Buck Leonard Essentials Born: Year: 1907 in Rocky Mount, NC USADied: 11 27 1997 in Rocky Mount, NC USAHall of Fame: Inducted as a Player in 1972 by Negro LeagueFull Name: Walter Fenner Leonard Notable Events and Chronology for Buck Leonard Career Widely considered to…
Special Memory or Event? Want to have some fun? Advertise your business? Dedicate this page On November 27, 1997, Hall of Famer Buck Leonard dies at the age of 90. Regarded as one of the greatest players in Negro Leagues history, Leonard starred for the powerhouse Homestead Grays, who won nine consecutive pennants. Leonard…
1974 – James (Cool Papa) Bell is elected to the Hall of Fame by the Special Committee on the Negro Leagues. Known for his legendary footspeed, Bell joins Satchel Paige, Josh Gibson, Buck Leonard and Monte Irvin, as Negro Leagues greats selected to the Hall.
Monte Irvin is elected to the Hall of Fame by the Special Committee on the Negro Leagues
Hall of Fame inducts 8 new members
Josh Gibson and Buck Leonard win election to the Hall of Fame through the Special Committee on the Negro Leagues
Buck Leonard crosses home at Ruppert Stadium in Newark, August 1, 1943 @ET-DC@eyJkeW5hbWljIjp0cnVlLCJjb250ZW50IjoicG9zdF90YWdzIiwic2V0dGluZ3MiOnsiYmVmb3JlIjoiTGVhcm4gTW9yZSBhYm91dCB0aGUgdGVhbXMsIHBsYXllcnMsIGJhbGwgcGFya3MgYW5kIGV2ZW50cyB0aGF0IGhhcHBlbmVkIG9uIHRoaXMgZGF0ZSBpbiBoaXN0b3J5IC0gLSAtIC0gLSAtIC0gIiwiYWZ0ZXIiOiIiLCJsaW5rX3RvX3Rlcm1fcGFnZSI6Im9uIiwic2VwYXJhdG9yIjoiIHwgIiwiY2F0ZWdvcnlfdHlwZSI6InBvc3RfdGFnIn19@ Play by Play, Box Scores, News Paper Reports and other links
On September 8, 1907, future Hall of Famer Walter “Buck” Leonard is born in Rocky Mount, North Carolina. Leonard will make his professional baseball debut in 1933, when he signs a contract with the Brooklyn Royal Giants of the Negro Leagues.