Leroy Herrmann
American baseball player (1906-1972)
Leroy George Herrmann (February 27, 1906 – July 3, 1972), was an American professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball for the Chicago Cubs and Cincinnati Reds between 1932 and 1935.
“Leroy Herrmann” enters the record as american baseball player (1906-1972). Crown Archives preserves that source wording while asking what Leroy, Herrmann and American can confirm, complicate or overturn.
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Biographical claims are most persuasive when dates, appointments and relationships can be traced to records created close to the events described. The source revision retrieved here is dated Jul 28, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q6528953. 1 of 1 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1906, 1972, 1932 and 1935.
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