About Leonard Lindsay
Lived 1909 – 1988 (aged 79). Leonard Lindsay was an American baseball player.
Leonard Lewis Lindsay (April 6, 1909 – December 16, 1988), nicknamed "Sloppy", was an American Negro league first baseman between 1935 and 1946.
A native of Greensboro, North Carolina, Lindsay made his Negro leagues debut in 1935 for the Newark Dodgers. In 1943, he split time between the Cincinnati Clowns and Birmingham Black Barons, and started all seven games of the 1943 Negro World Series for Birmingham. Lindsay finished his career in 1946 with the Indianapolis Clowns. He died in Salisbury, North Carolina in 1988 at age 79.
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Who was Leonard Lindsay?
American baseball player (1909-1988)
When was Leonard Lindsay born?
Leonard Lindsay was born on 6 April 1909 in Greensboro.
When did Leonard Lindsay die?
Leonard Lindsay died on 16 December 1988 in Salisbury, North Carolina.
What was Leonard Lindsay's occupation?
Leonard Lindsay was a baseball player.
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Leonard Lindsay was American.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Leonard Lindsay. https://biography.guide/leonard-lindsay/
MLA: "Leonard Lindsay." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/leonard-lindsay/.
Chicago: "Leonard Lindsay." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/leonard-lindsay/.
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