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Leo Townsend

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

5-10, 160lb (178cm, 72kg)

Born: January 15, 1891 in Mobile, AL us

Died: December 3, 1976 in Mobile, AL

Buried: Catholic Cemetery, Mobile, AL

Debut: September 8, 1920 (Age 29-237d, 5,091st in major league history)
vs. NYG 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: May 27, 1921 (Age 30-132d)
vs. NYG 1.1 IP, 2 H, 0 SO, 3 BB, 4 ER, L

Full Name: Leo Alphonse Townsend

Nicknames: Lefty

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

0.7

ERA

2.81

25.2

WHIP

0.974

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	2-5 / in Starts: 0-1
Longest Hitting Streak	1 game
Longest On Base Streak	2 games
Most Games w/o HR	3 games
Most Games w/o RBI	3 games
Grand Slams	0 in 0 bases loaded PA and 0 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 9 PAs	0
Actual Runners on Base	4 (1-2-1)
Avg. MLBer w/ 9 PAs	1
Avg. Runners on Base	5 (2-1-1)

Most Driven In By
J Sullivan	1

1920 Batting Game Log

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1920 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	BB	IBB	SO	SH	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	1	125 (124)	Sep 8 (2)	BSN		NYG	L,1-5	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0		0	0					9						P
2	2	127 (1)	Sep 9 (2)	BSN		CIN	W,11-7	7-GF	2	2	1	1	0	0	1	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	9	.96	0.080	.00	0.00%	0.23	P
3	3	128	Sep 11 (1)	BSN		CIN	W,5-4	6-GF	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	.500	.750	.500	1.250	9	1.10	0.067	.00	0.00%	0.56	P
4	4	133 (4)	Sep 16 (1)	BSN		STL	L,3-4	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	.500	.750	.500	1.250	9						P
5	5	136 (2)	Sep 18 (1)	BSN		STL	L,6-7	7-GF(13)	2	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	.250	.500	.250	.750	9	2.33	-0.118	.00	0.00%	-0.40	P
6	6	144 (7)	Sep 24	BSN	@	PHI	L,2-8	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	.250	.500	.250	.750	9						P
7	7	147 (2)	Sep 27 (1)	BSN	@	NYG	L,1-2	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	1	1	.167	.375	.167	.542	9	1.40	-0.085	.00	0.00%	-0.57	P
							2-5		9	6	1	1	2	0	3	1	.167	.375	.167	.542		1.44	-0.056	.00	0.00%	-0.18

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