Leo Cárdenas
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Leonardo Lazaro Cárdenas Alfonso (born December 17, 1938 in Matanzas, Cuba) was a prominent shortstop in American Major League Baseball for 16 years (1960-75). A righthanded batter and thrower, Cárdenas was a dangerous hitter in his prime and a superior fielder.
He played for the Cincinnati Reds (1960-68), Minnesota Twins (1969-71), California Angels (1972), Cleveland Indians (1973) and Texas Rangers (1974-75), batting .257 with 118 home runs in 1,941 games. He was a National League All-Star in 1964-66 and 1968 and an American League All-Star in 1971.
Cardenas led NL shortstops in fielding percentage in 1963 and 1966. He tied an AL record for assists by a shortstop in 1969 (570), and led in fielding percentage in 1971.
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