Leo Hannibal
{{short description|American baseball player}}
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| name = Leo Hannibal
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| position = Pitcher
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1911|2|27|mf=y}}
| birth_place = Indianapolis, Indiana
| death_date = {{death date and age|1977|8|30|1911|2|27|mf=y}}
| death_place = Indianapolis, Indiana
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| debutleague = Negro league baseball
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| debutyear = 1932
| debutteam = Indianapolis ABCs
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| finalyear = 1938
| finalteam = Memphis Red Sox
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- Indianapolis ABCs (1932)
- Indianapolis Athletics (1937)
- Homestead Grays (1938)
- Memphis Red Sox (1938)
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Leo Robert Floyd (February 27, 1911 – August 30, 1977), commonly known as "Leo Hannibal" and nicknamed "Hippo", was an American Negro league pitcher in the 1930s.
A native of Indianapolis, Indiana, Hannibal was the son of fellow Negro leaguer Jack Hannibal. He made his Negro leagues debut in 1932 with the Indianapolis ABCs, and went on to play for the Indianapolis Athletics, Homestead Grays, and Memphis Red Sox. Hannibal died in Indianapolis in 1977 at age 66.{{cite web|url=https://www.seamheads.com/NegroLgs/player.php?playerID=hanni01leo |title=Leo Hannibal |publisher=seamheads.com |date= |accessdate=April 15, 2021}}{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=hannib000leo |title=Leo Hannibal |publisher=baseball-reference.com |date= |accessdate=April 15, 2021}}
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External links
{{Baseballstats|br=h/hannile01}} and [https://www.seamheads.com/NegroLgs/player.php?playerID=hanni01leo Seamheads]
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Category:Homestead Grays players
Category:Indianapolis ABCs (1931–1933) players
Category:Indianapolis Athletics players
Category:Memphis Red Sox players
Category:20th-century African-American sportsmen
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