Izzy León
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Template:Family name hatnote Isidoro León Becerra (January 4, 1911 – July 25, 2002) was a Major League Baseball pitcher who played for the Philadelphia Phillies in 1945. The 34-year-old rookie was a native of Cruces, Cuba.
León is one of many ballplayers who only appeared in the major leagues during World War II. He made his major league debut on June 21, 1945, in a home game against the Brooklyn Dodgers at Shibe Park. He was the starting and losing pitcher in a 9–2 defeat. Cy Buker was the winning pitcher. León's final big league appearance was on September 16. He was released by Philadelphia on February 26, 1946.
Season and career totals include 14 games pitched, 4 starts, 0 complete games, a 0–4 record with 4 games finished, 23 earned runs allowed in 38<templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />2⁄3 innings, and an ERA of 5.35.
In 1948, he played for the New York Cubans of the Negro National League.[1]
León died at the age of 91 in Miami, Florida.
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- 1911 births
- 2002 deaths
- People from Cruces, Cuba
- Baseball players from Cienfuegos Province
- Major League Baseball pitchers
- Major League Baseball players from Cuba
- 20th-century Cuban sportsmen
- Cuban expatriate baseball players in the United States
- Philadelphia Phillies players
- Abilene Blue Sox players
- Dublin Green Sox players
- Havana Cubans players
- Minneapolis Millers (baseball) players
- Portland Beavers players
- Sherman–Denison Twins players
- St. Petersburg Saints players