José DeLeón Chestaro (born December 20, 1960) is a Dominican former professional baseball right-handed pitcher who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) with the Pittsburgh Pirates, Chicago White Sox, St. Louis Cardinals, Philadelphia Phillies, and Montreal Expos, over all or parts of 13 seasons (1983–1995). DeLeón was the National League (NL) strikeout leader, in 1989, while with the Cardinals. For his career, he compiled a win–loss record of 86–119, in 415 appearances, with a 3.76 earned run average (ERA), and 1,594 strikeouts.

José DeLeón
Pitcher
Born: (1960-12-20) December 20, 1960 (age 61) La Vega, Dominican Republic
Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
July 23, 1983, for the Pittsburgh Pirates
Last MLB appearance
September 18, 1995, for the Montreal Expos
MLB statistics
Win–loss record	86–119
Earned run average	3.76
Strikeouts	1,594
Teams
Pittsburgh Pirates (1983–1986) Chicago White Sox (1986–1987) St. Louis Cardinals (1988–1992) Philadelphia Phillies (1992–1993) Chicago White Sox (1993–1995) Montreal Expos (1995)
Career highlights and awards
NL strikeout leader (1989)

DeLeón was a 3rd round draft pick of the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 1979 amateur draft.

DeLeón twice led the NL in losses, posting a record of 2–19 in 1985, for the Pirates, and 7–19 in 1990 with the Cardinals.

See also

• List of Major League Baseball annual strikeout leaders
• List of St. Louis Cardinals team records

External links

• Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors), or Retrosheet

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