Leandy Young | |
Position: | Outfielder |
Birth Date: | June 10, 1909 Dallas, Texas |
Death Date: | Berkeley, California |
Bats: | Right |
Throws: | Right |
Debutleague: | Negro league baseball |
Debutyear: | 1940 |
Debutteam: | Kansas City Monarchs |
Finalyear: | 1946 |
Finalteam: | Oakland Larks |
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Leandy "Lee" Young (June 10, 1909 – February 4, 1997) was an American baseball outfielder in the Negro leagues. He played from 1940 to 1946. During the 1944 Negro World Series, Young was injured in a car accident. Fellow players John Britton, Pepper Bassett, and Tommy Sampson were also in the car.[1]
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