Joe Leonard (baseball)

For persons of a similar name, see Joseph Leonard (disambiguation).

Joseph Howard Leonard (November 15, 1894 – May 1, 1920) was an American Major League Baseball player, born in Chicago on November 15, 1894. He died in Washington, D.C., on May 1, 1920.

Joe Leonard
Third Baseman
Born: (1893-11-14)November 14, 1893 West Chicago, Illinois
Died: May 1, 1920(1920-05-01) (aged 26) Washington, D.C.
Batted: Left Threw: Right
MLB debut
April 24, 1914, for the Pittsburgh Pirates
Last MLB appearance
April 23, 1920, for the Washington Senators
MLB statistics
Batting average	.226
Home Rus	2
Runs batted in	61
Stats at Baseball Reference
Teams
Pittsburgh Pirates (1914) Cleveland Indians (1916) Washington Senators (1916–1917, 1919–1920)

Leonard played in parts of five seasons (1914, 1916–1920) with the Pittsburgh Pirates, Cleveland Indians, and Washington Senators. He recorded 179 hits over 791 at-bats in 269 games during his career. Defensively, Leonard was primarily a third baseman.

In 1918 Leonard's career was interrupted while he served in World War I.^[1]

See also

• List of baseball players who died during their careers