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Leo Cardenas
Leonardo Lazaro (Alfonso) Cardenas (Chico or Mr. Automatic)

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 5' 10", Weight 163 lb.

Debut July 25, 1960
  vs. CHC 4 AB, 2 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 SB
Final Game September 26, 1975
Born December 17, 1938 in Matanzas, Cuba

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        I've still got the foul ball that Leo hit on June 15, 1969 against the Indians. Steve Hargan was the pitcher. The Twins won, 3-2.

Batting  Glossary /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
/ Neutralize Stats 
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1960 21 CIN NL  48  142   13   33   2  4   1   12   0  0   6  32  .232  .264  .324   59   46   5   0   0   0   1
 1961 22 CIN NL  74  198   23   61  18  1   5   24   1  0  15  39  .308  .353  .485  119   96   1   2   1   0   5
 1962 23 CIN NL 153  589   77  173  31  4  10   60   2  5  39  99  .294  .341  .411   98  242  10   4   4   5  17
 1963 24 CIN NL 158  565   42  133  22  4   7   48   3  5  23 101  .235  .270  .326   69  184   8   1   6   4  13
 1964 25 CIN NL 163  597   61  150  32  2   9   69   4  4  41 110  .251  .299  .357   82  213   6   6  10   2  10 AS
 1965 26 CIN NL 156  557   65  160  25 11  11   57   1  4  60 100  .287  .355  .431  115  240   4   4  25   1  17 MVP-21,AS
 1966 27 CIN NL 160  568   59  145  25  4  20   81   9  4  45  87  .255  .309  .419   93  238   6   4  18   1  19 AS
 1967 28 CIN NL 108  379   30   97  14  3   2   21   4  5  34  77  .256  .320  .325   77  123   2   1  16   2   8
 1968 29 CIN NL 137  452   45  106  13  2   7   41   2  1  36  83  .235  .292  .319   79  144   6   3  18   2  16 AS
 1969 30 MIN AL 160  578   67  162  24  4  10   70   5  6  66  96  .280  .353  .388  104  224   8   9  12   4  19 MVP-12
 1970 31 MIN AL 160  588   67  145  34  4  11   65   2  5  42 101  .247  .300  .374   83  220  13   2   2   4  11
 1971 32 MIN AL 153  554   59  146  25  4  18   75   3  3  51  69  .264  .321  .421  107  233   7  11   5   1  16 MVP-21,AS
 1972 33 CAL AL 150  551   25  123  11  2   6   42   1  2  35  73  .223  .272  .283   70  156  13   1   4   2  15
 1973 34 CLE AL  72  195    9   42   4  0   0   12   1  4  13  42  .215  .264  .236   41   46   4   0   0   0   5
 1974 35 TEX AL  34   92    5   25   3  0   0    7   1  0   2  14  .272  .287  .304   73   28   1   0   1   0   2
 1975 36 TEX AL  55  102   15   24   2  0   1    5   0  0  14  12  .235  .328  .284   76   29   3   0   0   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 16 Seasons         6707      1725     49      689     48    1135  .257  .311  .367   88       97  48 122  28 174
               1941       662      285    118       39    522                            2462
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        560   55  144  24  4  10   58   3  4  44  95  .257  .311  .367   88  205   8   4  10   2  15
 Career High    163  597   77  173  34 11  20   81   9  6  66 110  .294  .355  .431  115  242  13  11  25   5  19
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP
Special Batting  Glossary 
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1960 21 CIN NL  153  115   12   2.8   101| .232  .265| .264  .332| .324  .407| .588  .739|  59  .308  -9.0  -0.9   0%
 1961 22 CIN NL  216  145   33   6.1   107| .308  .272| .353  .339| .485  .424| .838  .763| 119  .619   5.7   0.6 100%
 1962 23 CIN NL  647  452   79   4.7   106| .294  .275| .341  .342| .411  .417| .752  .759|  98  .512  -1.9  -0.2  28%
 1963 24 CIN NL  601  459   46   2.7    92| .235  .258| .270  .320| .326  .385| .596  .705|  69  .337 -24.2  -2.6  37%
 1964 25 CIN NL  652  473   63   3.6    96| .251  .267| .299  .325| .357  .396| .656  .721|  82  .438 -14.0  -1.5  50%
 1965 26 CIN NL  626  426   81   5.1    99| .287  .266| .355  .331| .431  .402| .786  .732| 115  .598  11.4   1.2  20%
 1966 27 CIN NL  624  456   69   4.1   104| .255  .276| .309  .336| .419  .416| .728  .751|  93  .483  -6.7  -0.7  69%
 1967 28 CIN NL  418  298   38   3.4   100| .256  .271| .320  .335| .325  .398| .645  .733|  77  .435 -11.6  -1.2  44%
 1968 29 CIN NL  499  372   39   2.8    86| .235  .259| .292  .318| .319  .364| .611  .682|  79  .396 -11.9  -1.3  66%
 1969 30 MIN AL  665  458   78   4.6    98| .280  .259| .353  .336| .388  .390| .741  .727| 104  .538   4.9   0.5  45%
 1970 31 MIN AL  649  474   65   3.7   100| .247  .261| .300  .336| .374  .399| .674  .735|  83  .430 -15.0  -1.5  28%
 1971 32 MIN AL  624  445   73   4.4    95| .264  .258| .321  .331| .421  .384| .742  .714| 107  .541   4.3   0.5  50%
 1972 33 CAL AL  602  459   41   2.4    78| .223  .240| .272  .307| .283  .346| .555  .654|  70  .319 -21.0  -2.4  33%
 1973 34 CLE AL  212  166   11   1.8    96| .215  .263| .264  .332| .236  .387| .500  .719|  41  .164 -15.9  -1.6  20%
 1974 35 TEX AL   95   70    8   3.1    87| .272  .255| .287  .319| .304  .367| .591  .685|  73  .368  -3.4  -0.4 100%
 1975 36 TEX AL  119   81   11   3.6    92| .235  .257| .328  .326| .284  .377| .612  .704|  76  .425  -3.0  -0.3   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 16 Seasons     7402 5349  747   3.8    96| .257  .263| .311  .329| .367  .392| .678  .721|  88  .459 -111.4 -11.8  44%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Fielding  Glossary / Sort by Position, then Year 
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+

 1960 21 CIN NL  SS   47     76  128    9   32  .958  .960  4.34  4.23  4.94  4.81   43  372.0
 1961 22 CIN NL  SS   63     83  133    6   21  .973  .959  3.43  4.28  4.33  4.92   46  449.3
 1962 23 CIN NL  SS  149    273  443   21   84  .972  .963  4.81  4.43  4.84  5.05  147 1332.3
 1963 24 CIN NL  SS  157    270  420   20   84  .972  .961  4.39  4.22  4.60  4.83  152 1348.7
 1964 25 CIN NL  SS  163    336  436   32   87  .960  .963  4.74  4.32  4.77  5.03  163 1456.0 AS
 1965 26 CIN NL  SS  155    292  440   19   92  .975  .964  4.72  4.20  4.76  4.92  155 1384.3 GG,AS
 1966 27 CIN NL  SS  160    279  446   15   87  .980  .964  4.53  4.43  4.58  4.96  160 1426.0 AS
 1967 28 CIN NL  SS  108    190  316   15   57  .971  .963  4.69  4.31  4.60  4.99  108  989.0
 1968 29 CIN NL  SS  136    221  388   29   66  .955  .962  4.48  4.50  4.66  4.98  129 1176.0 AS
 1969 30 MIN AL  SS  160    310  570   32  126  .965  .966  5.50  4.43  5.44  4.96  159 1455.0
 1970 31 MIN AL  SS  160    280  487   17   91  .978  .967  4.79  4.39  4.93  4.94  158 1400.3
 1971 32 MIN AL  SS  153    266  445   11   89  .985  .965  4.65  4.32  4.80  4.90  152 1332.7 AS
 1972 33 CAL AL  SS  150    241  471   22   82  .970  .967  4.75  4.51  4.87  4.99  149 1315.3
 1973 34 CLE AL  SS   67     87  154    9   33  .964  .963  3.60  4.43  4.36  5.10   56  497.3
                 3B    5      3   13    2    4  .889  .952  3.20  2.68  3.89  2.99    3   37.0
 1974 35 TEX AL  3B   21     17   35    0    1 1.000  .954  2.48  2.77  3.28  3.12   17  142.7
                 SS   10      9   19    2    2  .933  .966  2.80  4.24  4.94  4.98    4   51.0
                 DH    4
 1975 36 TEX AL  3B   43     32   76    5    9  .956  .954  2.51  2.81  3.79  3.16   28  256.7
                 SS    5      5    7    0    3 1.000  .960  2.40  4.08  5.40  4.86    2   20.0
                 2B    3      1    2    0    0 1.000  .968  1.00  4.73  6.28  5.44    0    4.3

+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+

 1975 36 TEX AL  2B    3      1    2    0    0 1.000  .968  1.00  4.73  6.28  5.44    0    4.3

 1973 34 CLE AL  3B    5      3   13    2    4  .889  .952  3.20  2.68  3.89  2.99    3   37.0
 1974 35 TEX AL  3B   21     17   35    0    1 1.000  .954  2.48  2.77  3.28  3.12   17  142.7
 1975 36 TEX AL  3B   43     32   76    5    9  .956  .954  2.51  2.81  3.79  3.16   28  256.7

 1974 35 TEX AL  DH    4

 1960 21 CIN NL  SS   47     76  128    9   32  .958  .960  4.34  4.23  4.94  4.81   43  372.0
 1961 22 CIN NL  SS   63     83  133    6   21  .973  .959  3.43  4.28  4.33  4.92   46  449.3
 1962 23 CIN NL  SS  149    273  443   21   84  .972  .963  4.81  4.43  4.84  5.05  147 1332.3
 1963 24 CIN NL  SS  157    270  420   20   84  .972  .961  4.39  4.22  4.60  4.83  152 1348.7
 1964 25 CIN NL  SS  163    336  436   32   87  .960  .963  4.74  4.32  4.77  5.03  163 1456.0
 1965 26 CIN NL  SS  155    292  440   19   92  .975  .964  4.72  4.20  4.76  4.92  155 1384.3
 1966 27 CIN NL  SS  160    279  446   15   87  .980  .964  4.53  4.43  4.58  4.96  160 1426.0
 1967 28 CIN NL  SS  108    190  316   15   57  .971  .963  4.69  4.31  4.60  4.99  108  989.0
 1968 29 CIN NL  SS  136    221  388   29   66  .955  .962  4.48  4.50  4.66  4.98  129 1176.0
 1969 30 MIN AL  SS  160    310  570   32  126  .965  .966  5.50  4.43  5.44  4.96  159 1455.0
 1970 31 MIN AL  SS  160    280  487   17   91  .978  .967  4.79  4.39  4.93  4.94  158 1400.3
 1971 32 MIN AL  SS  153    266  445   11   89  .985  .965  4.65  4.32  4.80  4.90  152 1332.7
 1972 33 CAL AL  SS  150    241  471   22   82  .970  .967  4.75  4.51  4.87  4.99  149 1315.3
 1973 34 CLE AL  SS   67     87  154    9   33  .964  .963  3.60  4.43  4.36  5.10   56  497.3
 1974 35 TEX AL  SS   10      9   19    2    2  .933  .966  2.80  4.24  4.94  4.98    4   51.0
 1975 36 TEX AL  SS    5      5    7    0    3 1.000  .960  2.40  4.08  5.40  4.86    2   20.0

+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
 Position Total  SS*1843   3218 5303  259 1036  .971  .964  4.62  4.36  4.79  4.96 1783 16005.3
                 3B*  69     52  124    7   14  .962  .954  2.55  2.79  3.63  3.13   48  436.3
                 DH    4   Games not counted in Overall Total below            
                 2B*   3      1    2    0    0 1.000  .968  1.00  4.73  6.28  5.44    0    4.3
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
 Overall Total      1915   3271 5429  266 1050  .970  .964  4.54  4.31  4.76  4.91 1831  16446
An Important note about our fielding stats

Postseason Batting Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher / Event Finder

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 1961   WS    CIN NYY     L   3   3   0   1  1  0  0   0   0   1  .333  .333  .667   0  0   0   0   0 
 1969   ALCS  MIN BAL     L   3  13   0   2  0  1  0   0   0   7  .154  .154  .308   0  0   0   0   0 
 1970   ALCS  MIN BAL     L   3  11   1   2  0  0  0   1   1   1  .182  .250  .182   0  0   1   0   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
  2 Lg Champ Series     0-2   6  24   1   4  0  1  0   1   1   8  .167  .200  .250   0  0   1   0   0 
  3 Postseason Series   0-3   9  27   1   5  1  1  0   1   1   9  .185  .214  .296   0  0   1   0   0 
+--------------------+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.
All-Star Game Batting 

 Year   Tm  Lg  GS  AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO  SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+---------+
 1964   CIN NL       1   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   1   0  0   0   0   0           
 1965   CIN NL       0   0   0  0  0  0       0   0   0  0   0   0   0           
 1966   CIN NL   *   2   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0   0  0   0   0   0 Starting SS 
 1968   CIN NL       0   0   0  0  0  0       0   0   0  0   0   0   0           
 1971   MIN AL       Was selected, but did not play in the game.
+------+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+---------+
 Played 4/5      1   3   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   1   0  0   0   0   0  .000  .000  .000 
+-------------+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+
Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards   Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

All-Star
1964 *
1965 *
1966 (SS)
1968 *
1971

Gold Gloves
1965-NL--SS

MVP (YrLg-Rk-Shr)
1965-NL-21-0.02
1969-AL-12-0.08
1971-AL-21-0.01
Car-864-0.11 shares

Games
1963 NL-158-8
1964 NL-163-1
1966 NL-160-3
1969 AL-160-6
1970 AL-160-6

Doubles
1962 NL-31-4
1964 NL-32-10
1970 AL-34-5

Triples
1965 NL-11-6

Strikeouts
1962 NL-99-5
1964 NL-110-5
1970 AL-101-10

Singles
1969 AL-124-8

Sac. Hits
1962 NL-10-5
1970 AL-13-4
1972 AL-13-8

Sac. Flies
1964 NL-6-7
1969 AL-9-3
1971 AL-11-2

Intentional Walks
1965 NL-25-1
1966 NL-18-1
1968 NL-18-6
1969 AL-12-6
Car-122-73

Grounded into Double Plays
1962 NL-17-9
1965 NL-17-5
1966 NL-19-5
1969 AL-19-6

Outs
1964 NL-473-9
1970 AL-474-7
1972 AL-459-5

          

Black Ink: Batting - 1 (722) (Average HOFer ≈ 27)
Gray Ink: Batting - 12 (1259) (Average HOFer ≈ 144)
HOF Standards: Batting - 14.9 (1029) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Batting - 36.0 (497) (Likely HOFer > 100)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

Act.- Denotes rank among active players, Car. - Denotes career rank
Click on the Car, Act or Year to see the career, active, or league leaderboard.


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Explanation of Similarity Scores


Transactions 

Before 1957 Season: Sent from the Tucson (Arizona-Mexico) to the Cincinnati Redlegs in an unknown transaction.

November 21, 1968: Traded by the Cincinnati Reds to the Minnesota Twins for Jim Merritt.

November 30, 1971: Traded by the Minnesota Twins to the California Angels for Dave LaRoche.

April 2, 1973: Traded by the California Angels to the Cleveland Indians for Tommy McCraw and Bob Marcano (minors).

February 12, 1974: Traded by the Cleveland Indians to the Texas Rangers for Ken Suarez.

March 24, 1976: Released by the Texas Rangers.

The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
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