Rick Leach (baseball player)

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Richard Max Leach (born May 4, 1957 in Ann Arbor, Michigan), is a former college football player and professional baseball player who played in the Major Leagues primarily as a backup outfielder and first baseman from 1981-1990.

Contents 1 Teams 2 Batting Stats 3 Fast Facts 4 Sources

[edit] Teams

• Detroit Tigers 1981-1983

• Toronto Blue Jays 1984-1988

• Texas Rangers 1989

• San Francisco Giants 1990

[edit] Batting Stats

• 799 Games

• 460 Hits

• 18 Home Runs

• 183 RBI's

• .268 Batting Average

[edit] Fast Facts

• Leach was a star quarterback at the University of Michigan from 1976-1978 under legendary coach Bo Schembechler.^{[citation needed]}

• In 1978, he finished 3rd in balloting for the Heisman Trophy, behind Billy Sims and Chuck Fusina.^{[citation needed]}

• On August 6, 1990, Leach is suspended for 60 days by then baseball commissioner Fay Vincent following a positive drug test.^{[citation needed]}

[edit] Sources

• Baseball Reference