What years did Leo Townsend play?

Leo Townsend played in Major League Baseball from 1920 to 1921.

Was Leo Townsend a pitcher?

Yes. Leo Townsend pitched in the major leagues, recording 2 wins and 0 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Leo Townsend hit?

Leo Townsend hit 0 career home runs with 1 hits.

Leo Townsend

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1920-1921)

W–L 2–3

ERA 2.81

WHIP 0.97

SO 0

Pitcher PIV -78.5

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: L / L
Height / Weight: 5'10" / 160 lb
Born: 1/15/1891 in Mobile, AL, USA
Died: 12/3/1976 in Mobile, AL, USA
MLB Debut: 1920-09-08
Last Game: 1921-05-27

Full name: Leo Alphonse Townsend

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Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
2	3	8	2	1	0	0	25.7	20	8	1	5	0	2.81	-78.5

Career ERA 2.81 vs. league average 3.74 across their career seasons — 25.0% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	IP	H	ER	BB	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1920	BSN	NL	2	2	7	1	1	24.3	18	4	2	1.48	3.45 (+57%)	-78.5
1921	BSN	NL	0	1	1	1	0	1.3	2	4	3	27.00	—	0.0
Career · 2 seasons			2	3	8	2	1	25.2	20	8	5	2.81	—	-78

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Career Batting Statistics

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
8	6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	.167	.286	.167	.452	0

Career AVG .167 vs. league average .279 across their career seasons — 40.3% below league average.

Career OBP .286 vs. league average .338 across their career seasons — 15.6% below league average.

Career SLG .167 vs. league average .380 across their career seasons — 56.1% below league average.

Career OPS .452 vs. league average .718 across their career seasons — 37.0% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1920	BSN	NL	7	6	1	1	1	3	.167	—	—	—	—	0.0
1921	BSN	NL	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 2 seasons			8	6	1	1	1	3	.167	—	—	—	—	0

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	6	4	1	1	0	0	.250
Away	2	2	0	0	0	0	.000

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	6	16.2	15	6	4	1	3.24
Away	2	9.0	5	1	1	0	1.00

Last 8 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	BB	SO
1921-05-27	BSN	NY1	L	0	0	0	0	0
1920-09-27	BSN	NY1	L	2	0	0	0	1
1920-09-24	BSN	PHI	L	0	0	0	0	0
1920-09-18	BSN	STL	L	2	0	0	0	1
1920-09-16	BSN	STL	L	0	0	0	0	0
1920-09-11	BSN	CIN	W	0	0	0	2	0
1920-09-09	BSN	CIN	W	2	1	1	0	1
1920-09-08	BSN	NY1	L	0	0	0	0	0

Last 8 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO
1921-05-27	BSN	NY1	L	1.1	2	4	4	3	0
1920-09-27	BSN	NY1	L	8.0	4	2	1	1	0
1920-09-24	BSN	PHI	—	1.0	1	0	0	0	0
1920-09-18	BSN	STL	L	7.0	9	2	2	0	0
1920-09-16	BSN	STL	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	1
1920-09-11	BSN	CIN	W	4.0	2	0	0	0	0
1920-09-09	BSN	CIN	W	2.1	1	0	0	1	0
1920-09-08	BSN	NY1	—	1.0	1	0	0	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	8	0	1	9	0	1

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1920	BSN	P	7	0	0	8	0	0
1921	BSN	P	1	0	1	1	0	1

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Pitcher	8

Frequently Asked Questions about Leo Townsend

What years did Leo Townsend play?: Leo Townsend played in Major League Baseball from 1920 to 1921.
Was Leo Townsend a pitcher?: Yes. Leo Townsend pitched in the major leagues, recording 2 wins and 0 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Leo Townsend hit?: Leo Townsend hit 0 career home runs with 1 hits.