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

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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

All Teammate Team

Glossary

Left Field	Yrs	First	Last	WAR
Vic Harris	12	1935	1947	5.0
Cool Papa Bell	5	1935	1946	4.9
Luke Easter	2	1947	1948	4.4
Lennie Pearson	5	1941	1946	0.4
Henry Kimbro	4	1941	1946	0.2

Center Field	Yrs	First	Last	WAR
Jerry Benjamin	13	1935	1947	14.7
Luis Márquez	3	1946	1948	4.9
Wild Bill Wright	4	1937	1945	0.3
Jabbo Andrews	1	1934	1934	0.2
Ernest Thomas	1	1945	1945	0.0

Right Field	Yrs	First	Last	WAR
David Whatley	5	1939	1944	2.9
Jim Williams	4	1934	1939	2.7
Dave Hoskins	3	1944	1946	2.7
Bob Thurman	3	1946	1948	1.7
Rap Dixon	1	1936	1936	0.4

Shortstop	Yrs	First	Last	WAR
Sam Bankhead	9	1938	1948	15.1
Chester Williams	5	1935	1942	2.1
Rabbit Martínez	5	1940	1945	0.1
Harry Williams	4	1934	1945	0.1
Dennis Gilchrist	2	1934	1935	0.1

Second Base	Yrs	First	Last	WAR
Matt Carlisle	10	1935	1946	6.5
Walter Cannady	2	1938	1944	0.8
John Lyles	1	1934	1934	0.3
Larry Doby	1	1946	1946	0.2
Jim Gilliam	1	1948	1948	0.2

Third Base	Yrs	First	Last	WAR
Howard Easterling	5	1940	1946	9.7
Jud Wilson	6	1940	1945	2.6
Henry Spearman	4	1936	1943	1.9
Dan Wilson	2	1941	1946	0.9
Charles Gary	1	1948	1948	0.8

First Base	Yrs	First	Last	WAR
Buck Leonard	16	1933	1948	34.4
Ed Young	1	1947	1947	0.4
George Crowe	1	1948	1948	0.1
Moses Phillips	1	1946	1946	0.0
Piper Davis	2	1944	1945	0.0

Manager	Yrs	First	Last	mPts

Catcher	Yrs	First	Last	WAR
Josh Gibson	10	1935	1946	30.1
Eudie Napier	5	1939	1948	1.7
Tommie Dukes	5	1935	1939	1.6
Pepper Bassett	3	1936	1938	0.4
Ameal Brooks	1	1941	1941	0.4

Starting Pitcher	Yrs	First	Last	WAR
Ray Brown	12	1934	1945	38.6
Johnny Wright	6	1941	1947	14.0
Roy Welmaker	7	1936	1945	9.3
Edsall Walker	10	1936	1945	8.7
Roy Partlow	5	1938	1943	8.4
Garnett Blair	5	1942	1948	4.8
Terris McDuffie	5	1937	1944	4.6
Louis Dula	5	1934	1938	4.4
Wilmer Fields	6	1940	1948	4.1
Spoon Carter	4	1942	1945	2.1
Frank Thompson	3	1946	1948	2.0
R. T. Walker	4	1945	1948	2.0
Willie Gisentaner	3	1934	1936	1.9
Specs Roberts	3	1938	1940	1.8
Leon Day	5	1937	1946	1.3
Jesse Houston	1	1941	1941	1.1
Willie Pope	2	1947	1948	1.1
Willie Hubert	1	1944	1944	1.0
Tom Parker	7	1935	1948	1.0
Ted Alexander	1	1948	1948	0.9

Relief Pitcher	Yrs	First	Last	WAR
Barney Brown	3	1937	1946	0.8
Ted Radcliffe	1	1946	1946	0.8
Dave Barnhill	4	1941	1948	0.7
Bill Byrd	6	1939	1946	0.5
Jonas Gaines	1	1946	1946	0.3
Lefty Williams	2	1934	1935	0.3
George Cheatham	1	1934	1934	0.3
Jim Haynes	1	1946	1946	0.3
Joe Black	1	1948	1948	0.3
Johnny Johnson	1	1944	1944	0.2
Lefty Boone	1	1944	1944	0.2
Frank Stewart	1	1934	1934	0.1
Henry McHenry	2	1940	1941	0.1
Ted Trent	1	1935	1935	0.1
Ollie West	1	1943	1943	0.1
Columbus Vance	1	1935	1935	0.1
John Lewis	1	1945	1945	0.1
Smith	1	1935	1935	0.1
Willie Cornelius	1	1935	1935	0.1
Lefty Bell	1	1948	1948	0.0

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