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Leo Townsend

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

5-10, 160lb (178cm, 72kg)

Born: January 15, 1891 in Mobile, AL us

Died: December 3, 1976 in Mobile, AL

Buried: Catholic Cemetery, Mobile, AL

Last Game: May 27, 1921 (Age 30-132d)
vs. NYG 1.1 IP, 2 H, 0 SO, 3 BB, 4 ER, L

Full Name: Leo Alphonse Townsend

Nicknames: Lefty

SUMMARY

Career

WAR

0.7

ERA

2.81

25.2

WHIP

0.974

Player News

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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
1913	22	-2.0	Pensacola	CSTL	D		6	0	1.000		0.63	25						157.0	141	11			33							1.108	8.1		1.9
1914	23	-3.0	Mobile	SOUA	A		17	12	.586		3.32	35						241.0	199	89			56		72					1.058	7.4		2.1	2.7	1.29
1915	24	-0.7	Mobile	SOUA	A		12	10	.545		2.89	28						187.0	163	60			32							1.043	7.8		1.5
1916	25		2 Teams	2 Lgs	A-B		6	13	.316			27						104.0	95	32			30
1916	25	-0.1	New Orleans	SOUA	A		4	9	.308		2.77	17						104.0	95	32			30							1.202	8.2		2.6
1916	25	-1.5	San Antonio	TL	B		2	4	.333			10
1917	26	-0.3	Evansville	CENL	B		13	8	.619		3.81	24						177.0	165	75			39							1.153	8.4		2.0
1918	27	-0.1	San Antonio	TL	B		7	10	.412			19						145.0	158				46							1.407	9.8		2.9
1919	28	3.0	Omaha	WL	A		10	16	.385		4.50	35						216.0	227	108			52							1.292	9.5		2.2
1920	29	4.0	Charleston	SALL	C		17	11	.607	2.15	2.82	31						255.0	202	80	61		43							0.961	7.1		1.5
1920	29	0.9	BSN	NL	Maj	BSN	2	2	.500	1.48	1.48	7	1	6	1	0	0	24.1	18	4	4	1	2		0	0	0	1	87	0.822	6.7	0.4	0.7	0.0	0.00
1921	30	4.2	Charleston	SALL	B		3	5	.375	2.84	5.42	11						73.0	75	44	23		15							1.233	9.2		1.8
1921	30	2.1	BSN	NL	Maj	BSN	0	1	.000	27.00	27.00	1	1	0	0	0	0	1.1	2	4	4	0	3		0	0	0	0	9	3.750	13.5	0.0	20.3	0.0	0.00
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
Majors (2 seasons)					Majors		2	3	.400	2.81	2.81	8	2	6	1	0	0	25.2	20	8	8	1	5		0	0	0	1	96	0.974	7.0	0.4	1.8	0.0	0.00
Minors (9 seasons)					Minors		91	85	.517			235						1555.0	1425	499	84		346		72
All Levels (9 Seasons)							93	88	.514			243	2	6	1	0	0	1580.2	1445	507	92	1	351		72	0	0	1	96

A (4 seasons)					Minors		43	47	.478		3.48	115						748.0	684	289			170		72					1.142	8.2		2.0
B (4 seasons)					Minors		25	27	.481			64						395.0	398	119	23		100
C (1 season)					Minors		17	11	.607	2.15	2.82	31						255.0	202	80	61		43							0.961	7.1		1.5
D (1 season)					Minors		6	0	1.000		0.63	25						157.0	141	11			33							1.108	8.1		1.9