Lennie Pearson

Lennie Pearson
Lennie Pearson
	First baseman
	Born: August 23, 1914; Akron, Ohio
	Died: December 7, 1980 (aged 66); East Orange, New Jersey
Batted: Right	Threw: Right
debut
	1937, for the Newark Eagles
Last appearance
	1949, for the Baltimore Elite Giants
Teams
	Newark Eagles (1937–1948); St. Louis Stars (1937); Philadelphia Stars (1943); Baltimore Elite Giants (1949);

Leonard Curtis Pearson (May 23, 1918 – December 7, 1980), nicknamed "Hoss", was an American baseball first baseman in the Negro leagues. He played from 1937 to 1949, playing mostly with the Newark Eagles.[1]

References

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

Negro league baseball statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference (Negro leagues) and Seamheads
NLB Museum

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