Walter F (Buck) Leonard was inducted into the MLB Hall of Fame class of 1972 along with Yogi Berra, Joshua Gibson, Lefty Gomez, William Harridge, Sandy Koufax, Early Wynn and Ross Youngs. Leonard was selected by the Negro League Committee for inclusion into the Hall of Fame. He was a first baseman who played 15 seasons all with the Homestead Grays (1934-1948). Although the stats are incomplete they show in league he hit .320/.386/.527 with 60 HR, 275 RBI, 352 R, 27 SB. Leonard won the Negro World Series Championship three times with the Grays in 1943, 1944 and 1948.
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