// Workers AI · dad joke modeWho's Bobo Leonard? A bobo-nanza of a guy.
| 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[a] 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.[4]
Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- 1 2 3 "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.
- ↑ Simon, Andrew (May 29, 2024). "Top leaderboard changes as Negro Leagues join Major League record". MLB.com. Archived from the original on May 24, 2026. Retrieved September 6, 2026.
- ↑ "Most MLB franchises played for in a single season". Stathead. Retrieved September 10, 2024.
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External links
[edit]- Career statistics from Baseball Reference and Baseball-Reference Black Baseball stats and Seamheads
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