Leroy Cromartie

Leroy Cromartie
Leroy Cromartie
	Second baseman
	Born: December 15, 1922; Miami, Florida
	Died: September 14, 2000 (aged 77); Miami, Florida
Negro league baseball debut
	1945, for the Indianapolis Clowns
Last appearance
	1945, for the Indianapolis Clowns
Teams
	Indianapolis Clowns (1945);

Leroy Oliver Cromartie (December 15, 1922 – September 14, 2000) was an American Negro league second baseman in the 1940s.

A native of Miami, Florida, Cromartie graduated from Booker T. Washington Senior High School in 1943. He went on to play college football for Florida A&M, where he was an All-America selection. Cromartie played in the Negro leagues for the Indianapolis Clowns in 1945, and was the father of fellow major leaguer Warren Cromartie. He died in Miami in 2000 at age 77.^[1]^[2]^[3]

References

^ "Leroy Cromartie". seamheads.com. Retrieved August 16, 2021.
^ "Leroy Cromartie". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved August 16, 2021.
^ Cesar Brioso (September 15, 2000). "Negro Leaguer Cromartie Dies". sun-sentinel.com. Retrieved August 28, 2021.