- Leon Brinkopf
Leon Clarence Brinkopf (born
October 20 ,1926 inCape Girardeau, Missouri ) was a right-handedshortstop inMajor League Baseball for theChicago Cubs in 1952.Brinkopf was originally signed by the St. Louis Browns in 1944 but found himself released a year later. He made his way to the Chicago Cubs' farm system after they acquired him from his independent minor league team in
Dallas, Texas in exchange for former Cub big-leaguerRoy Easterwood . Brinkopf debuted with the Cubs onApril 18 ,1952 and appeared in a total of nine games, including his final big-league contest onMay 5 . The sum of his Major League Baseball experience was four hits (all singles) in 22 at-bats (a .182batting average ), 2 RBI and a run scored.Brinkopf died on
July 2 ,1998 in his birthplace of Cape Girardeau, Missouri.References
* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/b/brinkle01.shtml Baseball-reference page]
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