Sports History Archive Sourced daily
Nemo Leibold

Nemo Leibold Notable

b. February 17, 1892 · Cleveland Naps 1913–1914, Cleveland Indians 1915, Chicago White Sox 1915–1920, Boston Red Sox 1921–1923, Washington Senators 1923–1925

Nemo Leibold played for five clubs across 13 seasons as a right fielder, opening with the Cleveland Naps in 1913 and closing with the Washington Senators in 1925. His longest stay was with the Chicago White Sox, from 1915 to 1920.

Across 1,268 games he batted .266, with 1,109 hits and 638 runs. He finished with 3 home runs, 145 doubles, 571 walks and 134 stolen bases.

He played 1,120 games in the outfield, with 2,318 putouts and 101 errors.

He was born in Butler, IN, USA on February 17, 1892, and died on February 4, 1977. He batted left-handed and threw right-handed.

Batting, season by season

YearTeam GABR H2B3B HRRBIBB SOSBAVG
1913 CLE 932863774 1160 12214316 .259
1914 CLE 11540246106 1330 32545612 .264
1915 CHW/CLE 932813870 640 1539276 .249
1916 CHW 4582520 120 13777 .244
1917 CHW 12542859101 1260 29743427 .236
1918 CHW 11644057110 1470 31633213 .250
1919 CHW 12243481131 1820 26723017 .302
1920 CHW 1084136191 1631 2855307 .220
1921 BOS 12346788143 2660 31412713 .306
1922 BOS 812714270 811 1841141 .258
1923 BOS/WSH 1073336998 1341 2254187 .294
1924 WSH 842464172 640 2042107 .293
1925 WSH 56841423 110 7871 .274
Career 126841676381109 145493 284571335134 .266

On this day & linked events

1892

Born February 17, 1892

Butler, IN, USA

1977

Died February 4, 1977

1913

Major-league debut: Nemo Leibold

Nemo Leibold made a major-league debut on April 12, 1913.

1925

Final major-league game: Nemo Leibold

Nemo Leibold played a final major-league game on October 2, 1925.

Image: Unknown author Unknown, public domain