Lenny Webster

Lenny Webster
Lenny Webster
	Catcher
	Born: February 10, 1965; New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.
	Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
	September 1, 1989, for the Minnesota Twins
Last MLB appearance
	September 23, 2000, for the Montreal Expos
MLB statistics
Batting average	.254
Home runs	33
Runs batted in	176
Teams
	Minnesota Twins (1989–1993); Montreal Expos (1994); Philadelphia Phillies (1995); Montreal Expos (1996); Baltimore Orioles (1997–1999); Boston Red Sox (1999); Montreal Expos (2000);

Leonard Irell Webster (born February 10, 1965) is an American former professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball as a catcher from 1989 to 2000. Webster was one of the active players wearing number 42 while playing for the Baltimore Orioles when Major League Baseball retired the number to honor Jackie Robinson in 1997.^[1] He made his debut on September 1, 1989 as a defensive replacement at catcher with the Minnesota Twins. His final game was on September 23, 2000 as a pinch hitter for Jeremy Powell with the Montreal Expos.

In 587 games over 12 seasons, Webster posted a .254 batting average (368-for-1450) with 157 runs, 73 doubles, 2 triples, 33 home runs, 176 RBI, 140 bases on balls, .324 on-base percentage and .375 slugging percentage. He finished his career with a .995 fielding percentage as a catcher. In the 1997 postseason covering 7 games, he hit .200 (3-for-15) with 1 run and 1 RBI.

Personal

Webster is the nephew of former Major League umpire Charlie Williams.

Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors)

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