Leo Cárdenas

Shortstop 1960–1975 5× All-Star

1,725H

118HR

.257AVG

689RBI

.678OPS

Leo Cárdenas, born in Matanzas, Cuba, played 16 seasons (1960–1975) primarily as a shortstop, mostly with the Cincinnati Reds, Minnesota Twins, California Angels. He collected 1,725 hits and 118 home runs with a .257 batting average, ranking 9th in hits among Cuban-born players. He was selected to 5 All-Star games.

Born: December 17, 1938 · Matanzas, Cuba · 25 major leaguers from Matanzas
Bats / Throws: R / R
Teams: Cincinnati Reds, Minnesota Twins, California Angels, Texas Rangers, Cleveland Indians

Batting

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG
1960	Cincinnati Reds	48	142	13	33	2	4	1	12	0	6	32	.232
1961	Cincinnati Reds	74	198	23	61	18	1	5	24	1	15	39	.308
1962	Cincinnati Reds	153	589	77	173	31	4	10	60	2	39	99	.294
1963	Cincinnati Reds	158	565	42	133	22	4	7	48	3	23	101	.235
1964	Cincinnati Reds	163	597	61	150	32	2	9	69	4	41	110	.251
1965	Cincinnati Reds	156	557	65	160	25	11	11	57	1	60	100	.287
1966	Cincinnati Reds	160	568	59	145	25	4	20	81	9	45	87	.255
1967	Cincinnati Reds	108	379	30	97	14	3	2	21	4	34	77	.256
1968	Cincinnati Reds	137	452	45	106	13	2	7	41	2	36	83	.235
1969	Minnesota Twins	160	578	67	162	24	4	10	70	5	66	96	.280
1970	Minnesota Twins	160	588	67	145	34	4	11	65	2	42	101	.247
1971	Minnesota Twins	153	554	59	146	25	4	18	75	3	51	69	.264
1972	California Angels	150	551	25	123	11	2	6	42	1	35	73	.223
1973	Cleveland Indians	72	195	9	42	4	0	0	12	1	13	42	.215
1974	Texas Rangers	34	92	5	25	3	0	0	7	1	2	14	.272
1975	Texas Rangers	55	102	15	24	2	0	1	5	0	14	12	.235
Career		1,941	6,707	662	1,725	285	49	118	689	39	522	1,135	.257

More Cuban shortstops of his era

Bert Campaneris1964–1983 · 2,249 H, 79 HR Zoilo Versalles1959–1971 · 1,246 H, 95 HR Chico Fernandez1956–1963 · 666 H, 40 HR Willy Miranda1951–1959 · 423 H, 6 HR Jackie Hernandez1965–1973 · 308 H, 12 HR Marty Martinez1962–1972 · 230 H, 0 HR