Len Church
Leonard Church
Born: March 21, 1942
Chicago, IL US
Deceased: April 22, 1988
Richardson, TX US
Primary Position: Pitcher
Bats: Switch
Throws: Right
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 190
Career: 1963-1971
Major League Statistics
Len Church compiled a career record of 41 wins and 48 losses and a 3.58 ERA in his 263-game pitching career with the St. Cloud Rox, Wenatchee Chiefs, Dallas-Fort Worth Spurs, Tacoma Cubs and San Antonio Missions. He began playing during the 1963 season and last took the field during the 1971 campaign.
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Pitching:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | A | NORL1 | St. Cloud Rox | 4 | 11 | .267 | 4.67 | 20 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 81.0 | 78 | 58 | 42 | 4 | 57 | 1 | 93 | 4 | 0 | 7 | |||
| 1964 | A | NORW | Wenatchee Chiefs | 11 | 16 | .407 | 3.45 | 33 | 29 | 9 | 1 | 206.0 | 191 | 105 | 79 | 18 | 98 | 6 | 190 | 5 | 2 | 13 | |||
| 1965 | AA | TL | Dallas-Fort Worth Spurs | 0 | 0 | 4.76 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17.0 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1966 | AA | TL | Dallas-Fort Worth Spurs | 6 | 4 | .600 | 2.90 | 45 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 115.0 | 113 | 44 | 37 | 5 | 51 | 7 | 64 | 7 | 0 | 7 | |||
| 1967 | AAA | PCL | Tacoma Cubs | 4 | 4 | .500 | 3.52 | 35 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 115.0 | 118 | 62 | 45 | 4 | 45 | 4 | 63 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |||
| 1968 | AA | TL | San Antonio Missions | 2 | 2 | .500 | 0.72 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25.0 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||
| 1968 | AAA | PCL | Tacoma Cubs | 3 | 2 | .600 | 2.21 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 57.0 | 50 | 16 | 14 | 4 | 22 | 4 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||
| 1969 | AAA | PCL | Tacoma Cubs | 8 | 2 | .800 | 3.74 | 29 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 65.0 | 68 | 33 | 27 | 0 | 30 | 5 | 33 | 1 | 0 | 5 | ||
| 1970 | AAA | PCL | Tacoma Cubs | 2 | 7 | .222 | 4.68 | 41 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 102.0 | 128 | 60 | 53 | 6 | 29 | 2 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 1971 | AAA | PCL | Tacoma Cubs | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 4.91 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22.0 | 21 | 14 | 12 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 41 | 48 | .461 | 3.58 | 263 | 80 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 805.0 | 793 | 405 | 320 | 43 | 358 | 32 | 564 | 21 | 2 | 44 | 0 |
Batting:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | A | NORL1 | St. Cloud Rox | 20 | 33 | 25 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 14 | .200 | .394 | .240 | .634 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1964 | A | NORW | Wenatchee Chiefs | 36 | 75 | 62 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 30 | .161 | .307 | .290 | .597 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1965 | AA | TL | Dallas-Fort Worth Spurs | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .500 | .500 | .750 | 1.250 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1966 | AA | TL | Dallas-Fort Worth Spurs | 45 | 33 | 27 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 9 | .148 | .281 | .185 | .466 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1967 | AAA | PCL | Tacoma Cubs | 35 | 36 | 31 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 16 | .097 | .176 | .097 | .273 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1968 | AAA | PCL | Tacoma Cubs | 24 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .100 | .182 | .100 | .282 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1968 | AA | TL | San Antonio Missions | 11 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | .167 | .375 | .167 | .542 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1969 | AAA | PCL | Tacoma Cubs | 29 | 18 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | .100 | .438 | .100 | .538 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1970 | AAA | PCL | Tacoma Cubs | 41 | 23 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | .143 | .368 | .143 | .511 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 1971 | AAA | PCL | Tacoma Cubs | 17 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 267 | 244 | 191 | 16 | 29 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 89 | .152 | .308 | .209 | .517 | 40 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | A | NORL1 | St. Cloud Rox | P | 20 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .700 |
| 1964 | A | NORW | Wenatchee Chiefs | P | 33 | 9 | 31 | 4 | 2 | .909 | 1.212 |
| 1966 | AA | TL | Dallas-Fort Worth Spurs | P | 45 | 10 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .711 |
| 1967 | AAA | PCL | Tacoma Cubs | P | 35 | 7 | 18 | 1 | 1 | .962 | .714 |
| 1968 | AAA | PCL | Tacoma Cubs | P | 24 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .250 |
| 1968 | AA | TL | San Antonio Missions | P | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .200 |
| 1969 | AAA | PCL | Tacoma Cubs | P | 29 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | .917 | .379 |
| 1970 | AAA | PCL | Tacoma Cubs | P | 41 | 9 | 14 | 2 | 1 | .920 | .561 |
| 1971 | AAA | PCL | Tacoma Cubs | P | 17 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .294 |
| Totals | 254 | 48 | 110 | 8 | 4 | .952 | .622 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | A | Northern League | St. Cloud Rox | CHN | ||
| 1964 | A | Northwest League | Wenatchee Chiefs | CHN | ||
| 1965 | AA | Texas League | Dallas-Fort Worth Spurs | CHN | ||
| 1966 | AA | Texas League | Dallas-Fort Worth Spurs | CHN | ||
| 1967 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Tacoma Cubs | CHN | ||
| 1968 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Tacoma Cubs | CHN | ||
| 1968 | AA | Texas League | San Antonio Missions | CHN | ||
| 1969 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Tacoma Cubs | CHN | ||
| 1970 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Tacoma Cubs | CHN | ||
| 1971 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Tacoma Cubs | CHN |
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