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 | |
|---|---|
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| Left fielder | |
| Born: October 19, 1916 West Quincy, Massachusetts | |
| Died: April 27, 2007 (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 in | 0 |
| Home runs | 0 |
| Stats at Baseball Reference | |
| 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 from Baseball Reference
- Boston Globe
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