| José DeLeón | |||
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| Pitcher | |||
| Born: December 20, 1960 La Vega, Dominican Republic | |||
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| MLB debut | |||
| July 23, 1983, for the Pittsburgh Pirates | |||
| Last MLB appearance | |||
| September 18, 1995, for the Montreal Expos | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Win–loss record | 86–119 | ||
| Earned run average | 3.76 | ||
| Strikeouts | 1,594 | ||
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José DeLeón Chestaro (born December 20, 1960) is a Dominican former professional baseball right-handed pitcher who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) with the Pittsburgh Pirates, Chicago White Sox, St. Louis Cardinals, Philadelphia Phillies, and Montreal Expos, over all or part of thirteen seasons (1983–1995). DeLeón was the National League (NL) strikeout leader, in 1989, while with the Cardinals. For his career, he compiled a win–loss record of 86–119, in 415 appearances, with a 3.76 earned run average (ERA), and 1,594 strikeouts.
DeLeón was a 3rd round draft pick of the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 1979 amateur draft.
DeLeón twice led the NL in losses, posting a record of 2–19 in 1985, for the Pirates, and 7–19 in 1990 with the Cardinals.
See also
- List of Major League Baseball annual strikeout leaders
- List of St. Louis Cardinals team records
External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball-Reference (Minors), or Retrosheet
| Preceded by Sid Fernandez | NL hits per nine innings 1989 | Succeeded by Sid Fernandez |