About Leon Chagnon
Lived 1902 – 1953 (aged 50). Leon Chagnon was an American baseball player.
Leon Wilbur Chagnon (September 28, 1902 – July 30, 1953) was an American professional baseball pitcher. He played all or part of six seasons in Major League Baseball, between 1929 and 1935, for the Pittsburgh Pirates and New York Giants.
Chagon died on July 30, 1953, and was buried in Mount Prospect Cemetery in Amesbury, Massachusetts.
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Who was Leon Chagnon?
American baseball player
When was Leon Chagnon born?
Leon Chagnon was born on 28 September 1902 in Pittsfield.
When did Leon Chagnon die?
Leon Chagnon died on 30 July 1953 in Amesbury.
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Leon Chagnon was a baseball player.
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Leon Chagnon was American.
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