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Leach was a star quarterback at the University of Michigan from 1976 to 1978 and was a local hero when he signed with the Tigers rather than play pro football. After several seasons as a utility outfielder with Detroit, Leach was released and picked up by Toronto, where he was a star in the minors and a role player with the Blue Jays. Although his role was limited to that of backup outfielder and lefthanded bat off the bench, Leach demonstrated the psychological makeup that made him a winner in football, diving for balls a faster outfielder would have caught easily or a lazier outfielder would have let drop. (TF)

FROM THE BASEBALL CHRONOLOGY » June 26, 1983: Baltimore's Storm Davis holds the Tigers hitless for eight innings, then needs help from reliever Tippy Martinez to complete a 3–1 victory. Pinch hitter Rick Leach, who had been in a 3-for-35 slump, breaks up the no-hit bid with his first home run of the year leading off the 9th. » August 6, 1990: Giants outfielder Rick Leach is suspended for 60 days following a positive drug test.