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Floyd
Leighton		  
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Height: 6' 2''
Weight: 210
 
Born: March 12, 1918 in Usa
 
Ratings - Batting     Help
                                             
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1947 29 BOS KL $ 2,400,000   5 5 5 8 8 8 5 6 6 5 6 5 3 5 4
1948 30 BOS KL $ 2,400,000   5 5 5 8 8 8 5 6 6 5 6 5 4 4 4
1949 31 BOS KL $ 2,400,000   6 6 6 8 8 8 5 6 5 4 5 5 3 4 4
1950 32 BOS KL $ 2,400,000   5 5 5 8 8 8 5 6 6 4 5 5 3 4 4
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 2,400,000   5 5 5 8 8 8 5 6 5 4 5 5 3 4 4
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 2,400,000   6 6 6 8 8 8 5 6 6 5 6 5 4 5 4
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Hitter of the Year or Rookie of the Year.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1947 29 BOS KL 138 329 46 77 14 2 16 53 3 1 29 84 .234 .296 .435 .731 43.1 4.5
1948 30 BOS KL 106 243 29 48 9 0 13 41 3 1 25 59 .198 .274 .395 .669 27.4 1.7
    AAA   19 81 15 16 3 0 6 12 1 0 9 15 .198 .278 .457 .735 11.3  
1949 31 AAA   129 509 117 153 16 2 62 132 14 1 72 118 .301 .387 .705 1.093 131.9  
1950 32 BOS KL 97 160 33 43 6 4 11 39 0 0 15 39 .269 .324 .563 .887 29.9 4.6
    AAA   20 81 14 27 2 2 4 15 1 0 7 16 .333 .386 .556 .942 16.2  
3 Years Sim 341 732 108 168 29 6 40 133 6 2 69 182 .230 .295 .449 .744 100.4 10.8
3 Years AAA 168 671 146 196 21 4 72 159 16 1 88 149 .292 .375 .657 1.033 159.3  
162 Game Average 347 51 79 13 2 19 63 2 0 32 86 .230 .295 .449 .744 47.7  
Career Highs 138 329 46 77 14 4 16 53 3 1 29 84 .269 .324 .563 .887 43.1  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   469 75 120 17 5 30 94 3 1 54 105 .256 .330 .505 .835 79.7
vs LH   263 33 48 12 1 10 39 3 1 15 77 .183 .230 .350 .579 21.3
Home 166 343 46 80 16 4 16 56 2 2 32 78 .233 .300 .443 .743 46.1
Away 175 389 62 88 13 2 24 77 4 0 37 104 .226 .290 .455 .745 54.9
RISP   210 0 46 6 1 14 89 0 0 31 52 .219 .310 .457 .767 32.8
Pinch Hitting   147 22 30 2 0 11 29 1 0 14 36 .204 .268 .442 .710 19.5
Close/Late   151 29 40 7 0 11 31 0 0 20 32 .265 .345 .530 .875 28.0
Mar/Apr 57 171 22 41 6 2 11 39 2 1 15 42 .240 .296 .491 .788 25.9
May 63 139 18 28 5 0 5 21 1 0 13 35 .201 .273 .345 .618 13.7
June 62 95 19 27 5 2 6 21 1 0 12 25 .284 .367 .568 .935 19.1
July 67 142 19 29 7 1 10 28 0 1 13 35 .204 .269 .479 .748 19.2
August 52 110 19 25 3 1 5 16 0 0 13 22 .227 .307 .409 .716 14.7
Sep/Oct 40 75 11 18 3 0 3 8 2 0 3 23 .240 .266 .400 .666 8.4
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove Award.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF   DWS
1947 29 BOS KL LF 61 46 473.3 154 3 6 1 .963 2.99   1.7
    RF 56 15 202.3 72 0 1 0 .986 3.20    
    CF 1 1 9.0 5 0 0 0 1.000 5.00    
    SS 1 0 4.7 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.93   0.0
1948 30 BOS KL LF 63 42 400.7 96 1 1 1 .990 2.18   0.8
    RF 13 11 101.0 25 0 0 0 1.000 2.23    
1950 32 BOS KL RF 18 17 157.3 37 0 1 0 .974 2.12   0.8
    CF 12 9 86.0 31 0 1 0 .969 3.24    
    LF 15 0 24.0 5 0 0 0 1.000 1.88    
    2B 1 0 3.0 0 1 0 0 1.000 3.00   0.0
    3B 1 0 2.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 4.50   0.0
    SS 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
  LF 139 88 898.0 255 4 7 2 .974 2.60   2.5
  RF 87 43 460.7 134 0 2 0 .985 2.62   0.8
  CF 13 10 95.0 36 0 1 0 .973 3.41    
  SS 2 0 5.7 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.59   0.0
  2B 1 0 3.0 0 1 0 0 1.000 3.00   0.0
  3B 1 0 2.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 4.50   0.0
Career Totals   243 141 1464.3 427 5 10 2 .977 2.66   3.4
Career Highs   119 62 689.3 232 3 7 1 .992 3.07    
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  1. George Gibson (930)
  2. George Alsop (927)
  3. Heath Thomas (920)
  4. Leroy Hibner (920)
  5. Norman Bourbeau (917)
  6. Richard Rayfield (916)
  7. Ronnie Adams (915)
  8. Walter Reynoso (911)
  9. Ward Brunelle (911)
  10. Robert Feinkohl (909)
History
Drafted in 14th round, 244th overall pick, by Boston in 1947
Had first career hit (double) on 4/2/1947, off Daniel Elliott (VER)
Hit first career homerun on 4/5/1947, off Edward Plaisance (VER)
Injured on 5/23/1949 with a Bruised Ribs, out for 1-2 weeks
Hit for the cycle against Gloucester on 6/13/1950
 
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