Leandy Young

Leandy Young
Outfielder
Born: (1909-06-10)June 10, 1909 Dallas, Texas
Died: February 4, 1997(1997-02-04) (aged 87) Berkeley, California
Batted: Right Threw: Right
Negro league baseball debut
1940, for the Kansas City Monarchs
Last appearance
1946, for the Oakland Larks
Teams
Kansas City Monarchs (1940) Birmingham Black Barons (1944–1945) Oakland Larks (1946)

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]

References

1. Riley, James A. (1994). The Biographical Encyclopedia of the Negro Baseball Leagues. New York: Carroll & Graf. ISBN 0-7867-0959-6.

External links

• Career statistics from Baseball Reference and Seamheads