Leon Day Park

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Leon Day Park | Explore Baltimore Heritage

Leon Day Park is named for Leon Day an outstanding player in the Negro Leagues who was elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame. A resident of southwest Baltimore, Day joined the Baltimore Black Sox in 1934 when African Americans could not play in the Major or Minor Leagues. He went on to excel as a second baseman and pitcher for several teams and returned to Baltimore in the 1940s as a member of the Elite Giants. He was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1995 just a few days before he died....

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1198 N Franklintown Rd, Baltimore, MD 21216

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https://explore.baltimoreheritage.org/items/show/274