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Jose LeBlanc, Pitcher, Negro Leagues, Cuban Stars, Cincinnati Cuban Stars
Born: 1894, Cienfuegos, Cuba
Died: January 31, 1922 Santiado de Cuba, Cuba,
Died from Head Trauma from a baseball bat at the age of 28.
Drafted in the 1st round in 1919 by the Coal Dredgers (#4)
Traded to Georgia Pines on 7/8/1920
SCL STATS:
Team Year ERA W L S G GS CG SHO INN H R ER BB K HR GDP BF
SCD 1919 4.27 7 10 0 54 5 1 1 118.0 132 73 56 38 57 5 9 524
GP 1920 2.21 13 4 0 18 18 10 0 138.1 109 45 34 35 95 1 3 571
HC 1920 2.54 10 6 0 20 20 11 2 163.0 152 63 46 42 96 7 12 684
Total 1920 2.39 23 10 0 38 38 21 2 301.1 261 108 80 77 191 8 15 1255
GP 1921 3.35 19 8 0 32 32 11 4 242.0 223 101 90 61 123 15 19 1014
3.08 49 28 0 124 75 33 7 661.1 616 282 226 176 371 28 43 2793
A member of the 1920 SCL Champion Georgia Pines. He went 13-4, 2.21 with Pines to help lead them to the World Series. He tossed a 1-hit shutout vs the Warbirds to win Game #3, 3-0.
Won Game #2 6-3,in the 1921 Wild Card Series vs the Miners
Real Life Totals:
1919-1921: 35-25, G-79, GS-55, CG-47, SHO-2, IP-525.2, H-461, K’s-278, WHIP-1.080
On 1/30/1921 during a Cuban Winter League game an argument broke out after a close play at the plate. Shortstop Antonio Susini while arguing with LeBlanc struck him in the head with a baseball bat. LeBlanc was taken to the hospital, but died the following day from the skull fracture.
Susini was convicted of murder and sent to prison for 13 years. After his release he returned to professional baseball playing for the Cuban Stars from 1936-1938.