Mallon began his professional baseball career in 1927 in the Texas Valley League. In 1930, he hit .332 in the class A Texas League and was promoted to the major leagues with the Phillies. Mallon hit .309 in his rookie season.[1] However, his numbers slipped the following year, and he was sold to Toronto of the International League. He was hitting .345 midway through the 1934 season when he was purchased by the Boston Braves.
Mallon was the Braves starting second baseman in 1935, the year they lost 115 games en route to the second-worst record of any MLB team in the modern era. After the season, he was sold to the Chicago White Sox, and in 1936 he was back in the Texas League with the Dallas Steers. That season, he hit .344 and won the league MVP award. His career ended in 1939.
Mallon was inducted into the Texas Baseball Hall of Fame in 1979.[2]
Referencesedit
^"Les Mallon Stats, Fantasy & News". Major League Baseball. Retrieved 2016-07-19.
^"Texas Baseball Hall of Fame - Inductees A-Z". www.tbhof.org. Retrieved 2016-07-19.
External linksedit
Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference
mallon, leslie, clyde, mallon, november, 1905, april, 1991, american, major, league, baseball, second, baseman, philadelphia, phillies, boston, braves, second, basemanborn, 1905, november, 1905sweetwater, texas, died, april, 1991, 1991, aged, granbury, texas, . Leslie Clyde Mallon November 21 1905 April 17 1991 was an American Major League Baseball second baseman for the Philadelphia Phillies and Boston Braves Les MallonSecond basemanBorn 1905 11 21 November 21 1905Sweetwater Texas U S Died April 17 1991 1991 04 17 aged 85 Granbury Texas U S Batted RightThrew RightMLB debutApril 14 1931 for the Philadelphia PhilliesLast MLB appearanceSeptember 29 1935 for the Boston BravesMLB statisticsBatting average 283Home runs8Runs batted in119TeamsPhiladelphia Phillies 1931 1932 Boston Braves 1934 1935 Mallon began his professional baseball career in 1927 in the Texas Valley League In 1930 he hit 332 in the class A Texas League and was promoted to the major leagues with the Phillies Mallon hit 309 in his rookie season 1 However his numbers slipped the following year and he was sold to Toronto of the International League He was hitting 345 midway through the 1934 season when he was purchased by the Boston Braves Mallon was the Braves starting second baseman in 1935 the year they lost 115 games en route to the second worst record of any MLB team in the modern era After the season he was sold to the Chicago White Sox and in 1936 he was back in the Texas League with the Dallas Steers That season he hit 344 and won the league MVP award His career ended in 1939 Mallon was inducted into the Texas Baseball Hall of Fame in 1979 2 References edit Les Mallon Stats Fantasy amp News Major League Baseball Retrieved 2016 07 19 Texas Baseball Hall of Fame Inductees A Z www tbhof org Retrieved 2016 07 19 External links editCareer statistics and player information from Baseball Reference Les Mallon at Find a Grave nbsp Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Les Mallon amp oldid 1225208121, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
