Why this card is awesome: Because what do Jeffrey Leonard and John Cangelosi have in common? They are both scratching their backs with their bats on their 1988 Topps cards.
Cool stat: There are so many interesting things about Leonard and his career. I'm going with this one: since 1941, among players with at least league-average OPS and zero homers, Leonard had a top-10 season in terms of RBIs. The Wizard of Oz has the top such season since 1941.
Funny how his career changed in the mid to late 80's. He had the start of a Duane Kuiper-esque run with no home runs in his first 714 at bats and then turned into a middle of the lineup power hitter. Hmmmm.
ReplyDeleteHe also went into the field with a skillet on his left hand, much like Cory Snyder. I saw a 1982 game in St. Louis where he made 3 errors in left field, was moved to first. He botched a Joe Morgan throw, but the scorer felt generous to poor Jeff. The next day Glenn Brummer stole home.