Sam Leslie
1929–1938 · bats L / throws L · Brooklyn Dodgers, New York Giants
823G
.304AVG
.366OBP
.421SLG
More career statistics
749H
36HR
389RBI
14SB
4Rare feats
Career summary: MLB’s official regular-season totals. Season lines, splits and historical game logs below are reconstructed from the covered Retrosheet records and can differ in coverage or scorer revisions. Compare sources and coverage.
Why official totals and the game-record sums differ
The sources can disagree on historical scorer decisions, appearances, and which games belong to a major-league record. The career summary uses the official total; the source game rows retain their recorded values.
| Statistic | MLB official | Recorded game sum |
|---|---|---|
| Batting · At bats | 2,460 | 2,461 |
| Batting · Plate appearances | 2,711 | 2,714 |
| Batting · Runs | 311 | 312 |
| Batting · RBI | 389 | 392 |
| Batting · Stolen bases | 14 | 16 |
| Batting · Walks | 216 | 218 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 823 | 2,711 | 2,460 | 311 | 749 | 123 | 28 | 36 | 389 | 216 | 118 | 14 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 1,036 | .304 | .366 | .421 | .787 |
Streaks
16longest hitting streak · 1935-09-21 to 1936-04-19
18longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 61 | The Cycle | 1936-05-24 | 1 in 694 games | box score ↗ |
| 56 | Four Extra-Base Hits | 1935-08-04 | 1 in 450 games | box score ↗ |
| 48 | Six Times On Base | 1936-05-24 | 1 in 214 games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 397 | 1263 | 341 | 19 | 171 | 106 | 53 | .299 | .354 | .417 |
| Away | 426 | 1451 | 408 | 17 | 221 | 112 | 65 | .309 | .358 | .425 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 57 | 185 | 52 | 4 | 24 | 12 | 8 | .302 | .346 | .459 |
| May | 136 | 444 | 118 | 11 | 64 | 57 | 22 | .310 | .394 | .480 |
| June | 144 | 497 | 131 | 5 | 66 | 40 | 34 | .292 | .344 | .394 |
| July | 187 | 649 | 183 | 8 | 112 | 42 | 28 | .306 | .347 | .438 |
| August | 168 | 569 | 161 | 4 | 72 | 30 | 18 | .303 | .336 | .379 |
| September | 126 | 350 | 102 | 4 | 50 | 34 | 7 | .325 | .389 | .420 |
| October | 5 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | .125 | .250 | .125 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| cincinnati-reds | 128 | 423 | 125 | 3 | 64 | 29 | 16 | .320 | .364 | .442 |
| chicago-cubs | 121 | 377 | 103 | 6 | 46 | 36 | 20 | .307 | .369 | .446 |
| pittsburgh-pirates | 119 | 381 | 112 | 1 | 57 | 29 | 14 | .324 | .370 | .382 |
| philadelphia-phillies | 115 | 380 | 117 | 13 | 62 | 29 | 11 | .342 | .384 | .523 |
| boston-braves | 112 | 380 | 93 | 4 | 52 | 31 | 13 | .269 | .326 | .405 |
| st-louis-cardinals | 112 | 378 | 89 | 4 | 44 | 33 | 28 | .263 | .323 | .343 |
| brooklyn-dodgers | 61 | 154 | 46 | 2 | 28 | 9 | 7 | .319 | .357 | .438 |
| new-york-giants | 55 | 241 | 64 | 3 | 39 | 22 | 9 | .294 | .357 | .381 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1929 |  New York Giants | 1 | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | .000 | – | – |
| 1930 | New York Giants | 2 | 2 | 1 | – | – | – | .500 | – | – |
| 1931 | New York Giants | 53 | 53 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 3 | .302 | – | – |
| 1932 | New York Giants | 77 | 75 | 22 | 1 | 16 | – | .293 | – | – |
| 1933 | Brooklyn Dodgers, New York Giants | 136 | 501 | 148 | 8 | 73 | 1 | .295 | – | – |
| 1934 |  Brooklyn Dodgers | 146 | 546 | 181 | 9 | 103 | 6 | .332 | – | – |
| 1935 | Brooklyn Dodgers | 142 | 520 | 160 | 5 | 94 | 5 | .308 | – | – |
| 1936 | New York Giants | 117 | 417 | 123 | 6 | 54 | – | .295 | – | – |
| 1937 | New York Giants | 73 | 192 | 59 | 3 | 30 | 1 | .307 | – | – |
| 1938 | New York Giants | 76 | 154 | 39 | 1 | 16 | – | .253 | – | – |