Bobo Leonard
| Bobo Leonard | |
|---|---|
| Outfielder | |
| Born: February 3, 1898 Greenville, South Carolina, U.S.[1] | |
| Died: October 19, 1983 (aged 85) Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.[1] | |
Batted: Unknown Threw: Unknown | |
| Negro league baseball debut | |
| 1921, for the Cleveland Tate Stars | |
| Last appearance | |
| 1928, for the Homestead Grays | |
| Negro National League I & Eastern Colored League statistics | |
| Batting average | .261 |
| Home runs | 6 |
| Runs batted in | 58 |
| Teams | |
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James "Bobo" Leonard (born James Jesse Lenhardt; February 3, 1898 – October 19, 1983)[1] was an American professional baseball outfielder in the Negro leagues.[2] He played from 1921 to 1928, spending time with several clubs, including three seasons with the Cleveland Tate Stars.
In 1924, Leonard set the major league record for most franchises played for in a single season, appearing with five major league teams across two recognized Negro leagues: the New York Lincoln Giants and Baltimore Black Sox of the Eastern Colored League (ECL), and the Chicago American Giants, Indianapolis ABCs, and Cleveland Browns of the Negro National League I (NNL). This record stood for 94 seasons until it was matched by Oliver Drake in 2018; Mike Baumann (2024) and José Ureña (2025) have also matched the record.[3]
References
- ^ a b c "Bobo Leonard". Seamheads. Archived from the original on October 13, 2024. Retrieved September 12, 2025.
- ^ Riley, James A. (1994). The Biographical Encyclopedia of the Negro Baseball Leagues. New York: Carroll & Graf. ISBN 0-7867-0959-6.
- ^ "Most MLB franchises played for in a single season". Stathead. Archived from the original on September 10, 2025. Retrieved September 10, 2024.
External links
- Career statistics from Baseball Reference and Baseball-Reference Black Baseball stats and Seamheads