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Leonard, Buck
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Leonard, Buck

 orig. Walter Fenner Leonard

(born Sept. 8, 1907, Rocky Mount, N.C., U.S.—died Nov. 27, 1997, Rocky Mount) U.S. baseball player. Leonard began his professional baseball career in the Negro leagues in 1933. With his teammate Josh Gibson, he led the Homestead Grays to nine consecutive championships from 1937 through 1945. Known as a formidable home-run hitter and an outstanding first baseman, he was selected to the Negro leagues' East-West All-Star game a record 11 times.
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Upon being inducted into baseball's Hall of Fame in 1972, Buck Leonard emphasized that the Negro League players all wanted to compete in the major leagues, and his eyes reportedly filled with tears as he said, "But it's too late for me" (Goldstein A13).
Baseball as history and myth in August Wilson's: Fences by Koprince, Susan / African American Review
Negro Leagues were stocked with Cubans such as Martin Dihigo (a Hall of Famer in four separate countries), and black American stars from Josh Gibson to James "Cool Papa" Bell to Buck Leonard, who spent their winters starring in the competitive winter league in Havana.
Foul ball: How a communist dictatorship and a U.S. embargo has ... by Welch, Matt / Reason
1st basemen (2): Jimmie Foxx, Lou Gehrig, Hank Greenberg, Harmon Killebrew, Buck Leonard, Willie McCovey, Mark McGwire (x) , Eddie Murray, George Sisler, Bill Terry.
BALLOT MAKES SENSE: NOT ALL PRESENT TENSE by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
 
 
 
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