Left-hander, Leslie played ten years in the Major League as a first baseman, from his debut on October 6,1929, until his final game on September 27,1938.
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10 Facts About Sam Leslie
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Sam Leslie first played for the New York Giants, during the 1933 season was traded to the Brooklyn Dodgers, and then sent back to the Giants where he finished out his career.
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Sam Leslie was born on July 26,1905, to Darling Bodden Leslie and Mary Anna Hamilton in Moss Point, Mississippi.
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Sam Leslie was the oldest of three children having a younger sister named Thelma and brother named Cecil.
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In June 1933, Sam Leslie was traded to the Brooklyn Dodgers in exchange for Lefty O'Doul and Watson Clark.
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Sam Leslie became the starting first baseman and continued to excel at the plate, batting.
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Sam Leslie was the only player to hit for the cycle in 1936 and was instrumental in the Giants winning the National League pennant in both the 1936 and 1937 seasons.
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Sam Leslie retired from professional baseball after the 1938 season due to an injury and returned home to the Mississippi Gulf Coast to help raise his family.
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Sam Leslie closed out his Major League career with a lifetime.
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Sam Leslie died on January 21,1979, after a lengthy illness at the age of 73.
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