Leo Wells
Shortstop, Baseball Player
1917 – 2006
Who was Leo Wells?
Leo Donald Wells 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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- Born
- Jul 18, 1917
Kansas City - Profession
- Lived in
- Kansas City
- Died
- Jul 27, 2006
Saint Paul
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on July 23, 2013
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