Len Pigg | |
Position: | Catcher |
Birth Date: | September 18, 1919 |
Birth Place: | Grant, Oklahoma |
Death Place: | Seattle, Washington |
Bats: | Right |
Throws: | Right |
Debutleague: | Negro league baseball |
Debutyear: | 1947 |
Debutteam: | Indianapolis Clowns |
Finalyear: | 1951 |
Finalteam: | Indianapolis Clowns |
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Leonard Daniel Pigg (September 18, 1919 - August 22, 1993), nicknamed "Fatty", was an American Negro league catcher in the 1940s and 1950s.
A native of Grant, Oklahoma, Pigg served in the US Army during World War II.[1] He made his Negro leagues debut with the Indianapolis Clowns in 1947, and played for the team for several seasons.[2] [3] [4] Pigg also played for the Carman Cardinals and Brandon Greys of the Mandak League.[5] He died in Seattle, Washington in 1993 at age 73.
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