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


Teammates


# Pos First Last Team
1
SP
12
1934
1945
MULT
37.1
6.4
-1.1
32.2
-0.4
2
C
10
1935
1946
MULT
29.7
27.8
0.9
0.0
1.0
3
SS
9
1938
1948
MULT
15.1
5.1
7.3
0.2
2.4
4
CF
13
1935
1947
MULT
14.3
11.8
3.1
0.0
-0.5
5
SP
6
1941
1947
EAS/HG
14.1
-1.0
0.0
15.1
0.0
6
3B
5
1940
1946
MULT
9.8
7.4
2.1
0.0
0.2
7
SP
7
1936
1945
EAS/HG
9.5
0.2
0.1
9.1
0.0
8
SP
10
1936
1945
MULT
8.7
1.1
-0.1
7.8
0.0
9
SP
5
1938
1943
EAS/HG
7.9
0.4
-0.3
7.8
0.0
10
2B
10
1935
1946
HG
6.4
4.9
0.3
0.0
1.2
11
LF
5
1935
1946
MULT
5.0
6.6
-0.8
0.0
-0.8
12
CF
3
1946
1948
EAS/HG
4.9
4.4
0.3
0.0
0.1
13
SP
5
1942
1948
HG
4.8
0.2
0.0
4.7
0.0
14
LF
12
1935
1947
MULT
4.8
6.2
0.1
0.0
-1.6
15
SP
5
1937
1944
MULT
4.7
0.2
0.0
4.5
0.0
16
LF
2
1947
1948
EAS/HG
4.4
4.2
0.7
0.0
-0.5
17
SP
5
1934
1938
HG
4.1
0.5
0.0
3.7
0.0
18
SP
6
1940
1948
EAS/HG
4.1
0.7
-0.7
4.1
0.0
19
RF
5
1939
1944
HG
2.9
4.7
-1.1
0.0
-0.7
20
RF
3
1944
1946
HG
2.7
2.1
1.7
-0.5
-0.6
21
3B
6
1940
1945
HG
2.7
4.3
-1.4
0.0
-0.2
22
RF
4
1934
1939
HG
2.7
2.6
0.4
0.0
-0.4
23
SS
5
1935
1942
MULT
2.1
-0.6
2.1
0.0
0.6
24
SP
4
1942
1945
HG
2.0
-0.5
-0.1
2.6
0.0
25
SP
3
1946
1948
HG
2.0
0.2
0.0
1.8
0.0
26
SP
4
1945
1948
HG
2.0
-0.4
0.0
2.4
0.0
27
SP
3
1938
1940
HG
1.9
0.0
0.0
1.9
0.0
28
SP
3
1934
1936
HG
1.8
0.3
0.1
1.4
0.0
29
3B
4
1936
1943
HG/NNS
1.8
2.1
-0.4
0.0
0.1
30
RF
3
1946
1948
HG
1.7
3.5
0.0
-1.5
-0.4
31
C
5
1939
1948
HG
1.7
1.5
-0.1
0.0
0.3
32
C
5
1935
1939
HG
1.5
1.7
-0.4
0.0
0.2
33
SP
5
1937
1946
EAS/HG
1.3
0.0
0.0
1.3
0.0
34
SP
1
1941
1941
HG
1.1
-0.1
0.0
1.2
0.0
35
SP
2
1947
1948
HG
1.1
0.1
0.0
1.0
0.0
36
SP
1
1944
1944
HG
1.0
-0.1
0.0
1.1
0.0
37
3B
2
1941
1946
HG
0.9
0.9
0.1
0.0
0.0
38
SP
1
1948
1948
HG
0.9
-0.1
0.0
1.0
0.0
39
SP
4
1934
1937
HG
0.9
0.1
-0.3
1.2
0.0
40
2B
2
1938
1944
EAS/HG
0.8
0.7
0.1
0.0
0.1
41
3B
1
1948
1948
HG
0.8
0.2
0.6
0.0
0.0
42
RP
3
1937
1946
EAS/NAS
0.8
0.0
0.0
0.8
0.0
43
RP
1
1946
1946
HG
0.8
0.2
0.0
0.6
0.0
44
RP
4
1941
1948
EAS/NOS
0.7
0.0
0.0
0.7
0.0
45
SP
7
1935
1948
HG/NOS
0.7
0.9
-0.6
0.5
-0.2
46
SP
1
1940
1940
HG
0.6
0.2
0.0
0.5
0.0
47
SP
3
1940
1942
HG
0.5
-0.1
0.3
0.4
0.0
48
SP
1
1943
1943
HG
0.5
0.1
0.0
0.4
0.0
49
RF
2
1934
1935
HG
0.5
0.7
-0.1
0.0
-0.1
50
RP
6
1939
1946
EAS/NNS
0.5
-0.1
0.0
0.5
0.0
51
LF
5
1941
1946
EAS/HG
0.4
0.1
0.3
0.0
0.0
52
3B
2
1935
1943
EAS/HG
0.4
0.6
-0.2
0.0
0.0
53
C
3
1936
1938
MULT
0.4
0.3
0.1
0.0
0.0
54
1B
1
1947
1947
HG
0.4
0.5
0.0
0.0
-0.1
55
3B
1
1937
1937
HG
0.4
0.3
0.0
0.0
0.1
56
RF
1
1936
1936
HG
0.4
0.7
-0.2
0.0
-0.1
57
C
1
1941
1941
HG
0.4
0.6
-0.3
0.0
0.0
58
RP
1
1946
1946
EAS
0.3
0.0
0.0
0.3
0.0
59
RP
2
1934
1935
HG
0.3
0.0
0.0
0.4
0.0
60
-
1
1945
1945
EAS
0.3
0.0
0.0
0.4
0.0
61
3B
1
1938
1938
HG
0.3
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
62
SP
2
1946
1947
HG
0.3
0.1
0.0
0.2
0.0
63
RP
1
1934
1934
HG
0.3
0.0
0.0
0.3
0.0
64
2B
1
1934
1934
HG
0.3
0.3
-0.1
0.0
0.1
65
LF
2
1937
1938
EAS/NAS
0.3
0.1
0.2
0.0
0.0
66
3B
4
1934
1937
HG
0.3
-0.5
0.6
0.0
0.1
67
RP
1
1946
1946
HG
0.3
0.0
0.0
0.3
0.0
68
RP
1
1948
1948
EAS
0.3
0.0
0.0
0.2
0.0
69
CF
4
1937
1945
EAS/NAS
0.3
0.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
70
CF
1
1934
1934
HG
0.2
0.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
71
RF
3
1942
1946
HG
0.2
0.4
-0.1
0.0
-0.1
72
SP
1
1945
1945
NOS
0.2
0.0
0.0
0.3
0.0
73
2B
1
1946
1946
EAS
0.2
0.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
74
3B
3
1941
1948
EAS
0.2
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
75
2B
2
1934
1939
EAS/HG
0.2
0.0
0.3
0.0
0.0
76
3B
1
1948
1948
EAS
0.2
0.4
-0.1
0.0
0.0
77
C
1
1948
1948
HG
0.2
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.1
78
C
1
1947
1947
HG
0.2
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
79
-
1
1943
1943
EAS
0.2
0.0
0.0
0.2
0.0
80
2B
1
1948
1948
EAS
0.2
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
81
C
2
1934
1940
HG
0.2
0.2
-0.1
0.0
0.0
82
LF
4
1941
1946
EAS/NNS
0.2
0.3
-0.1
0.0
0.0
83
RP
1
1944
1944
HG
0.2
0.0
0.0
0.2
0.0
84
LF
3
1940
1948
EAS
0.2
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
85
SS
3
1934
1945
HG/NOS
0.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.1
86
2B
3
1935
1939
MULT
0.2
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
87
RP
1
1944
1944
HG
0.2
-0.1
0.0
0.3
0.0
88
LF
1
1933
1933
BRG
0.2
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
89
RP
1
1934
1934
HG
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.2
0.0
90
SS
5
1940
1945
EAS
0.1
0.2
-0.1
0.0
0.0
91
3B
3
1937
1944
MULT
0.1
0.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
92
SP
1
1933
1933
BRG
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.1
0.0
93
LF
4
1935
1939
MULT
0.1
0.0
0.1
0.0
0.0
94
1B
1
1948
1948
EAS
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
95
-
2
1945
1946
EAS
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
96
RP
2
1940
1941
EAS
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.1
0.0
97
RP
1
1943
1943
HG
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.1
0.0
98
3B
1
1936
1936
HG
0.1
0.0
0.1
0.0
0.0
99
C
1
1933
1933
BRG
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
100
SS
2
1934
1935
HG
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
101
RP
1
1935
1935
WES
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.1
0.0
102
3B
1
1938
1938
HG
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
103
LF
1
1934
1934
HG
0.1
0.0
0.1
0.0
-0.1
104
RF
1
1939
1939
HG
0.1
0.0
0.1
0.0
0.0
105
-
1
1946
1946
EAS
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
106
2B
1
1934
1934
HG
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
107
C
1
1936
1936
HG
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
108
LF
1
1940
1940
EAS
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
109
3B
1
1938
1938
HG
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
110
RP
1
1945
1945
HG
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.1
0.0
111
-
1
1948
1948
EAS
0.1
0.0
0.1
0.0
0.0
112
C
1
1948
1948
EAS
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
113
RP
1
1935
1935
HG
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.1
0.0
114
RP
1
1938
1938
HG
0.0
-0.1
0.0
0.1
0.0
115
3B
1
1935
1935
WES
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
116
RF
1
1943
1943
HG
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
117
RP
1
1935
1935
WES
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
118
-
2
1944
1945
EAS
0.0
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
119
C
1
1936
1936
HG
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
120
-
1
1935
1935
WES
0.0
0.0
0.1
0.0
0.0
121
RP
1
1948
1948
HG
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.1
0.0
122
-
3
1941
1945
EAS
0.0
0.0
0.1
0.0
0.0
123
-
1
1938
1938
EAS/NAS
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
124
SS
1
1946
1946
HG
0.0
0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
125
RP
1
1935
1935
WES
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
126
3B
1
1933
1933
BRG
0.0
-0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
127
2B
3
1933
1941
BRG/EAS
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
128
LF
1
1940
1940
HG
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
129
RF
1
1944
1944
HG
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
130
-
1
1940
1940
EAS
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
131
-
1
1941
1941
HG
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
132
-
1
1948
1948
HG
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
133
RP
1
1948
1948
EAS
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
134
1B
1
1946
1946
HG
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
135
CF
1
1945
1945
HG
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
136
2B
1
1936
1936
HG
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
137
C
1
1940
1940
EAS
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
138
LF
1
1945
1945
HG
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
139
-
1
1946
1946
HG
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
140
SS
1
1943
1943
HG
0.0
0.1
-0.2
0.0
0.0
141
-
1
1935
1935
WES
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
142
-
1
1947
1947
HG
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
143
3B
1
1936
1936
HG
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
144
1B
2
1944
1945
HG/NOS
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
145
-
1
1944
1944
EAS
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
146
RP
1
1935
1935
HG
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
147
-
2
1935
1943
NNS/WES
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
148
C
1
1939
1939
HG
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
149
SS
3
1945
1948
EAS
0.0
0.0
-0.1
0.0
0.0
150
-
1
1935
1935
WES
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
151
-
1
1947
1947
HG
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
152
-
1
1937
1937
HG
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
153
C
1
1939
1939
HG
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
154
LF
1
1939
1939
EAS
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
155
RF
1
1945
1945
NOS
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
156
1B
1
1947
1947
HG
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
157
C
1
1946
1946
EAS
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
158
-
1
1939
1939
EAS
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
159
RP
1
1940
1940
EAS
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
160
-
1
1948
1948
EAS
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
161
RF
1
1934
1934
HG
0.0
0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
162
RP
2
1937
1944
EAS
0.0
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
163
-
1
1935
1935
WES
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
164
-
1
1938
1938
EAS
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
165
-
1
1939
1939
EAS
-0.1
0.0
0.0
-0.1
0.0
166
-
1
1941
1941
EAS
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
167
CF
1
1933
1933
BRG
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
168
C
1
1948
1948
HG
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
169
-
2
1946
1948
EAS
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
170
-
1
1945
1945
EAS
-0.1
0.0
0.0
-0.1
0.0
171
-
1
1948
1948
EAS
-0.1
0.0
-0.1
0.0
0.0
172
1B
1
1948
1948
HG
-0.1
-0.2
0.1
0.0
0.0
173
CF
1
1943
1943
HG
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
174
-
1
1943
1943
EAS
-0.1
0.0
-0.1
0.0
0.0
175
SS
1
1945
1945
HG
-0.1
0.0
-0.1
0.0
0.0
176
-
1
1947
1947
HG
-0.1
0.0
-0.1
0.0
0.0
177
SS
1
1933
1933
BRG
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
178
RP
1
1946
1946
HG
-0.1
0.0
0.0
-0.1
0.0
179
RF
1
1933
1933
BRG
-0.1
0.0
-0.1
0.0
0.0
180
3B
1
1938
1938
HG
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
181
-
1
1945
1945
EAS
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
182
C
1
1940
1940
HG
-0.1
0.0
-0.1
0.0
0.0
183
-
1
1941
1941
EAS
-0.1
0.0
0.0
-0.1
0.0
184
CF
1
1939
1939
HG
-0.1
-0.2
0.1
0.0
0.0
185
SS
1
1936
1936
HG
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
186
-
1
1945
1945
EAS
-0.1
0.0
0.0
-0.1
0.0
187
C
1
1940
1940
HG
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
188
RF
1
1945
1945
HG
-0.1
0.0
0.0
-0.1
0.0
189
SP
2
1934
1935
HG
-0.1
0.0
0.0
-0.1
0.0
190
RP
2
1946
1947
HG
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
191
CF
4
1940
1946
EAS/NNS
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
192
-
1
1945
1945
HG
-0.1
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
193
RF
3
1939
1942
EAS/HG
-0.1
0.1
-0.2
0.0
0.0
194
-
1
1937
1937
HG
-0.1
0.0
0.0
-0.1
0.0
195
-
1
1943
1943
HG
-0.2
0.0
0.0
-0.2
0.0
196
-
1
1948
1948
EAS
-0.2
0.0
0.0
-0.1
0.0
197
-
2
1935
1948
EAS/WES
-0.2
0.0
0.0
-0.1
0.0
198
-
1
1944
1944
HG
-0.2
0.0
0.0
-0.1
0.0
199
C
1
1935
1935
HG
-0.2
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
200
C
1
1940
1940
HG
-0.2
0.1
-0.2
0.0
0.0
201
2B
1
1947
1947
HG
-0.2
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
202
-
1
1944
1944
EAS
-0.2
0.0
0.0
-0.2
0.0
203
SP
2
1940
1943
HG
-0.2
0.0
0.0
-0.2
0.0
204
-
1
1943
1943
HG
-0.2
0.0
0.0
-0.2
0.0
205
RP
1
1948
1948
HG
-0.2
-0.1
0.1
-0.1
0.0
206
SS
5
1935
1945
MULT
-0.2
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.1
207
SS
3
1944
1948
EAS
-0.2
0.0
-0.2
0.0
0.0
208
-
1
1946
1946
EAS
-0.2
0.1
0.0
-0.3
0.0
209
-
1
1934
1934
HG
-0.2
0.0
0.0
-0.2
0.0
210
-
1
1944
1944
HG
-0.2
0.0
0.0
-0.2
0.0
211
SS
2
1940
1942
EAS/HG
-0.2
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
212
-
1
1934
1934
HG
-0.2
0.0
0.0
-0.2
0.0
213
SP
1
1943
1943
HG
-0.2
-0.1
0.0
-0.1
0.0
214
-
1
1934
1934
HG
-0.2
0.0
0.0
-0.2
0.0
215
SS
1
1946
1946
EAS
-0.2
0.0
-0.2
0.0
0.0
216
RP
1
1948
1948
HG
-0.2
-0.1
0.0
-0.2
0.0
217
SP
2
1946
1947
HG
-0.2
0.0
0.0
-0.3
0.0
218
C
2
1934
1941
HG
-0.2
-0.1
-0.2
0.0
0.0
219
RP
2
1936
1937
HG
-0.2
-0.1
0.0
-0.2
0.0
220
-
2
1941
1944
EAS
-0.3
-0.1
-0.2
0.0
0.0
221
SP
2
1939
1940
HG
-0.3
0.0
0.0
-0.3
0.0
222
3B
1
1945
1945
HG
-0.3
-0.1
-0.2
0.0
0.0
223
-
1
1935
1935
HG
-0.3
0.0
0.0
-0.3
0.0
224
3B
1
1945
1945
HG
-0.3
-0.1
-0.2
0.0
0.0
225
RF
1
1947
1947
HG
-0.3
-0.1
-0.2
0.0
0.0
226
-
1
1935
1935
HG
-0.3
0.0
0.0
-0.3
0.0
227
RP
1
1945
1945
HG
-0.3
0.0
0.0
-0.3
0.0
228
RF
1
1944
1944
HG
-0.4
0.1
0.0
-0.4
0.0
229
-
1
1948
1948
HG
-0.4
0.0
0.0
-0.4
0.0
230
SP
1
1937
1937
HG
-0.4
-0.1
0.0
-0.3
0.0
231
C
1
1934
1934
HG
-0.4
-0.4
0.0
0.0
0.1
232
2B
3
1943
1945
HG/NOS
-0.5
-0.5
-0.1
0.0
0.1
233
2B
1
1947
1947
HG
-0.5
-0.2
-0.3
0.0
0.0
234
-
2
1935
1943
HG
-0.5
0.0
0.0
-0.5
0.0
235
C
1
1940
1940
HG
-0.5
-0.1
0.1
-0.5
0.0
236
2B
1
1945
1945
HG
-0.5
0.0
-0.5
0.0
0.0
237
3B
2
1946
1947
HG
-0.6
-0.6
0.0
0.0
0.0
238
-
1
1940
1940
HG
-0.7
0.0
0.0
-0.7
0.0
239
SS
1
1948
1948
HG
-0.8
-0.6
-0.3
0.0
0.1
240
3B
2
1944
1945
HG
-0.8
-1.1
0.2
0.0
0.1
241
RP
2
1946
1947
HG
-1.0
-0.1
0.0
-0.9
0.0
242
-
1
1948
1948
HG
-1.1
-0.1
0.0
-1.0
0.0
243
-
1
1940
1940
HG
-1.1
0.1
0.0
-1.2
0.0
244
C
10
1935
1948
HG
-1.1
-0.6
-1.0
0.0
0.5
245
2B
2
1947
1948
HG
-1.4
-0.9
-0.8
0.0
0.3
246
SS
8
1935
1945
HG
-4.1
-6.5
0.7
0.0
1.8

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