Lennie Pearson
Lennie Pearson | |
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First baseman | |
Born: Akron, Ohio | August 23, 1914|
Died: December 7, 1980 East Orange, New Jersey | (aged 66)|
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
debut | |
1937, for the Newark Eagles | |
Last appearance | |
1949, for the Baltimore Elite Giants | |
Teams | |
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Leonard Curtis Pearson (May 23, 1918 – December 7, 1980), nicknamed "Hoss", was an American baseball first baseman in the Negro leagues. He played from 1937 to 1949, playing mostly with the Newark Eagles.[1]
References[]
- ^ Riley, James A. (1994). The Biographical Encyclopedia of the Negro Baseball Leagues. New York: Carroll & Graf. ISBN 0-7867-0959-6.
External links[]
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference, or Baseball-Reference (Minors) and Seamheads
- NLB Museum
Categories:
- 1918 births
- Newark Eagles players
- Philadelphia Stars players
- Baltimore Elite Giants players
- 1980 deaths
- 20th-century African-American sportspeople
- Baseball infielders
- American baseball first baseman stubs
- Negro league baseball infielder stubs