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, 8,591st in MLB 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

Career

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.737

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Standard Batting

Standard Batting
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB	Pos	Awards
1947	23	CHC-min	A	124	548	486	107	157	33	7	18	106	5		53	38	.323	.396	.531	.927		258		6	3				DMO · WL
1948	24	CHC-min	B,AA	111	389	389		131	26	2	24						.337	.337	.599	.936		233							FAY,NVL · TRIS,SOUA
1949	25	CHC-min	A	127	544	471	74	147	29	3	22	102	2		57	62	.312	.399	.527	.925		248		11	5				DMO · WL
1950	26	CHC-min	AAA	85	291	268	32	80	14	0	8	41	0		16	29	.299	.345	.440	.785		118		3	4				SPF · IL
1951	27	CHC-min	AAA	117	446	402	42	100	15	0	11	54	1		28	42	.249	.306	.368	.674		148		5	11				LOS · PCL
1952	28	CHC-min	Opn	153	583	527	62	147	18	1	18	71	0		43	47	.279	.336	.419	.755		221		2	11				LOS · PCL
1953	29	CHC-min	Opn	100	382	340	33	91	16	2	11	55	0		30	35	.268	.340	.424	.763		144	14	7	5				LOS · PCL
1953	29	WSH	AL	9	33	28	4	7	1	0	1	1	0	0	4	3	.250	.344	.393	.737	101	11	0	0	1		1	/2H
1954	30	CHC-min	A	131	445	445		138	30	1	26						.310	.310	.557	.867		248							DMO · WL
1955	31	CHC-min	A	52	185	155	24	45	11	0	5	34	0		25	14	.290	.384	.458	.842		71		1	0	4			DMO · WL
1957	33	KCA-min	AA	134	480	431	59	128	21	0	15	81	0		36	48	.297	.354	.450	.804		194	15	4	5	4			LRK · SOUA
1958	34	KCA-min	AA	133	525	458	67	153	29	3	26	88	1		59	46	.334	.412	.581	.993		266		3	3	2	8		LRK · SOUA
1959	35	KCA-min	AA	82	281	237	38	71	10	0	10	34	0		41	23	.300	.404	.468	.872		111		1	1	1	8		SHV · SOUA
1960	36	KCA-min	AA	83	267	217	31	71	14	0	11	46	2		48	31	.327	.447	.544	.991		118		0	1	1	11		SHV · SOUA
1961	37	KCA-min	AA	73	206	184	21	52	12	0	7	31	0		21	24	.283	.359	.462	.821		85		1	0	0	4		SHV · SOUA
1962	38	KCA-min	AAA	47	122	111	10	39	7	0	6	24	0	0	10	16	.351	.410	.577	.986		64		1	0	0			POR · PCL
1963	39	CIN-KCA-min	AAA	50																									SDG,POR · PCL
1 Yr				9	33	28	4	7	1	0	1	1	0	0	4	3	.250	.344	.393	.737	101	11	0	0	1		1
162 Game Avg.				162	594	504	72	126	18	0	18	18	0	0	72	54	.250	.344	.393	.737	101	198	0	0	18		18