Maximino León Molina (born February 4, 1950) is a Mexican former
pitcher
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in
Major League Baseball
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who played from through for the
Atlanta Braves
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. Listed at 5' 10", 145 lb., he batted and threw
right-handed
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.
MLB career
In a six-season MLB career, León posted a 14–18 record with 170
strikeouts and a 3.71
ERA in 162 appearances, including 13
starts, two
complete game
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s, one
shutout
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, 13
saves, and 310.1 innings of work.
Mexican career
León had an extensive career in the
Mexican League, playing for the
Charros de Jalisco,
Alacranes de Durango,
Piratas de Campeche,
Diablos Rojos del México,
Tecolotes de Nuevo Laredo, Tabasco,
Leones de Yucatán and
Rieleros de Aguascalientes in the
Liga Mexicana de Beisbol, and the
Naranjeros de Hermosillo and
Tomateros de Culiacán in the
Mexican Pacific League. He was elected to the Mexican Baseball of Fame in 1997.
See also
*
List of players from Mexico in Major League Baseball
Sources
Mexican Baseball Hall of Fame
1950 births
Alacranes de Campeche players
Alacranes de Durango players
Atlanta Braves players
Baseball players from Veracruz
Charros de Jalisco players
Charros de Puerto México players
Diablos Rojos del México players
Ganaderos de Tabasco players
Leones de Yucatán players
Living people
Major League Baseball pitchers
Major League Baseball players from Mexico
20th-century Mexican sportsmen
Mexican Baseball Hall of Fame inductees
Mexican expatriate baseball players in the United States
Mexican League baseball pitchers
Mineros de Fresnillo players
Naranjeros de Hermosillo players
People from Veracruz
Porteños de Puerto México players
Richmond Braves players
Rieleros de Aguascalientes players
Savannah Braves players
Tecolotes de los Dos Laredos players
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