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Leonard Henderson
Third baseman
Born: (1901-01-22)January 22, 1901 Hamilton County, Tennessee
Died: March 1979 Jackson, Mississippi
Threw: Right
Negro league baseball debut
1930, for the Nashville Elite Giants
Last appearance
1932, for the Birmingham Black Barons
Stats at Baseball Reference
Teams
Nashville Elite Giants (1930, 1932) Louisville Black Caps (1932) Birmingham Black Barons (1932)

Leonard Lindsey Henderson (January 22, 1901 – March 1979), sometimes listed as "Lenon", was an American Negro league third baseman in the 1930s.

A native of Hamilton County, Tennessee, Henderson was the older brother of fellow Negro leaguer Henry Henderson. He made his Negro leagues debut in 1930 with the Nashville Elite Giants, played for Nashville again in 1932, and also spent time with the Louisville Black Caps and Birmingham Black Barons. Henderson died in Jackson, Mississippi in 1979 at age 78.

References

1. "Leonard Henderson". seamheads.com. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
2. "Lenon Henderson". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved October 7, 2020.

External links

• Career statistics from Baseball Reference and Seamheads

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