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Sam Leslie | |
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First baseman | |
Born: Moss Point, Mississippi, U.S. | July 26, 1905|
Died: January 21, 1979 Pascagoula, Mississippi, U.S. | (aged 73)|
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 | |
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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.