Leonard Weikart
Date and Place of Birth: | Unknown |
Date and Place of Death: | August 1, 1898 Cuba |
Baseball Experience: | Minor League |
Position: | Catcher |
Rank: | Unknown |
Military Unit: | US Army |
Area Served: | Caribbean |
Leonard Weikart had briefly played baseball as a catcher with the Mansfield Haymakers of the Class B Interstate League. In 1898, he served with an artillery company in Cuba during the Spanish-American War. It was during this time that he contracted Yellow Fever – an infection spread by mosquitoes – and died on August 1, 1898.
Date Added October 1, 2017
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