orig. Walter Fenner Leonard
born Sept. 8, 1907, Rocky Mount, N.C., U.S.
died Nov. 27, 1997, Rocky Mount
U.S. baseball player.
Leonard began his professional baseball career in the Negro leagues in 1933. With his teammate Josh Gibson , he led the Homestead Grays to nine consecutive championships from 1937 through 1945. Known as a formidable home-run hitter and an outstanding first baseman, he was selected to the Negro leagues' East-West All-Star game a record 11 times.