Leon Durham Stats & Facts

Leon Durham Stats & Facts

Leon Durham Positions: First Baseman and OutfielderBats: Left  •  Throws: Left6-1, 185lb (185cm, 83kg)Born: July 31, 1957  in Cincinnati, OH usDraft: Drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 1st round (15th) of the 1976 MLB June Amateur Draft from Woodward HS (Cincinnati, OH).High School: Woodward HS (Cincinnati, OH)Debut: May 27, 1980 (14,307th in major league history)vs. NYM 5 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 SBLast Game: September 17, 1989vs. PHI 1 AB, 0 H,…

The San Diego Padres win the National League pennant with a 6 – 3 victory over the Chicago Cubs

The San Diego Padres win the National League pennant with a 6 – 3 victory over the Chicago Cubs

1984 – The San Diego Padres win the National League pennant with a 6 – 3 victory over the Chicago Cubs in the final game of the [[[1984 NLCS|NLCS]]. The Padres win three straight after dropping the first two at Wrigley Field.

The Cubs trade reliever Bruce Sutter, the 1979 National League Cy Young Award winner to the Cardinals for 3B Ken Reitz, OF-1B Leon Durham

The Cubs trade reliever Bruce Sutter, the 1979 National League Cy Young Award winner to the Cardinals for 3B Ken Reitz, OF-1B Leon Durham

1980 – The Cubs trade reliever Bruce Sutter, the 1979 National League Cy Young Award winner, to the Cardinals for 3B Ken Reitz, OF-1B Leon Durham, and a player to be named.