Les Peden

Position: Catcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-1, 212lb (185cm, 96kg)

Born: September 17, 1923 in Azle, TX us

Died: February 11, 2002 in Jacksonville, FL

Buried: Greenlawn Cemetery, Jacksonville, FL

School: Texas A&M University (College Station, TX)

Debut: April 17, 1953 (Age 29-212d, 10,992nd in major league history)
vs. NYY 4 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: May 6, 1953 (Age 29-231d)
vs. DET 4 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Full Name: Leslie Earl Peden

Nicknames: Gooch

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

0.2

.250

RBI

OBP

.344

SLG

.393

OPS

.737

OPS+

101

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	4-5 / in Starts: 4-4
Longest Hitting Streak	4 games
Longest On Base Streak	4 games
Most Games w/o HR	6 games
Most Games w/o RBI	6 games
Grand Slams	0 in 0 bases loaded PA and 0 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 33 PAs	1
Actual Runners on Base	23 (12-10-1)
Avg. MLBer w/ 33 PAs	4
Avg. Runners on Base	21 (11-6-3)

Most Driven In
Self	1

Most Driven In By
Self	1
B Porterfield	1
E Yost	1
J Jensen	1

1953 Batting Game Log

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1953 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	1	2 (1)	Apr 17	WSH		NYY	L,3-7	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	8	1.28	-0.086	2.97	-0.12%	-0.96	C
2	2	12 (9)	Apr 28	WSH	@	CHW	L,4-5	9-GF	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.400	.400	.400	.800	9	5.47	0.091	8.63	0.09%	0.34	PH
3	3	13	Apr 29	WSH	@	CHW	W,3-0	CG	3	2	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	.429	.429	.857	1.286	8	.93	0.097	1.19	0.07%	0.68	C
4	4	14	Apr 30	WSH	@	SLB	L,1-3	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.300	.300	.600	.900	8	.82	-0.066	1.08	-0.05%	-0.64	C
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
5	5	15	May 1	WSH	@	SLB	W,6-5	CG	5	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.286	.333	.500	.833	8	1.25	-0.051	1.47	-0.04%	-1.00	C
6	6	16	May 2	WSH	@	SLB	W,5-4	GS-9	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.294	.368	.471	.839	8	.90	0.019	1.27	0.02%	-0.02	C
7	7	18 (1)	May 3 (2)	WSH	@	CLE	L,3-4	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.286	.348	.429	.776	8	1.36	-0.113	2.01	-0.10%	-0.52	C
8	8	19	May 5	WSH	@	DET	W,14-4	CG	5	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.292	.393	.458	.851	8	.69	0.011	.78	0.01%	0.58	C
9	9	20	May 6	WSH	@	DET	L,4-8	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.250	.344	.393	.737	8	.90	-0.085	1.17	-0.07%	-0.66	C
							4-5		33	28	4	7	1	0	1	1	4	1	3	0	1		0	0	0	0	.250	.344	.393	.737		1.16	-0.183	1.71	-0.19%	-2.19

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