Leon Thomas "Pepper" Daniels (born August 20, 1902 and died September 25, 1978) was a

Negro leagues The Negro leagues were United States professional baseball leagues comprising teams of African Americans and, to a lesser extent, Latin Americans. The term may be used broadly to include professional black teams outside the leagues and it may be ...

catcher Catcher is a Baseball positions, position in baseball and softball. When a Batter (baseball), batter takes their at bat, turn to hit, the catcher crouches behind home plate, in front of the (home plate, home) Umpire (baseball), umpire, and recei ...

during the first Negro National League. He played most of his seasons for the

Detroit Stars The Detroit Stars were an American baseball team in the Negro leagues and played at historic Mack Park. The Stars had winning seasons every year but two, but were never able to secure any championships. Among their best players was Baseball Hall of ...

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Daniels, Leon Negro league baseball managers Chicago American Giants players Detroit Stars players Bacharach Giants players Brooklyn Eagles players Pollock's Cuban Stars players People from Valdosta, Georgia 1902 births 1978 deaths Baseball catchers Baseball players from Georgia (U.S. state) People from Chester, Orange County, New York 20th-century African-American sportspeople