Buck Leonard
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Buck Leonard was a legendary first baseman and power hitter in Negro League baseball, widely regarded as one of the greatest players in the sport’s segregated era.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Negro league baseball player
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baseball player ⓘ human ⓘ |
| allStarSelection | multiple Negro League All-Star Games ⓘ |
| bats | left ⓘ |
| battingAverage | .320 ⓘ |
| brokeIntoBaseballAs | semi-professional player in North Carolina ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Gardens of Gethsemane, Rocky Mount, North Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | complications from stroke ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1907-09-08 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1997-11-27 ⓘ |
| debutLeague | Negro leagues NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| debutYear | 1933 ⓘ |
| era | segregated era of American baseball ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Black Americans
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surface form:
African American
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| finalYear | 1955 ⓘ |
| fullName | Walter Fenner Leonard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Walter ⓘ |
| hallOfFameInduction | National Baseball Hall of Fame NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hallOfFameInductionYear | 1972 ⓘ |
| hallOfFameType | Negro leagues star ⓘ |
| homeRuns | over 100 in Negro league play ⓘ |
| honoredBy | statues and plaques commemorating Negro league greats ⓘ |
| inductedInto |
National Baseball Hall of Fame
NERFINISHED
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North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| jerseyNumber | 3 ⓘ |
| knownFor |
excellent defensive play at first base
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playing for the Homestead Grays dynasty ⓘ power hitting ⓘ |
| league | Negro National League NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| middleName | Fenner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nickname | Buck NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation | professional baseball player ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Rocky Mount, North Carolina, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Rocky Mount, North Carolina, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| position | first baseman ⓘ |
| recognizedAs |
one of the greatest Negro league players
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one of the greatest first basemen in baseball history ⓘ |
| subjectOf | biographies on Negro league baseball history ⓘ |
| team |
Bismarck Churchills
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Durham Eagles NERFINISHED ⓘ Homestead Grays NERFINISHED ⓘ Mayagüez Indios NERFINISHED ⓘ Ponce Leones NERFINISHED ⓘ Portsmouth Merrimacs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| teammate | Josh Gibson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| throws | left ⓘ |
| worldSeriesTitle | multiple Negro World Series championships with Homestead Grays ⓘ |
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