Leslie Green (baseball)
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Leslie Green (February 8, 1914 – March 2, 1985), nicknamed "Chin", was an American Negro league outfielder from 1939 to 1946.
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Leslie "Chin" Green | |
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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 | |
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A native of St. Louis, Missouri, Green attended Sumner High School.[citation needed] 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.