Leo Posada
Full name: Leopoldo Jesús Posada Hernández
Also known as: Leo · Leo Posada
- Bats / Throws
- Right / Right
- Height
- 180 cm
- Weight
- 79 kg
- Born
- 1934-04-01 · Havana
- Died
- 2022-06-23
- Debut
- 1960-09-21
Leo Posada was a Cuban baseball player, born on 1 April 1934 in Havana. His full name is recorded as Leopoldo Jesús Posada Hernández. He died on 23 June 2022. He batted and threw right-handed.
The record here covers 3 seasons in the American League, between 1960 and 1962. He appears throughout for Kansas City Athletics.
Across his recorded career he batted .256, with 109 hits, 8 home runs and 58 runs batted in. His highest recorded season average was .253, in 1961 (344 AB). His most home runs in a season was 7, in 1961.
Career summary
- Seasons 3 (1960–1962)
- Leagues American League
- TeamsKansas City Athletics
- AVG / OBP / SLG
.256 / .326 / .371
Batting
| Season | Team | League | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | HBP | IBB | SH | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | Kansas City Athletics | American League | 10 | 40 | 36 | 8 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20 | .361 | .410 | .556 | .966 |
| 1961 | Kansas City Athletics | American League | 116 | 400 | 344 | 37 | 87 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 84 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 126 | .253 | .321 | .366 | .687 |
| 1962 | Kansas City Athletics | American League | 29 | 53 | 46 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | .196 | .302 | .261 | .563 |
| Career total | — | American League | 155 | 493 | 426 | 51 | 109 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 58 | 1 | 0 | 46 | 105 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 158 | .256 | .326 | .371 | .697 |
Frequently asked questions
When was Leo Posada born?
Leo Posada was born on 1934-04-01 in Havana.
Which teams did Leo Posada play for?
Leo Posada appears for Kansas City Athletics across 3 recorded seasons.
What are Leo Posada's career statistics?
In 3 recorded seasons Leo Posada batted .256 with 109 hits, 8 home runs and 58 runs batted in.
Sources and licences
- Identity data from the Chadwick Bureau Register, made available under the Open Data Commons Attribution License v1.0. ODC-By-1.0 (retrieved 2026-08-29)
- The information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet. Interested parties may contact Retrosheet at "www.retrosheet.org". custom-permissive (retrieved 2026-09-01)
- Biographical data from Wikidata, released under CC0 1.0. CC0-1.0 (retrieved 2026-08-29)
