Buck Leonard - Seamheads Negro Leagues Database

Buck Leonard



Walter Fenner Leonard


Born: September 8, 1907 in Rocky Mount, NC
Died: November 27, 1997 in Rocky Mount, NC
          (90 years old)

Bats: L
Throws: L
Ht: 5'10"
Wt: 185

Notes:


• Inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1972
• Buried: Garden of Gethsemane Cemetery (Rocky Mount, NC)
• Relatives: Charlie Leonard (Brother)
• Played in the Minor Leagues


Teams
Team Lg Pos
NN2
40
1B
1
58
25
4
.699
Griffith Stadium (Washington, DC), Forbes Field (Pittsburgh, PA)
EWA
40
1B
1
1
1
0
.500
Yankee Stadium (New York, NY)
NLC
40
1B
1
2
1
1
.667
Griffith Stadium (Washington, DC), Forbes Field (Pittsburgh, PA)
WS
40
1B
1
4
1
0
.800
Griffith Stadium (Washington, DC), Forbes Field (Pittsburgh, PA)
NN2
39
1B
2
61
44
4
.581
Griffith Stadium (Washington, DC), Forbes Field (Pittsburgh, PA)
NN2
38
1B
2
52
40
4
.565
Griffith Stadium (Washington, DC), Forbes Field (Pittsburgh, PA)
EWA
38
1B
2
1
1
0
.500
Griffith Stadium (Washington, DC)
NN2
37
1B
1
53
29
3
.646
Griffith Stadium (Washington, DC), Forbes Field (Pittsburgh, PA)
EWA
37
1B
2
0
1
0
.000
No Home Ballpark
WS
37
1B
2
0
4
0
.000
Griffith Stadium (Washington, DC), Forbes Field (Pittsburgh, PA)
NSA
37
1B
1
1
0
0
1.000
No Home Ballpark
NN2
36
1B
1
66
32
4
.673
Griffith Stadium (Washington, DC), Forbes Field (Pittsburgh, PA)
EWA
36
1B
2
0
1
0
.000
No Home Ballpark
WS
36
1B
1
4
1
0
.800
Griffith Stadium (Washington, DC), Forbes Field (Pittsburgh, PA)
NN2
35
1B
1
78
23
1
.772
Griffith Stadium (Washington, DC), Forbes Field (Pittsburgh, PA)
EWA
35
1B
2
0
1
0
.000
No Home Ballpark
NLA
35
1B
1
1
0
0
1.000
No Home Ballpark
WS
35
1B
1
4
3
1
.571
Griffith Stadium (Washington, DC)
NN2
34
1B
1
86
29
3
.748
Griffith Stadium (Washington, DC), Forbes Field (Pittsburgh, PA)
WS
34
1B
2
0
4
0
.000
Griffith Stadium (Washington, DC), Forbes Field (Pittsburgh, PA)
NN2
33
1B
1
58
31
3
.652
Griffith Stadium (Washington, DC), Forbes Field (Pittsburgh, PA)
EWA
33
1B
1
1
0
0
1.000
No Home Ballpark
NLC
33
1B
1
3
1
0
.750
Griffith Stadium (Washington, DC), Forbes Field (Pittsburgh, PA)
NN2
32
1B
1
53
23
2
.697
Griffith Stadium (Washington, DC), Forbes Field (Pittsburgh, PA)
EWA
32
1B
1
1
0
0
1.000
No Home Ballpark
NN2
31
1B
1
49
21
1
.700
Forbes Field (Pittburgh, PA), Griffith Stadium (Washington, DC)
EWA
31
1B
1
1
1
0
.500
Yankee Stadium (New York, NY)
NLP
31
1B
2
3
2
0
.600
Forbes Field (Pittburgh, PA), Griffith Stadium (Washington, DC)
NLC
31
1B
2
1
3
1
.250
Forbes Field (Pittburgh, PA), Griffith Stadium (Washington, DC)
NN2
30
1B
1
56
15
0
.789
Greenlee Field (Pittburgh, PA)
EWA
30
1B
1
0
1
0
.000
Polo Grounds (New York, NY)
NAA
30
1B
1
2
0
0
1.000
No Home Ballpark
NN2
29
1B
1
60
19
1
.759
Greenlee Field (Pittburgh, PA), Forbes Field (Pittburgh, PA)
EWA
29
1B
1
1
0
0
1.000
No Home Ballpark
NN2
28
1B
3
31
26
1
.544
Forbes Field (Pittburgh, PA), Greenlee Field (Pittburgh, PA)
NN2
27
1B
7
25
34
2
.424
Greenlee Field (Pittburgh, PA)
EWA
27
1B
1
1
0
0
1.000
Comiskey Park (Chicago, IL)
IND
26
1B
1
17
13
1
.567
Greenlee Field (Pittsburgh, PA)
IND
25
1B
1
1
0
0
1.000
No Home Ballpark
16
7
1B
836
431
37
.660
9
3
Team Lg Pos
1
Brooklyn Royal Giants
1B
1
0
0
1.000
0
0
15
Homestead Grays
1B
824
424
37
.660
9
3
1
West All Stars
-
1
0
0
1.000
0
0
10
East All Stars
1B
6
7
0
.462
0
0
1
NNL All Stars II
-
2
0
0
1.000
0
0
1
NNL South All Stars
-
1
0
0
1.000
0
0
1
North All Stars
-
1
0
0
1.000
0
0

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