Robert H Leadley was an American professional baseball manager, administrator, and team owner whose career spanned from 1884 to 1897.
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16 Facts About Robert Leadley
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Robert Leadley was a manager in Major League Baseball for the last portion of the 1888 season with the Detroit Wolverines and for parts of the 1890 and 1891 seasons with the Cleveland Spiders.
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Robert Leadley moved to Detroit where he worked as an accountant and managed the Cass Club baseball team in the early 1880s.
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Robert Leadley served as the Secretary of the Detroit Wolverines baseball club from 1884 to 1888 with principal responsibility for handling the club's finances.
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On July 11,1891, Robert Leadley resigned as manager of the Spiders, and his resignation was accepted.
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Robert Leadley was replaced as manager by the team's third baseman, Patsy Tebeau.
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Robert Leadley is an educated, cultured gentleman, and ranks high in the estimation of the base ball world.
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Robert Leadley served as the assistant cashier at the revenue office during those years.
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In 1896, Robert Leadley formed a partnership with Bob Glenalvin, manager of the Detroit Tigers in 1894, and others to re-establish the Pacific Northwest League as the New Pacific League.
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Late in the 1897 season, Robert Leadley bought Glenalvin's interest and became sole owner of the club.
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Robert Leadley continued in his position as clerk despite a call by the Detroit Free Press in September 1897 for his discharge.
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In January 1899, Robert Leadley was removed as the Police Court clerk after an investigation revealed a new shortage of approximately $10,000 in his books.
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In 1900, Robert Leadley remained on the run and was reported to be living with his wife in Mexico City.
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In 1907, a report was published that Robert Leadley was tired of living in Mexico City, and his friends offered to pay the city $2,000 in exchange for a grant of immunity.
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