Sam Leslie

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Sam Leslie
First baseman
Born: (1905-07-26)July 26, 1905 Moss Point, Mississippi, U.S.
Died: January 21, 1979(1979-01-21) (aged 73) Pascagoula, Mississippi, U.S.
Batted: Left Threw: Left
MLB debut
October 6, 1929, for the New York Giants
Last MLB appearance
September 27, 1938, for the New York Giants
MLB statistics
Batting average	.304
Home runs	36
Runs batted in	389
Teams
New York Giants (1929–1933) Brooklyn Dodgers (1933–1935) New York Giants (1936–1938)

Samuel Andrew Leslie (July 26, 1905 – January 21, 1979), nicknamed "Sambo", was a first baseman for Major League Baseball's New York Giants and Brooklyn Dodgers from 1929 to 1938.

A left-hander, Leslie played ten years in the Major League as a first baseman, from his debut on October 6, 1929, until his final game on September 27, 1938. He first played for the New York Giants (1929–33), during the 1933 season was traded to the Brooklyn Dodgers (1933–35), and then sent back to the Giants (1936–38) where he finished out his career.