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F r o m W i k i p e d i a , t h e f r e e e n c y c l o p e d i a
American baseball player (born 1951)
For the baseball player with the same name, see
Bip Roberts .
Baseball player
Leon Kauffman Roberts (born January 22, 1951) is an American former corner outfielder in Major League Baseball who played from 1974 through 1984 for the Detroit Tigers , Houston Astros , Seattle Mariners , Texas Rangers , Toronto Blue Jays and Kansas City Royals . Listed at 6' 3", 200 lb., Roberts batted and threw right handed.
Roberts was born in Vicksburg, Michigan , and graduated from Portage Northern High School , where he played baseball, football, basketball and ran track. He attended the University of Michigan , originally recruited to play football by coach Bo Schembechler . He played three years of college baseball and college basketball for the Michigan Wolverines .[1]
Roberts was drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the 10th round (236th overall) of the 1972 Major League Baseball draft .[2] Cleveland Indians .[3] Al Kaline in right field for the Tigers.
Roberts was dealt along with Terry Humphrey , Gene Pentz and Mark Lemongello from the Tigers to the Houston Astros for Milt May , Dave Roberts and Jim Crawford on December 6, 1975.[4] Jimmy Sexton two years later on December 5, 1977.[5]
Roberts' most productive season came in 1978, when he led the Mariners with a .301 batting average (sixth in the American League ), and set career-highs with 22 home runs and 92 RBI in 134 games.[6] [7] grand slam off Minnesota Twins pitcher Geoff Zahn .[8]
On December 18, 1980, Roberts was traded along with Willie Horton , Rick Honeycutt , Mario Mendoza and Larry Cox from the Mariners to the Texas Rangers for Richie Zisk , Jerry Don Gleaton , Rick Auerbach , Ken Clay , Brian Allard and minor-league right-handed pitcher Steve Finch in an 11-player blockbuster deal.[9]
On February 5, 1983, Roberts was traded by the Blue Jays to the Royals for a young Cecil Fielder .[10] earned runs .[6] Oakland Athletics , recording a pinch-hit RBI single in his final career at bat .[11]
At the end of his career, it was discovered that Roberts had seriously bad eyesight due to an accident when he was a child. "I have real bad eyes," Roberts said, "I stabbed my eye with a knife when I was a kid. I was goofing around with my jackknife. I kept it hidden because I wanted to be a ballplayer. I had bad focusing point in my right eye and bad depth perception in my left eye, but I kept it secret so I wouldn’t be released. I never told anyone that I had such bad vision in my right eye, not a manager, not a teammate, not anyone. When we had our physicals in spring training there would be a long line, just like a cattle call. I would sneak up and read the line they wanted us to read and memorize it. Then when I got up there I’d just recite what I’d memorized. No one ever figured it out. I would always force myself to really concentrate on reading the ball and tracking the ball."[12]
In an 11-season career, Roberts posted a batting average of .267 (731-for-2,737) with 78 home runs and 328 RBI in 901 games played.[6] Minor Leagues .
Roberts played winter ball with the Leones del Caracas club of the Venezuelan League during the 1977–1978 season.[13]
References [ edit ]
^ "Cleveland Indians vs Detroit Tigers Box Score: September 3, 1974" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved May 17, 2023 .
^ "Sports News Briefs" . The New York Times United Press International . December 7, 1975. ISSN 0362-4331 . Retrieved June 6, 2020 .
^ Durso, Joseph (December 6, 1977). "Angels' Bonds Is Acquired By White Sox" . The New York Times ISSN 0362-4331 . Retrieved June 6, 2020 .
^ a b c "Leon Roberts Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved May 17, 2023 .
^ "1978 American League Batting Leaders" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved May 17, 2023 .
^ "Retrosheet Boxscore: Minnesota Twins 8, Seattle Mariners 6" . Retrosheet
^ "The Texas Rangers Thursday completed an 11-player trade with..." United Press International . Retrieved October 22, 2022 .
^ "The Toronto Blue Jays have acquired designated hitter-first baseman..." United Press International . Retrieved May 17, 2023 .
^ "Kansas City Royals vs Oakland Athletics Box Score: September 30, 1984" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved May 17, 2023 .
^ Holmes, Dan (June 2, 2015). "Former Tiger Leon Roberts recalls his 11-year career in the big leagues" . Detroit Athletic . Archived from the original on July 6, 2015. Retrieved July 6, 2015 .
^ "Leon Roberts" . Pelota Binaria .
External links [ edit ]
Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference , or Baseball-Reference (Minors)
Baseball Gauge
Retrosheet
Leon Roberts -- Tigers' Star Rookie , Ludington Daily News, May 15, 1975
Houston, Detroit Swap 7 , Daytona Beach Morning Journal, December 7, 1975
Outside of Seattle, nobody knows Leon Roberts , Ellensburg Daily Record (UPI story), September 1, 1978
Royals pick up Roberts in deal for minor leaguer , Lawrence Journal-World (AP story), February 5, 1983
Roberts Dismissed As Hen Manager , Toledo Blade, September 17, 1987
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