOUA | Atlanta Crackers | 41 | 69 | 64 | 9 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 16 | .297 | .318 | .500 | .818 | 32 | 1 | 3 | ||||
| 1954 | AA | SOUA | Atlanta Crackers | 44 | 111 | 111 | 25 | 7 | 0 | 1 | .225 | .225 | .315 | .541 | 35 | |||||||||||
| 1955 | AAA | IL | Buffalo Bisons | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| 1956 | AAA | IL | Montreal Royals | 37 | 62 | 54 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 24 | .167 | .186 | .167 | .353 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |||
| 1957 | AAA | IL | Montreal Royals | 53 | 27 | 25 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 | .240 | .296 | .240 | .536 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1958 | AAA | AA2 | St. Paul Saints | 28 | 25 | 24 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | .083 | .120 | .083 | .203 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1958 | AAA | IL | Montreal Royals | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| 1959 | AA | SOUA | Atlanta Crackers | 27 | 39 | 33 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 13 | .091 | .189 | .091 | .280 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 426 | 660 | 630 | 23 | 131 | 27 | 2 | 11 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 88 | .208 | .225 | .310 | .535 | 195 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 | A | EL | Utica Blue Sox | P | 29 | .000 | |||||
| 1949 | A | EL | Utica Blue Sox | P | 36 | 10 | 43 | 6 | 2 | .898 | 1.472 |
| 1950 | B | INSL6 | Wilmington Blue Rocks | P | 26 | .000 | |||||
| 1951 | AAA | IL | Baltimore Orioles | P | 24 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .542 |
| 1952 | AA | TL | Tulsa Oilers | P | 41 | .000 | |||||
| 1952 | AAA | IL | Baltimore Orioles | P | 1 | .000 | |||||
| 1953 | AA | SOUA | Atlanta Crackers | P | 40 | 6 | 21 | 1 | 3 | .964 | .675 |
| 1954 | AA | SOUA | Atlanta Crackers | P | 38 | .000 | |||||
| 1955 | AAA | IL | Buffalo Bisons | P | 3 | .000 | |||||
| 1956 | AAA | IL | Montreal Royals | P | 37 | 12 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | .892 |
| 1957 | AAA | IL | Montreal Royals | P | 52 | 7 | 27 | 0 | 3 | 1.000 | .654 |
| 1958 | AAA | IL | Montreal Royals | P | 8 | .000 | |||||
| 1958 | AAA | AA2 | St. Paul Saints | P | 27 | 6 | 17 | 0 | 6 | 1.000 | .852 |
| 1959 | AAA | AA2 | St. Paul Saints | P | 4 | .000 | |||||
| 1959 | AA | SOUA | Atlanta Crackers | P | 26 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 0 | .895 | .654 |
| Totals | 392 | 50 | 150 | 9 | 15 | .957 | .510 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 | B | Illinois-Indiana-Iowa League | Terre Haute Phillies | PHI | ||
| 1948 | A | Eastern League | Utica Blue Sox | PHI | ||
| 1949 | A | Eastern League | Utica Blue Sox | PHI | ||
| 1950 | B | Inter-State League | Wilmington Blue Rocks | PHI | ||
| 1951 | AAA | International League | Baltimore Orioles | PHI | ||
| 1952 | AA | Texas League | Tulsa Oilers | CIN | ||
| 1952 | AAA | International League | Baltimore Orioles | PHI | ||
| 1953 | AA | Southern Association | Atlanta Crackers | ML1 | ||
| 1954 | AA | Southern Association | Atlanta Crackers | ML1 | ||
| 1955 | AAA | International League | Buffalo Bisons | DET | ||
| 1956 | AAA | International League | Montreal Royals | BRO | ||
| 1957 | AAA | International League | Montreal Royals | BRO | ||
| 1958 | AAA | International League | Montreal Royals | LAN | ||
| 1958 | AAA | American Association 2 | St. Paul Saints | LAN | ||
| 1959 | AA | Southern Association | Atlanta Crackers | ML1 | ||
| 1959 | AAA | American Association 2 | St. Paul Saints | LAN |
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