Leon was a college baseball All-American at the University of Arizona in 1966 with
a .378 batting average and 74 RBIs, but he showed little hitting ability in his eight-year
ML career.
(BC)
FROM THE BASEBALL CHRONOLOGY
»August 22, 1970:
Defensive replacement Chuck Hinton drives in the Indians winning run in the 10th as the Tribe tops the A's, 6–5. The Indians hit four homers—one by Vada Pinson in the 1st and three consecutive homers by Duke Sims, Graig Nettles, and Eddie Leon in the 6th.