Leo Rodríguez (baseball)

Leonardo Briones Rodríguez (1 July 1929 – 16 August 2011) was a Mexican professional baseball player notable for his time in the Mexican League. Rodríguez's playing career began in 1949 and ended in 1971. He debuted in 1949 with Unión Laguna de Torreón and won the Rookie of the Year Award.^[1] He was elected to the Mexican Professional Baseball Hall of Fame in 1980.^[2][3]

Leo Rodríguez
Third baseman
Born: (1929-06-01)1 June 1929 Tlahualilo, Durango, Mexico
Died: 16 August 2011(2011-08-16) (aged 82)
Batted: Right Threw: Right
Teams
Algodoneros de Torreón (Mexican League) (1949–1953) Mineros de Cananea (Arizona–Texas League) (1954) Hollywood Stars (PCL) (1955, 1957) Tigres de México (Mexican League) (1955–1956) Columbus Jets (IL) (1958–1960) Diablos Rojos del México (Mexican League) (1961–1965, 1971)
Career highlights and awards
Mexican League Rookie of the Year Award (1949)
Member of the Mexican Professional
Baseball Hall of Fame
Induction	1980

He was born in Tlahualilo Municipality, Mexico and died on 16 August 2011.^[4]

References

1. Arguijo Gamiochipi, Aarón (1 July 2021). "Leo Rodríguez es un maestro en la 'esquina caliente' del beisbol lagunero". El Siglo de Torreón (in Spanish). Retrieved 8 July 2024.
2. Baseball-Mexico
3. "Leo Rodriguez Mexican & Minor Leagues Statistics & History".
4. "Fallece Leo Rodríguez, inmortal del beisbol". MiLB (in Spanish). 16 August 2011. Retrieved 10 August 2021.

External links

• Career statistics from Baseball Reference (Minors)