Leo
Santiago
 
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Height: 6' 2''
Weight: 210
 
Born: September 21, 1939 in Puerto Rico
 
Awards & Accomplishments
Batter of the Year Award 1971   
Gold Glove Award 1967    1972   
All-Star Selections 1964    1965    1966    1967    1968    1969    1970    1971    1972   
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Batter of the Year Award or Rookie of the Year Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1962 22 CHN NL 19 62 8 17 0 0 2 8 1 0 7 6 .274 .348 .371 .719 7.6 1.1
    AAA   132 531 112 184 14 1 48 127 5 7 82 53 .347 .434 .648 1.082 134.0  
1963 23 CHN NL 154 536 59 155 12 7 14 63 0 1 52 55 .289 .358 .416 .775 76.6 18.2
1964 24 CHN NL 157 583 65 162 20 3 18 69 0 1 55 87 .278 .343 .415 .758 78.9 16.9
1965 25 CHN NL 158 567 94 169 18 7 30 78 0 0 64 76 .298 .365 .513 .878 102.5 26.3
1966 26 CHN NL 155 559 91 172 17 3 31 93 0 0 77 79 .308 .391 .515 .907 108.1 25.5
1967 27 CHN NL 157 565 102 164 11 1 38 95 0 0 86 68 .290 .383 .515 .898 109.1 25.4
1968 28 CHN NL 135 486 64 128 15 3 24 66 2 2 71 42 .263 .357 .455 .812 77.7 17.8
1969 29 CHN NL 158 591 114 172 12 3 47 130 2 1 81 48 .291 .376 .560 .937 119.4 25.5
1970 30 CHN NL 145 554 93 182 17 4 40 115 2 2 83 50 .329 .415 .590 1.005 125.1 27.6
1971 31 CHN NL 157 599 100 188 23 3 36 104 2 0 69 60 .314 .385 .543 .927 116.4 32.8
1972 32 CHN NL 151 563 87 154 16 3 31 107 1 0 62 60 .274 .344 .478 .822 90.1 21.7
11 Years Sim 1546 5665 877 1663 161 37 311 928 10 7 707 631 .294 .372 .500 .872 1011.5 239.0
1 Years AAA 132 531 112 184 14 1 48 127 5 7 82 53 .347 .432 .648 1.080 134.0  
162 Game Average 593 91 174 16 3 32 97 1 0 74 66 .294 .372 .500 .872 106.0  
Career Highs 158 599 114 188 23 7 47 130 2 2 86 87 .329 .415 .590 1.005 125.1  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   4319 698 1338 115 32 259 749 8 6 534 430 .310 .386 .531 .917 849.9
vs LH   1346 179 325 46 5 52 179 2 1 173 201 .241 .327 .399 .726 185.0
Home 770 2730 442 804 76 15 158 477 4 3 359 307 .295 .375 .507 .882 512.3
Away 776 2935 435 859 85 22 153 451 6 4 348 324 .293 .369 .493 .862 522.7
RISP   1251 0 377 42 1 62 562 0 0 234 131 .301 .400 .485 .885 252.2
Pinch Hitting   78 10 26 2 1 3 10 0 0 7 7 .333 .388 .500 .888 14.2
Close/Late   673 91 201 16 7 31 89 0 0 123 77 .299 .405 .481 .887 133.4
Mar/Apr 187 694 111 218 18 3 39 119 1 2 103 90 .314 .402 .517 .919 140.1
May 281 1032 155 296 23 8 53 148 3 0 123 110 .287 .361 .479 .840 178.9
June 276 1010 147 300 38 3 54 158 0 1 122 109 .297 .373 .501 .874 183.7
July 267 987 140 262 27 10 52 150 2 1 108 99 .265 .338 .471 .810 158.4
August 256 911 163 286 19 9 57 180 1 1 127 96 .314 .398 .542 .940 188.7
Sep/Oct 279 1031 161 301 36 4 56 173 3 2 124 127 .292 .370 .498 .867 185.2
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove Award.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF   DWS
1962 22 CHN NL RF 17 16 142.7 39 0 0 0 1.000 2.46   0.4
    CF 1 0 3.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 3.00    
1963 23 CHN NL LF 146 145 1243.7 321 12 12 5 .965 2.41   2.1
    CF 5 0 6.7 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.35    
1964 24 CHN NL LF 147 145 1297.0 308 9 11 2 .966 2.20   3.3
    RF 3 3 30.7 13 0 0 0 1.000 3.82    
    CF 5 0 16.0 3 2 0 1 1.000 2.81    
1965 25 CHN NL LF 147 147 1294.7 326 11 6 3 .983 2.34   3.1
    CF 9 0 25.7 4 1 0 0 1.000 1.75    
1966 26 CHN NL LF 143 143 1259.0 346 8 10 3 .973 2.53   2.9
    RF 7 0 14.3 6 0 0 0 1.000 3.77    
    CF 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00    
1967 27 CHN NL LF 146 146 1303.3 320 8 7 2 .979 2.26   2.9
    CF 5 0 11.0 3 0 0 0 1.000 2.45    
    RF 2 0 9.0 2 0 0 0 1.000 2.00    
1968 28 CHN NL LF 127 127 1120.0 286 9 11 0 .964 2.37   2.1
    CF 7 0 21.0 2 0 0 0 1.000 0.86    
1969 29 CHN NL LF 150 150 1325.0 302 3 9 1 .971 2.07   2.2
    RF 3 0 8.0 3 0 0 0 1.000 3.38    
1970 30 CHN NL RF 122 122 1084.3 290 7 6 2 .980 2.47   3.8
    LF 19 19 174.0 37 0 3 0 .925 1.91    
    CF 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00    
1971 31 CHN NL RF 92 92 817.0 211 4 3 3 .986 2.37   3.8
    LF 62 61 553.7 140 3 4 2 .973 2.32    
    CF 1 0 1.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 9.00    
1972 32 CHN NL RF 141 141 1239.3 338 4 7 2 .980 2.48   2.9
    LF 7 2 27.3 7 0 0 0 1.000 2.31    
    CF 3 0 4.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 2.25    
  LF 1094 1085 9597.6 2393 63 73 18 .971 2.30   18.6
  RF 387 374 3345.3 902 15 16 7 .983 2.47   10.9
  CF 38 0 92.3 16 3 0 1 1.000 1.85    
Career Totals   1519 1459 13035.3 3311 81 89 26 .974 2.34   29.5
Career Highs   156 153 1371.7 352 12 12 5 1.000 2.54    
Batting Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
(*) indicates hit-less at-bats added to meet minimum plate appearances.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Batting Average
1965-10-.298
1966-8-.308
1970-5-.329
1971-9-.314
On-Base Pct
1966-3-.391
1967-7-.383
1968-9-.357
1970-4-.415
1971-9-.385
CAR-35-.372
Slugging Pct
1965-6-.513
1966-3-.515
1967-2-.515
1968-5-.455
1969-3-.560
1970-1-.590
1971-1-.543
1972-4-.478
CAR-10-.500
OPS
1965-5-.878
1966-3-.907
1967-3-.898
1968-3-.812
1969-3-.937
1970-1-1.005
1971-1-.927
1972-6-.822
CAR-10-.872
XR
1965-4-102.5
1966-2-108.1
1967-3-109.1
1969-2-119.4
1970-2-125.1
1971-1-116.4
1972-7-90.1
Games
1963-10-154
1965-4-158
1966-10-155
1967-5-157
1969-4-158
1971-6-157
1972-8-151
At-Bats
1971-6-599
Runs
1965-8-94
1966-8-91
1967-3-102
1969-3-114
1971-4-100
1972-7-87
Hits
1966-6-172
1971-5-188
Total Bases
1965-6-291
1966-4-288
1967-4-291
1969-2-331
1970-2-327
1971-1-325
1972-4-269
Singles
1963-8-122
Homeruns
1965-6-30
1966-3-31
1967-1-38
1968-5-24
1969-1-47
1970-1-40
1971-1-36
1972-2-31
CAR-30-311
RBIs
1966-10-93
1969-1-130
1970-8-115
1971-3-104
1972-2-107
Walks
1966-8-77
1967-3-86
1968-9-71
       
 
   Black Ink Test: 26
   Gray Ink Test: 130
   Hall of Fame Standards: 40
 
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History
Drafted in 1st round, 3rd overall pick, by Chicago (N) in 1962
Injured on 5/28/1962 with a Bruised Neck, out for 4 days
Had first career hit on 9/1/1962, off Dan Davis (HOU)
Hit first career homerun on 9/1/1962, off Dan Davis (HOU)
Was selected to the 1964 Allstar game
Was selected to the 1965 Allstar game
Won Gold Glove Award at Leftfield in 1965
Was selected to the 1966 Allstar game
Was selected to the 1967 Allstar game
Won Gold Glove Award at Leftfield in 1967
Was selected to the 1968 Allstar game
Injured on 7/30/1968 with a Fractured Ankle, out for 3 weeks
Was selected to the 1969 Allstar game
Drove in 7 runs against San Diego on 8/2/1969
Had 5 hits with 4 RBI against San Diego on 8/13/1969
Won Player of the Week award on 8/18/1969, hitting .481 with 4 HR, 11 RBI
Won Batter of the Month award on 9/1/1969, hitting .356 with 12 HR, 38 RBI
Had 5 hits with 4 RBI against St. Louis on 4/21/1970
Won Player of the Week award on 6/29/1970, hitting .444 with 3 HR, 8 RBI
Injured on 7/5/1970 with a Pulled Abdominal Muscle, out for one week
Was selected to the 1970 Allstar game
Won Player of the Week award on 8/31/1970, hitting .619 with 4 HR, 13 RBI
Injured on 9/7/1970 with a Strained Hamstring Muscle, out for 1-2 weeks
Won Batter of the Month award on 7/1/1971, hitting .343 with 7 HR, 19 RBI
Won Player of the Week award on 7/12/1971, hitting .406 with 4 HR, 9 RBI
Was selected to the 1971 Allstar game
Won Player of the Week award on 8/23/1971, hitting .440 with 2 HR, 9 RBI
Won Batter of the Month award on 9/1/1971, hitting .416 with 8 HR, 24 RBI
Won Player of the Week award on 9/6/1971, hitting .556 with 4 HR, 12 RBI
Won Batter of the Year Award in 1971, hitting .314 with 36 HR, 104 RBI
Was selected to the 1972 Allstar game
Won Gold Glove Award at Rightfield in 1972