- Scott Leius
Infobox MLB retired
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textcolor1=white
textcolor2=white
name=Scott Leius
position=Infielder
bats=Right
throws=Right
birthdate=birth date and age|1965|9|24
debutdate=September 3
debutyear=1990
debutteam=Minnesota Twins
finaldate=July 3
finalyear=1999
finalteam=Kansas City Royals
stat1label=Batting average
stat1value=.244
stat2label=Home Run s
stat2value=28
stat3label=RBI
stat3value=172
teams=
*Minnesota Twins (by|1990-by|1995)
*Cleveland Indians (by|1996)
*Kansas City Royals (by|1998-by|1999)
highlights=
*World Champion with Minnesota Twins: (1991)Scott Thomas Leius (born
September 24 ,1965 inYonkers, New York ) is a formerAmerican League baseball player during the 1990s.Leius was a late season call up by the
Minnesota Twins and debuted with the parent club onSeptember 3 ,1990 . Leius would remain with theMinnesota Twins through the 1995 season when he left for theMinnesota Twins 'American League rival, theCleveland Indians where he spent just one season, 1996. After that one season in Cleveland, Leius was out of Major League Baseball for the 1997 season. Afterwards, Leius went onto theKansas City Royals where he spent two seasons, 1998 and 1999 before his career ended onJuly 3 ,1999 .It was with Minnesota that Leius was part of their 1991
World Series season. A steady defender at third base, he finished second toWade Boggs inGold Glove balloting in 1994.His highest yearly
salary was paid out in 1995 while Leius was with theMinnesota Twins and amounted to $760,000USD . This payout for Leius was a result his 1994 season in which he posted career highs in runs [57] ,home runs [14] ,RBI s [49] and tied his career high inslugging percentage [.417] .Scott currently is a coach with [http://www.bigleaguebaseballcamp.com/ the Big League Baseball Camp] in Minnesota
References
* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/l/leiussc01.shtml Scott Leius career statistics] provided by Baseball-Reference.com.
* [http://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/player.php?p=leiussc01 Scott Leius baseball statistics] provided by baseball-almanac.com.
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