"Walter Leonard" redirects here. For American lawyer, see Walter J. Leonard.
Baseball player
Buck Leonard
First baseman
Born:(1907-09-08)September 8, 1907 Rocky Mount, North Carolina, U.S.
Died: November 27, 1997(1997-11-27) (aged 90) Rocky Mount, North Carolina, U.S.
Batted: Left
Threw: Left
Negro leagues debut
1933, for the Brooklyn Royal Giants
Last Negro leagues appearance
1950, for the Homestead Grays
Negro leagues[a] statistics
Batting average
.346
Hits
748
Home runs
97
Runs batted in
548
Stolen bases
32
Teams
Brooklyn Royal Giants (1933)
Homestead Grays (1934–1950)
Career highlights and awards
11× All-Star (1935, 1937–1941, 1943–1946, 1948²)
3× Negro World Series champion (1943, 1944, 1948)
2× Negro National League batting champion (1935, 1938)
Washington Nationals Ring of Honor
Pirates Hall of Fame
Member of the National
Baseball Hall of Fame
Induction
1972
Election method
Negro Leagues Committee
Walter Fenner "Buck" Leonard (September 8, 1907 – November 27, 1997) was an American first baseman in Negro league baseball and in the Mexican League. After growing up in North Carolina, he played for the Homestead Grays between 1934 and 1950, batting fourth behind Josh Gibson for many years. The Grays teams of the 1930s and 1940s were considered some of the best teams in Negro league history. Leonard and Gibson are two of only nine players in league history to win multiple batting titles.
Leonard never played in Major League Baseball (MLB); he declined a 1952 offer of an MLB contract because he felt he was too old. Late in life, Leonard worked as a physical education instructor and was the vice-president of a minor league baseball team. He and Gibson were elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1972. In 1999, he was ranked number 47 on the 100 Greatest Baseball Players list by The Sporting News.
^"MLB officially designates the Negro Leagues as 'Major League'". MLB.com. December 16, 2020. Retrieved August 7, 2023.
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