Leo Townsend Stats

Leo Townsend was born on Thursday, January 15, 1891, in Mobile, Alabama. Townsend was 29 years old when he broke into the big leagues on September 8, 1920, with the Boston Braves. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Leo Townsend baseball stats page.

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Birth Name:   Leo Alphonse Townsend
Nickname:   Lefty
Born On:   01-15-1891  (Capricorn)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Mobile, Alabama
Year of Death Data Died On:   12-03-1976 (1,000 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   Mobile, Alabama
Cemetery:   Catholic Cemetery, Mobile, Alabama
High School:   Undetermined
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Left   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Left
Player Height Chart Height:   5-10   Player Weight Chart Weight:   160
First Game:   09-08-1920 (Age 29)
Last Game:   05-27-1921
Draft:   Not Applicable

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Leo Townsend Pitching Stats

1920 29 Braves 7 1 6 2 2 .500 1.48 1 0 0 24.1 87 18 4 4 1 2 - 0 1 0 0 -
1921 30 Braves 1 1 0 0 1 .000 27.01 0 0 0 1.1 9 2 4 4 0 3 - 0 0 0 0 0
2 Years 8 2 6 2 3 .400 2.81 1 0 0 25.2 96 20 8 8 1 5 - 0 1 0 0 0

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Leo Townsend Hitting Stats

1920 29 Braves 7 6 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 3 1 0 0 - .167 .286 .167
1921 30 Braves 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
2 Years 8 6 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 .167 .286 .167

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Leo Townsend Fielding Stats

1920 Braves P 7 1 73 8 1.1 8 0 8 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.96
1921 Braves P 1 1 4 2 2.0 2 1 1 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 13.50
P Totals 8 2 77 10 1.3 10 1 9 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 3.51
2 Years 8 2 77 10 1.3 10 1 9 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 3.51

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Leo Townsend Miscellaneous Stats

1920 Braves 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 2.0 0.0 0.00 0.00 0.74
1921 Braves 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.00 0.00 20.26
2 Years 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 2.0 0.0 0.00 0.00 1.75

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Leo Townsend Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1920 Boston Braves n/a Undetermined n/a -
1921 Boston Braves n/a Undetermined n/a -

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