Leroy Holmes (baseball)

Leroy Holmes (December 12, 1912 – October 7, 1985), nicknamed "Philly" and "Buddy", was an American Negro league shortstop between 1937 and 1945.

Leroy Holmes
Shortstop
Born: (1912-12-12)December 12, 1912 Brunswick, Georgia, U.S.
Died: October 7, 1985(1985-10-07) (aged 72) Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
Batted: Left Threw: Right
Negro league baseball debut
1937, for the Jacksonville Red Caps
Last appearance
1945, for the Cincinnati Clowns
Stats at Baseball Reference
Teams
Jacksonville Red Caps (1937–1938) Cleveland Bears (1939) Indianapolis ABCs (1939) New York Black Yankees (1945) Cincinnati Clowns (1945)

A native of Brunswick, Georgia, Holmes was the brother of fellow Negro leaguer Lefty Holmes and attended Bethune-Cookman College. He made his Negro leagues debut in 1937 for the Jacksonville Red Caps, and played for Jacksonville again the following season. Holmes split 1939 with the Cleveland Bears and Indianapolis ABCs, then played for the New York Black Yankees and Cincinnati Clowns in 1945.^[1][2] He died in Atlanta, Georgia in 1985 at age 72.