Roy Leslie
| Roy Leslie | |||
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| First baseman | |||
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Born: August 23, 1894 Bailey, Texas | |||
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Died: April 9, 1972 (aged 77) Sherman, Texas | |||
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MLB debut | |||
| September 6, 1917 for the Chicago Cubs | |||
Last MLB appearance | |||
| October 1, 1922 for the Philadelphia Phillies | |||
Career statistics | |||
| Batting average | .266 | ||
| Home runs | 6 | ||
| Runs batted in | 55 | ||
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Roy Reid Leslie (August 23, 1894 – April 9, 1972) was a Major League Baseball first baseman. He played during three different major league seasons for three different teams, including a stint as the regular first baseman for the Philadelphia Phillies in 1922.
Leslie's minor league baseball career spanned seventeen seasons. He began his career with the Bonham Blues of the Texas-Oklahoma League in 1913, and his last season came in 1929 with the Tyler Trojans of the Lone Star League. He is listed as the Blues' manager in 1912 at age 17, even before his playing career began.[1]
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Sources
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)