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Photographer: Allen C. Browne
Taken: July 10, 2016
Caption: Buck Leonard
Additional Description: This 1938 photo shows Buck Leonard (also known as the “Black Babe Ruth”) first baseman for the Homestead Grays taking a swing at Griffith Stadium. Leonard and teammate Josh Gibson usually led the Negro League in home runs. They were both inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1972.Close-up of photo on marker
National Baseball Hall of Fame Library
Submitted: July 11, 2016, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland.
Database Locator Identification Number: p356003
File Size: 0.801 Megabytes

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