Leslie Green (baseball)

Leslie Green (February 8, 1914 March 2, 1985), nicknamed "Chin", was an American Negro league outfielder from 1939 to 1946.

Leslie "Chin" Green
Outfielder
Born: (1914-02-08)February 8, 1914
St. Louis, Missouri
Died: March 2, 1985(1985-03-02) (aged 71)
St. Louis, Missouri
Batted: Left
Threw: Right
Negro league baseball debut
1939, for the St. Louis Stars
Last appearance
1946, for the Memphis Red Sox
Teams

A native of St. Louis, Missouri, Green attended Sumner High School. He made his Negro leagues debut in 1939 for the St. Louis–New Orleans Stars, and represented the Stars in the 1940 East–West All-Star Game.[1] Green died in St. Louis in 1985 at age 71.

References

  1. "Leslie Green". seamheads.com. Retrieved October 7, 2020.


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