Leo Wells Baseball player

Leo Donald Wells (born July 18, 1917 in Kansas City, Kansas) played in 80 games for the Chicago White Sox in two seasons separated by a three-year stint in the military during World War II.An infielder standing 5' 9" and weighing 170 lb., he split his time between third base and shortstop. At the latter, he accepted 38 chances in 14 games without making an error for a 1.000 fielding percentage.In his first season, he played 35 games, batting .194 with one home run and four RBIs. Rejoining the ChiSox in 1946, he hit another home run and drove in 11 runs, batting .189 over 45 games.Wells died on June 27, 2006 in St. Paul, Minnesota.

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Birth dateJuly 18, 1917
Date of deathJuly 27, 2006

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Baseball player

Career startApril 16, 1942
Career endAugust 20, 1946
batting sideRight
former teams
Chicago White Sox
position
Third baseman
Shortstop
teams
Chicago White Sox
throwing sideRight

Leo Wells on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://www.baseball-reference.com/w/wellsle01.shtml