Leon Day Positions: Pitcher, Centerfielder and Second Baseman Bats: Right • Throws: Right 5-9, 170lb (175cm, 77kg) Born: October 30, 1916 in Alexandria, VA Died: March 13, 1995 in Baltimore, MD Buried: Arbutus Memorial Park, Arbutus, MD Debut: 1934 (7,641st in major league history) Hall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 1995. (Voted by Veteran’s Committee) View Leon Day’s Page at the Baseball Hall of Fame (plaque, photos, videos). Full Name: Leon Day View…
Mike Schmidt, Richie Ashburn, Negro League star Leon Day, former National League president William Hulbert and Vic Willis are inducted into the Hall of Fame.
1995 – Newly-elected Hall of Famer Leon Day dies in Baltimore, Maryland, at the age of 78. A former Negro Leagues outstanding pitcher and superb contact hitter, Day had been elected to Cooperstown by the Veterans Committee just six days earlier.
On October 30, 1916, future Hall of Famer Leon Day was born in Alexandria, Virginia. Although Day would never play in the major leagues because of the color line, he became a star pitcher for the Newark Eagles of the Negro leagues and gained election to the Hall of Fame in 1995.
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