Leroy Holmes (baseball)

Leroy Holmes
Leroy Holmes
	Shortstop
	Born: January 14, 1914; Brunswick, Georgia
	Died: September 10, 1964 (aged 50); Beaufort, South Carolina
Batted: Left	Threw: Right
Negro league baseball debut
	1937, for the Jacksonville Red Caps
Last appearance
	1945, for the Cincinnati Clowns
Teams
	Jacksonville Red Caps (1937–1938); Cleveland Bears (1939); Indianapolis ABCs (1939); New York Black Yankees (1945); Cincinnati Clowns (1945);

Leroy Thomas Holmes (January 14, 1914 – September 10, 1964), nicknamed "Philly", was an American Negro league shortstop between 1937 and 1945.

A native of Brunswick, Georgia, Holmes 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 Beaufort, South Carolina in 1964 at age 50.

References

"Philly Holmes". seamheads.com. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
"Leroy Holmes". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved October 7, 2020.

External links

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

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[1] "Philly Holmes". seamheads.com. Retrieved October 7, 2020.

[2] "Leroy Holmes". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved October 7, 2020.