Eddie Leon

Eduardo Antonio Leon (born August 11, 1946) is an American former Major League Baseball infielder of Mexican American descent, who played for eight seasons, splitting time as a shortstop and second baseman.^[1] He played for the Cleveland Indians from 1968 to 1972, the Chicago White Sox in 1973 and 1974, and the New York Yankees in 1975 until being released on May 5 of that year. He had been traded from the Indians to the White Sox for Walt Williams and then from the White Sox to the Yankees for Cecil Upshaw at the Winter Meetings on December 5, 1974.^[2]

Eddie Leon
Shortstop / Second baseman
Born: (1946-08-11) August 11, 1946 (age 78) Tucson, Arizona, U.S.
Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
June 29, 1968, for the Cleveland Indians
Last MLB appearance
May 4, 1975, for the New York Yankees
MLB statistics
Batting average	.236
Home runs	24
Runs batted in	159
Stats at Baseball Reference
Teams
Cleveland Indians (1968–1972) Chicago White Sox (1973–1974) New York Yankees (1975)

In 601 games over eight seasons, Leon posted a .236 batting average (440-for-1862) with 165 runs, 24 home runs, 159 RBI and 156 bases on balls. Defensively, he recorded an overall .974 fielding percentage playing at second base and shortstop.