Greg Legg

Gregory Lynn Legg (born April 21, 1960), is an American professional baseball second baseman, who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Philadelphia Phillies, in two seasons (1986–1987).

During his playing days, Legg stood 6 ft, weighing 185 lb.

Legg spent a total of 13 seasons as an active player, all in the Philadelphia organization, later managing the Phillies' Minor League Baseball (MiLB) Double-A farm team, the Reading Phillies, for whom he had previously played.

Greg Legg was born on April 21, 1960, in San Jose, California.

He graduated from Duncan High School in Duncan, Oklahoma, and matriculated at Southeastern Oklahoma State University in 1978.

He played four seasons for the Savages; in all four of his playing years, the team competed in the NAIA Baseball World Series.

Legg was a two-time All-American and was named to the all-district team in 1980, 1981, and 1982.

During his four-year career at Southeastern, the baseball team accumulated a 209–40 win–loss record (a .839 winning percentage).

After college, Legg was drafted by the Philadelphia Phillies in the 22nd round of the 1982 Major League Baseball draft.

After signing, Legg was assigned to the Peninsula Pilots, the Phillies' A-level affiliate in the Carolina League.

Playing alongside future Philadelphia Baseball Wall of Fame members Darren Daulton and Juan Samuel, Legg appeared in 44 games, making 56 putouts and 130 assists.

He committed 15 errors—the lowest total among the team's three regular shortstops—good for a .925 fielding percentage.

At the plate, he posted a .343 batting average, notching 9 doubles and 20 runs batted in (RBI).

He also stole 2 bases and scored 20 runs during the 1982 season.

Legg, Daulton, and Samuel were all promoted together to the Eastern League Reading Phillies in 1983.

Legg posted a .317 average for the season, the second-best mark among the team's regular batters (40 or more games played); he also notched his first professional home runs, hitting four to go with fourteen doubles and one triple.

In the field, he appeared in at least one game at all four infield positions, with most coming at shortstop and third base.

In 29 games as a shortstop, Legg committed ten errors, but in 41 games at the other three infield spots, he recorded only three fielding mistakes.

The Phillies shifted Legg primarily to second base for the 1984 season; he appeared in 57 games at the position for Reading before a promotion to the Portland Beavers.

In the first half of the season for the R-Phils, Legg batted .241 in 64 contests, amassing 14 extra-base hits and 27 RBI.

After moving to the Oregon club, Legg continued his .241 batting pace in 141 at-bats, collecting eight doubles and one home run.

Playing for Portland in 1985, Legg increased his power, hitting a career-high seven home runs.

He added seven triples and eleven doubles to his total for a tally of 25 extra-base hits.

His 420 at-bats were third-most on the team, and he played in 115 games, appearing only as a second baseman.

In 1986, Legg began the season with the major league club, appearing in three April games.

He made his major league debut against the New York Mets, entering in the seventh inning of an April 18 contest as a defensive replacement for second baseman Luis Aguayo.

He notched his first two major league at-bats against the Mets on April 20, striking out once.

His first hit came on April 27, a pinch-hit against the Pittsburgh Pirates in a 13–5 Phillies loss, after which he was sent back down to Portland.

Appearing exclusively at second base, Legg appeared in 120 games in the field for Portland, committing only four errors to notch a .994 fielding percentage.

As a hitter, he batted .323, the best mark on the team among those players who exceeded 100 games played.

He also led the Beavers with 66 RBI, was fifth-best with six home runs, and tallied 149 hits.

He returned to the major league Phillies as a September call-up, appearing in eight major league games after September 1.

Legg collected the top performance of his major league career against the Pirates on September 16, hitting safely three times in five at-bats, including a double, scoring one run, and earning his first major-league RBI.

He went 1-for-1 against the Chicago Cubs on September 29, and then hit safely twice in two consecutive games against the Montreal Expos on October 4 and 5, raising his season average to .450.

Legg spent most of the 1987 season in Triple-A with the Maine Guides, for whom he batted .241 with 16 doubles, 4 triples, 4 home runs, and 30 RBI.

He appeared at second base, third base, and shortstop in 1987, mirroring his brief appearance with the major league Phillies.

In three contests with the top-level club in 1987, he appeared in one game at each of those three positions, scoring one run in two at-bats over the three games.

In 2009 and 2010, Legg was the hitting coach for the back-to-back South Atlantic League-champion Lakewood BlueClaws.

He returned to Reading, as field manager of the Fightin Phils, for the 2017–2018 seasons.

Legg joined the Lehigh Valley IronPigs’ coaching staff, for the 2019 season.