Ralph McLeod

Summary

Ralph Alton McLeod (October 19, 1916 – April 27, 2007) was a left fielder in Major League Baseball who played briefly for the Boston Bees late in the 1938 season. Listed at 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m), 170 lb., he batted and threw left-handed.

Ralph McLeod
Left fielder
Born: (1916-10-19)October 19, 1916
West Quincy, Massachusetts
Died: April 27, 2007(2007-04-27) (aged 90)
Weymouth, Massachusetts
Batted: Left
Threw: Left
MLB debut
September 14, 1938, for the Boston Bees
Last MLB appearance
October 1, 1938, for the Boston Bees
MLB statistics
Batting average.286
Runs batted in0
Home runs0
Teams

A native of Quincy, Massachusetts, McLeod was called up to the majors by the Boston Bees in September 1938. He collected his first hit, a single, off St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Paul Dean on September 21 –the same day the Hurricane of 1938 struck New England. During the off season he worked as a salesman at a department store, but his baseball career was cut short when he was drafted into the United States Army during World War II. In a six-game career, he was a .286 hitter (2-for-7), including one double and one run scored.

McLeod served as an infantryman for five years and fought in the Battle of the Bulge. After being discharged, he worked as a firefighter in his native Quincy for 32 years until his retirement in 1980. McLeod died in Weymouth, Massachusetts, at the age of 90.

References edit

  • Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference
  • Boston Globe

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