Philly Holmes

Leroy Holmes
(Buddy)

Born: December 12, 1912 in Brunswick, GA
Died: October 7, 1985 in Atlanta, GA
(72 years old)

Bats: L

Throws: R

Ht: 5'10"

Wt: 169

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• College: Bethune-Cookman College (Daytona Beach, FL)
• Buried: Lincoln Memorial Cemetery (Atlanta, GA)
• Relatives: Lefty Holmes (Brother)

Teams

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Pos	Rank	W	L	T	W%	LG	WS	Ballpark
1937	Jacksonville Red Caps	IND	24	SS	4	4	6	0	.400			Durkee Field (Jacksonville, FL)
1938	Jacksonville Red Caps	NAL	25	SS	5	14	19	2	.424			Durkee Field (Jacksonville, FL)
1939	Cleveland Bears	NAL	26	SS	5	24	36	0	.400			Cleveland Stadium (Cleveland, OH)
1939	Indianapolis ABCs/Atlanta Black Crackers	NAL	26	SS	7	8	20	0	.286			Ponce de Leon Park (Atlanta, GA)
1943	Atlanta Black Crackers	IND	30	SP	1	7	19	1	.269			Ponce de Leon Park (Atlanta, GA)
1945	New York Black Yankees	NN2	32	2B	6	16	45	0	.262			Yankee Stadium (Bronx, NY), Dexter Park (Queens, NY)
1945	Cincinnati-Indianapolis Clowns	NAL	32	2B	5	41	67	1	.380			Crosley Field (Cincinnati, OH), Victory Field (Indianapolis, IN)
5	4			SS		114	212	4	.350	0	0

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Pos	Rank	W	L	T	W%	LG	WS	Ballpark
3	Jacksonville Red Caps			SS		42	61	2	.408	0	0
2	Atlanta Black Crackers			SS		15	39	1	.278	0	0
1	Indianapolis Clowns			2B		41	67	1	.380	0	0
1	New York Black Yankees			2B		16	45	0	.262	0	0