Danilo Enrique León Lineco (born April 3, 1967) is a Venezuelan former professional relief pitcher in Major League Baseball. Listed at 6' 1" (1.85 m), 170 lb. (77 k), he batted and threw right handed.[1]
| Danilo León | |
|---|---|
| Relief pitcher | |
| Born: April 3, 1967 La Cañada de Urdaneta, Zulia, Venezuela | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| June 6, 1992, for the Texas Rangers | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| August 4, 1992, for the Texas Rangers | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Win–loss record | 1-1 |
| Earned run average | 5.89 |
| Strikeouts | 15 |
| Teams | |
In addition, he pitched in the Venezuelan Professional Baseball League and Mexican Baseball.
Born in La Cañada de Urdaneta, Zulia, León began his professional baseball career at the age of 19 with the Gulf Coast Expos in 1986.[2] In 1988, he posted a combined record of 10 wins with 3 losses along with a 1.38 earned run average and 115 strikeouts in 130 innings pitched.[2]
León made his major league debut with the Texas Rangers in 1992, but only managed to post a 5.89 earned run average in 18 innings and returned to play in the minor leagues the following season.[1]
In between, he pitched in the Venezuelan league for 15 seasons, most notably for the Águilas del Zulia club.[3] He ended his career in 2005 at the age of 37.[3]
Highlights
editOn November 23, 1999, León hurled a 2–0 no-hitter against the Tigres de Aragua at Estadio Luis Aparicio El Grande in Maracaibo.[4]
He also has the second most strikeouts in Águilas team history, being surpassed only by Julio Machado.[5]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Danilo León statistics". Baseball Reference. Retrieved November 17, 2013.
- ^ a b "Danilo León minor league statistics". Baseball Reference. Retrieved November 17, 2013.
- ^ a b "Danilo León Venezuelan Professional Baseball League statistics". Pura-Pelota.com. Retrieved November 17, 2013.
- ^ Gutiérrez, Daniel; González, Javier (2006); Records de la Liga Venezolana de Béisbol Profesional. LVBP. ISBN 978-980-6996-01-4
- ^ "Águilas del Zulia". purapelota.com. Archived from the original on September 23, 2011. Retrieved November 17, 2013.
External links
edit- "Danilo León Statistics". The Baseball Cube. 15 January 2008.
- Retrosheet
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