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  • Lenny Green

    Birth Date: 01/05/1933
    Deceased: 01/05/2019

    Lenny Green Bio

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    Leonard Charles Green was born in Detroit, Michigan on January 6, 1933.

    He debuted with the Baltimore Orioles in 1957, serving mostly as a light hitting backup outfielder at all three positions. Green was traded to the Washington Senators for reigning Rookie of the Year Albie Pearson in 1959, and he established himself as the team's starting center fielder by the time they relocated to Minnesota in 1961.

    During parts of six seasons with the Senators/Twins, Green slashed .270/.359/.384 (.743). He had a career year in 1962, with a .367 on-base percentage that ranked tenth in the American League. His 33 doubles ranked eighth, and his eight outfield assists were the second most by a center fielder that season. Breakout rookie Jimmie Hall took the center field job from Green midway through the 1963 season, and Green was traded to the Los Angeles Angels as part of a three team deal in June of 1964.

    The rest of his career featured a second stint in Baltimore, two seasons with the Boston Red Sox, and another two years with his hometown Detroit Tigers. The Tigers were crowned World Series champions in 1968, but Green had been released and retired back in June. Green finished his career with a slash line of .267/.361/.379 (.731).

    After his playing career, Green worked for the Ford Motor Company as a security supervisor for 27 years. He passed away on his 86th birthday in 2019.

    Notable Events & Trivia

    • Lenny Green was the Twins center fielder on Opening Day in 1961, their first season in Minnesota
    • Lenny Green hit the first lead-off home run in Twins history against Jim Donohue of the Angels on August 20, 1961
    • Lenny Green drew five bases loaded walks in 1962, which is a Twins single season record that still stands to this day

    Lenny Green Statistics

    Standard Batting Table
    Season Age Team Lg WAR G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ rOBA Rbat+ TB GIDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
    1957 24 BAL AL -0.3 19 34 33 2 6 1 1 1 5 0 1 1 4 .182 .206 .364 .570 58 .266 61 12 0 0 0 0 0 8/H79  
    1958 25 BAL AL -0.1 69 102 91 10 21 4 0 0 4 0 2 9 10 .231 .297 .275 .572 63 .278 68 25 1 0 1 1 0 87H/9  
    1959 26 2TM AL 0.1 115 242 214 32 53 6 1 3 17 9 5 21 18 .248 .318 .327 .645 78 .316 81 70 1 1 6 0 0 H798  
    1959 26 BAL AL 0.1 27 27 24 3 7 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 3 .292 .346 .417 .763 112 .385 134 10 0 1 1 0 0 7/H9  
    1959 26 WSH AL 0.0 88 215 190 29 46 6 1 2 15 9 5 20 15 .242 .314 .316 .630 74 .307 75 60 1 0 5 0 0 H978  
    1960 27 WSH AL 1.9 127 387 330 62 97 16 7 5 33 21 8 43 25 .294 .383 .430 .814 119 .378 121 142 5 6 6 2 4 8H7  
    1961 28 MIN AL 2.1 156 692 600 92 171 28 7 9 50 17 11 81 50 .285 .374 .400 .774 104 .367 109 240 5 6 3 2 2 *87/9H  
    1962 29 MIN AL 2.3 158 724 619 97 168 33 3 14 63 8 4 88 36 .271 .367 .402 .769 104 .356 104 249 8 8 4 5 2 *87/H  
    1963 30 MIN AL 0.8 145 319 280 41 67 10 1 4 27 11 5 31 21 .239 .315 .325 .640 79 .316 87 91 1 2 2 4 1 *8H7  
    1964 31 3TM AL 0.0 79 151 128 16 27 2 0 2 5 3 1 21 17 .211 .325 .273 .598 74 .302 84 35 3 1 0 1 1 H87  
    1964 31 MIN AL -0.2 26 19 15 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 6 .000 .211 .000 .211 -35 .121 -37 0 0 0 0 0 0 H/78  
    1964 31 LAA AL -0.1 39 104 92 13 23 2 0 2 4 2 0 10 8 .250 .327 .337 .664 94 .336 111 31 3 1 0 1 0 H87  
    1964 31 BAL AL 0.3 14 28 21 0 4 0 0 0 1 1 0 7 3 .190 .393 .190 .583 69 .298 67 4 0 0 0 0 1 /8H7  
    1965 32 BOS AL 1.9 119 427 373 69 103 24 6 7 24 8 2 48 43 .276 .361 .429 .790 119 .362 118 160 9 3 0 3 0 8H7  
    1966 33 BOS AL -0.8 85 154 133 18 32 6 0 1 12 0 1 15 19 .241 .325 .308 .633 76 .299 74 41 7 2 3 1 1 H8/7  
    1967 34 DET AL 0.4 58 161 151 22 42 8 1 1 13 1 1 9 17 .278 .317 .364 .681 99 .326 102 55 2 0 0 1 0 7H/8  
    1968 35 DET AL -0.1 6 5 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .250 .400 .250 .650 99 .228 11 1 1 0 0 0 1 /H7  
    12 Yrs 8.2 1136 3398 2956 461 788 138 27 47 253 78 41 368 260 .267 .351 .379 .731 99 .345 102 1121 43 29 25 20 12 87H9  
    162 Game Avg 1.2 162 485 422 66 112 20 4 7 36 11 6 52 37 .267 .351 .379 .731 99 .345 102 160 6 4 4 3 2    
                                                               
    WSH (6 Yrs) 6.8 700 2356 2034 324 549 93 19 34 188 66 34 267 153 .270 .359 .384 .743 99 .351 102 782 20 22 20 13 9 87H9  
    BAL (4 Yrs) 0.0 129 191 169 15 38 5 1 2 12 1 3 18 20 .225 .302 .302 .603 71 .293 76 51 1 1 2 1 1 78H9  
    BOS (2 Yrs) 1.2 204 581 506 87 135 30 6 8 36 8 3 63 62 .267 .351 .397 .748 107 .346 106 201 16 5 3 4 1 8H7  
    DET (2 Yrs) 0.2 64 166 155 22 43 8 1 1 13 1 1 10 17 .277 .319 .361 .681 99 .324 100 56 3 0 0 1 1 7H/8  
    LAA (1 Yr) -0.1 39 104 92 13 23 2 0 2 4 2 0 10 8 .250 .327 .337 .664 94 .336 111 31 3 1 0 1 0 H87  
    Provided by Baseball-Reference.com: View Original Table
    Generated 3/2/2025.

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