Leon Roberts

Infobox MLB retired
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bgcolor2=#0c2c56
textcolor1=white
textcolor2=white
name=Leon Roberts
position=Outfielder
birthdate=birth date and age|1951|1|22
bats=Right
throws=Right
debutdate=September 3
debutyear=1974
debutteam=Detroit Tigers
finaldate=September 30
finalyear=1984
finalteam=Kansas City Royals
stat1label=Batting average
stat1value=.267
stat2label=Home runs
stat2value=78
stat3label=RBI
stat3value=328
teams=
*Detroit Tigers (by|1974-by|1975)
*Houston Astros (by|1976-by|1977)
*Seattle Mariners (by|1978-by|1980)
*Texas Rangers (by|1981-by|1982)
*Toronto Blue Jays (by|1982)
*Kansas City Royals (by|1983-by|1984)
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Leon Kauffman Roberts (born January 22 1951 in Vicksburg, Michigan) is a former Major League outfielder (mostly left and right) who played for the Detroit Tigers (1974-75), Houston Astros (1976-77), Seattle Mariners (1978-80), Texas Rangers (1981-82), Toronto Blue Jays (1982), and the Kansas City Royals (1983-84). He attended the University of Michigan and batted and threw right-handed. After his playing career, he began a career managing in the minor leagues.

In 1978, playing every day with Seattle, Roberts led his team with a .301 batting average, good for 6th in the league. That year, his first hit was a grand slam, occurring on April 9, 1978.

Interestingly, on February 5, 1983, he was traded by the Blue Jays to the Royals for a young Cecil Fielder. Roberts also pitched one inning in 1984 and gave up 3 earned runs. He played his last game on September 30, 1984.

Roberts batted .267 and had 78 home runs and 328 RBI. In 2737 at bats, he had 731 career hits.

ources

* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/r/roberle01.shtml Baseball Reference]