Lawrence William "Leo" Tankersley (June 8, 1901 – September 18, 1980) was a

catcher Catcher is a position in baseball and softball. When a batter takes their turn to hit, the catcher crouches behind home plate, in front of the (home) umpire, and receives the ball from the pitcher. In addition to this primary duty, the catc ...

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. Tankersley was 24 years old when he entered professional baseball. He played for the

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."Leo Tankersley Statistics and History"
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1901 births 1980 deaths Major League Baseball catchers Chicago White Sox players Terrell Terrors players Baseball players from Terrell, Texas 20th-century American sportsmen {{US-baseball-catcher-1900s-stub