Leo Posada
Leopoldo Jesús (Hernández) Posada
Born: April 1, 1934
La Habana, La Habana CU
Deceased: June 23, 2022
Primary Position: Outfield
All Position(s) Played: 1B, 2B, 3B
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 175
Career: 1954-1969
Major League Statistics
Leo (Hernández) Posada compiled a career batting average of .288 with 157 home runs and 673 RBI in his 1468-game career with the Odessa Oilers, Lake Charles Lakers, Corpus Christi Clippers, Little Rock Travelers, Abilene Blue Sox, Columbia Gems, Rochester/Winona A's, Shreveport Sports, Toronto Maple Leafs, Monterrey Sultanes, Hawaii Islanders, San Antonio Bullets, Amarillo Sonics, Oklahoma City 89ers and Cocoa Astros. He began playing during the 1954 season and last took the field during the 1969 campaign.
 Columbia Gems |
 Toronto Maple Leafs |
 Hawaii Islanders |
 Monterrey Sultanes |
 Oklahoma City 89ers |
 Cocoa Astros |
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | A | FLOR | Cocoa Astros | 0 | 1 | .000 | 10.80 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Totals | 0 | 1 | .000 | 10.80 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | C | LONG | Odessa Oilers | 18 | 77 | 64 | 15 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 1 | 12 | 24 | .234 | .351 | .500 | .851 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||
| 1954 | C | EVAN | Lake Charles Lakers | 95 | 323 | 323 | 81 | 15 | 4 | 13 | .251 | .251 | .443 | .693 | 143 | |||||||||||
| 1955 | B | BSTL | Corpus Christi Clippers | 128 | 530 | 443 | 90 | 128 | 23 | 9 | 9 | 45 | 20 | 71 | 93 | .289 | .395 | .442 | .837 | 196 | 8 | 6 | 2 | |||
| 1956 | B | BSTL | Corpus Christi Clippers | 135 | 489 | 489 | 147 | 29 | 11 | 15 | .301 | .301 | .497 | .798 | 243 | |||||||||||
| 1957 | B | BSTL | Abilene Blue Sox | 53 | 233 | 196 | 26 | 64 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 26 | 3 | 31 | 44 | .327 | .416 | .469 | .886 | 92 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | ||
| 1957 | AA | SOUA | Little Rock Travelers | 9 | 28 | 28 | 5 | .179 | .179 | .179 | .357 | 5 | ||||||||||||||
| 1957 | A | SALL2 | Columbia Gems | 65 | 227 | 192 | 28 | 36 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 3 | 29 | 44 | .188 | .307 | .286 | .593 | 55 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1958 | B | IIIL | Rochester/Winona A's | 50 | 214 | 185 | 34 | 57 | 10 | 1 | 12 | 42 | 4 | 24 | 34 | .308 | .393 | .568 | .960 | 105 | 3 | 0 | 2 | |||
| 1959 | AA | SOUA | Shreveport Sports | 150 | 641 | 564 | 91 | 170 | 33 | 5 | 20 | 81 | 2 | 65 | 114 | .301 | .377 | .484 | .861 | 273 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 1960 | AA | SOUA | Shreveport Sports | 150 | 651 | 576 | 89 | 181 | 35 | 10 | 18 | 122 | 4 | 58 | 108 | .314 | .379 | .503 | .882 | 290 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 4 | ||
| 1961 | AA | SOUA | Shreveport Sports | 11 | 50 | 36 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 4 | .278 | .480 | .417 | .897 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1962 | AAA | IL | Toronto Maple Leafs | 17 | 41 | 34 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 9 | .235 | .366 | .265 | .631 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1963 | AAA | IL | Toronto Maple Leafs | 17 | 52 | 45 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 13 | .244 | .346 | .444 | .791 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1963 | AAA | PCL | Hawaii Islanders | 12 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | .143 | .200 | .143 | .343 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1964 | AA | TL | San Antonio Bullets | 121 | 474 | 397 | 83 | 108 | 19 | 7 | 22 | 90 | 12 | 6 | 66 | 119 | .272 | .373 | .521 | .895 | 207 | 3 | 0 | 8 | ||
| 1965 | AA | TL | Amarillo Sonics | 135 | 572 | 488 | 88 | 149 | 23 | 8 | 26 | 107 | 3 | 4 | 77 | 103 | .305 | .400 | .545 | .945 | 266 | 3 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 1966 | AA | TL | Amarillo Sonics | 130 | 525 | 463 | 66 | 147 | 28 | 9 | 5 | 56 | 2 | 2 | 53 | 95 | .317 | .388 | .449 | .837 | 208 | 3 | 2 | 4 | ||
| 1967 | AAA | PCL | Oklahoma City 89ers | 111 | 337 | 303 | 29 | 74 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 35 | 0 | 2 | 28 | 67 | .244 | .310 | .330 | .640 | 100 | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||
| 1968 | A | FLOR | Cocoa Astros | 52 | 186 | 148 | 39 | 42 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 25 | 3 | 1 | 35 | 26 | .284 | .419 | .446 | .865 | 66 | 1 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1969 | A | FLOR | Cocoa Astros | 9 | 17 | 16 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .312 | .353 | .375 | .728 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 1468 | 5682 | 5004 | 695 | 1440 | 258 | 82 | 157 | 673 | 60 | 15 | 579 | 905 | .288 | .364 | .466 | .830 | 2333 | 0 | 41 | 16 | 42 | 5 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | C | LONG | Odessa Oilers | OF | 17 | 44 | 5 | 3 | 1 | .942 | 2.882 |
| 1955 | B | BSTL | Corpus Christi Clippers | 3B | 26 | 13 | 36 | 13 | 3 | .790 | 1.885 |
| 1955 | B | BSTL | Corpus Christi Clippers | OF | 109 | 246 | 15 | 12 | 2 | .956 | 2.394 |
| 1957 | B | BSTL | Abilene Blue Sox | OF | 46 | 78 | 5 | 3 | 1 | .965 | 1.804 |
| 1957 | A | SALL2 | Columbia Gems | OF | 38 | 88 | 11 | 2 | 1 | .980 | 2.605 |
| 1957 | A | SALL2 | Columbia Gems | 3B | 13 | 17 | 29 | 2 | 4 | .958 | 3.538 |
| 1958 | B | IIIL | Rochester/Winona A's | OF | 49 | 61 | 2 | 4 | 1 | .940 | 1.286 |
| 1959 | AA | SOUA | Shreveport Sports | OF | 150 | 275 | 19 | 10 | 3 | .967 | 1.960 |
| 1960 | AA | SOUA | Shreveport Sports | OF | 149 | 245 | 8 | 11 | 1 | .958 | 1.698 |
| 1961 | AA | SOUA | Shreveport Sports | OF | 11 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .952 | 1.818 |
| 1963 | AAA | IL | Toronto Maple Leafs | OF | 15 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.800 |
| 1964 | AA | TL | San Antonio Bullets | OF | 104 | 158 | 6 | 6 | 0 | .965 | 1.577 |
| 1965 | AA | TL | Amarillo Sonics | 1B | 16 | 115 | 6 | 5 | 14 | .960 | 7.562 |
| 1965 | AA | TL | Amarillo Sonics | OF | 119 | 226 | 7 | 9 | 3 | .963 | 1.958 |
| 1966 | AA | TL | Amarillo Sonics | OF | 128 | 182 | 12 | 6 | 3 | .970 | 1.516 |
| 1967 | AAA | PCL | Oklahoma City 89ers | OF | 61 | 84 | 4 | 6 | 0 | .936 | 1.443 |
| 1967 | AAA | PCL | Oklahoma City 89ers | 2B | 6 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.000 |
| 1967 | AAA | PCL | Oklahoma City 89ers | 1B | 20 | 155 | 10 | 3 | 12 | .982 | 8.250 |
| 1968 | A | FLOR | Cocoa Astros | 3B | 9 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.556 |
| 1968 | A | FLOR | Cocoa Astros | 1B | 5 | 24 | 2 | 1 | 3 | .963 | 5.200 |
| 1968 | A | FLOR | Cocoa Astros | OF | 34 | 57 | 2 | 2 | 0 | .967 | 1.735 |
| 1969 | A | FLOR | Cocoa Astros | 3B | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .875 | 2.333 |
| Totals | 1128 | 2127 | 206 | 100 | 53 | .959 | 2.068 |
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