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| Leroy Holmes | |
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| Shortstop | |
| Born: December 12, 1912 Brunswick, Georgia, U.S. | |
| Died: October 7, 1985 (aged 72) Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. | |
Batted: Left Threw: Right | |
| Negro league baseball debut | |
| 1937, for the Jacksonville Red Caps | |
| Last appearance | |
| 1945, for the Cincinnati Clowns | |
| Stats at Baseball Reference | |
| Teams | |
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Leroy Holmes (December 12, 1912 – October 7, 1985), nicknamed "Philly" and "Buddy", was an American Negro league shortstop between 1937 and 1945.
A native of Brunswick, Georgia, Holmes was the brother of fellow Negro leaguer Lefty Holmes and attended Bethune-Cookman College. He made his Negro leagues debut in 1937 for the Jacksonville Red Caps, and played for Jacksonville again the following season. Holmes split 1939 with the Cleveland Bears and Indianapolis ABCs, then played for the New York Black Yankees and Cincinnati Clowns in 1945.[1][2] He died in Atlanta, Georgia in 1985 at age 72.
References
[edit]- ↑ "Philly Holmes". seamheads.com. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
- ↑ "Leroy Holmes". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
External links
[edit]- Career statistics from Baseball Reference and Baseball-Reference Black Baseball stats and Seamheads
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- 1912 births
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- Jacksonville Red Caps players
- New York Black Yankees players
- 20th-century African-American sportsmen
- 20th-century American sportsmen
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- Cleveland Bears players
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- Cincinnati Clowns players
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