Les Mallon
Encyclopedia
Leslie Clyde Mallon was a Major League Baseball
second baseman
for the Philadelphia Phillies
and Boston Braves
.
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. 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.
Major League Baseball
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second baseman
Second baseman
Second base, or 2B, is the second of four stations on a baseball diamond which must be touched in succession by a base runner in order to score a run for that player's team. A second baseman is the baseball player guarding second base...
for the Philadelphia Phillies
Philadelphia Phillies
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and Boston Braves
Atlanta Braves
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.
Mallon began his professional baseball career in 1927 in the Texas Valley League. In 1930, he hit .332 in the class A Texas League
Texas League
The Texas League is a minor league baseball league which operates in the South Central United States. It is classified a Double-A league. The league was founded in 1888 and ran through 1892...
and was promoted to the major leagues with the Phillies. Mallon hit .309 in his rookie season. However, his numbers slipped the following year, and he was sold to Toronto of the International League
International League
The International League is a minor league baseball league that operates in the eastern United States. Like the Pacific Coast League and the Mexican League, it plays at the Triple-A level, which is one step below Major League Baseball. It was so named because it had teams in both the United States...
. 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
Chicago White Sox
The Chicago White Sox are a Major League Baseball team located in Chicago, Illinois.The White Sox play in the American League's Central Division. Since , the White Sox have played in U.S. Cellular Field, which was originally called New Comiskey Park and nicknamed The Cell by local fans...
, 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.