1889
Born April 15, 1889
Houston, TX, USA
Leroy Grant Notable
b. April 15, 1889 · Chicago American Giants 1911, 1916–1924, New York Lincoln Giants 1912–1915, Indianapolis ABCs 1923, Cleveland Browns 1924
Leroy Grant played for four clubs across 14 seasons as a first baseman, opening with the Chicago American Giants in 1911 and closing with the Cleveland Browns in 1924.
Across 542 games he batted .259, with 474 hits and 219 runs. He finished with 11 home runs, 82 doubles and 42 stolen bases.
He played 523 games at first base, with 5,335 putouts and 143 errors. He turned 244 double plays.
He was born in Houston, TX, USA on April 15, 1889, and died on May 7, 1951. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1911* | CAG | 34 | 117 | 15 | 29 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 1 | .248 |
| 1912* | NLG | 16 | 56 | 7 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | .196 |
| 1913* | NLG | 17 | 61 | 4 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | .262 |
| 1914* | NLG | 28 | 110 | 15 | 33 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 7 | 0 | 8 | .300 |
| 1915* | NLG | 20 | 81 | 15 | 25 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 8 | 0 | 2 | .309 |
| 1916* | CAG | 58 | 209 | 27 | 58 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 39 | 12 | 0 | 6 | .278 |
| 1917* | CAG | 54 | 170 | 21 | 46 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 19 | 0 | 3 | .271 |
| 1918* | CAG | 18 | 66 | 9 | 23 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 1 | .348 |
| 1919* | CAG | 41 | 148 | 14 | 43 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 8 | 0 | 3 | .291 |
| 1920 | CAG | 51 | 172 | 19 | 35 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 11 | 1 | 4 | .203 |
| 1921 | CAG | 68 | 222 | 25 | 54 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 27 | 10 | 5 | 2 | .243 |
| 1922 | CAG | 68 | 230 | 26 | 62 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 29 | 16 | 4 | 6 | .270 |
| 1923 | ABC/CAG | 37 | 88 | 9 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .205 |
| 1924 | CAG/CBN | 32 | 101 | 13 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 2 | .208 |
| Major leagues | — | 256 | 813 | 92 | 190 | 28 | 5 | 4 | 99 | 50 | 14 | 14 | .234 |
| All seasons | — | 542 | 1831 | 219 | 474 | 82 | 14 | 11 | 254 | 124 | 14 | 42 | .259 |
Seasons outside MLB's recognized major leagues appear in All seasons, but not in Major leagues or the leaderboards. For Leroy Grant, that is 1911–1919. Why totals can differ.
On this day & linked events
1951
Died May 7, 1951
Image: Staff Photographer, public domain