Roy Leslie

{{Short description|American baseball player (1894–1972)}}

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|name=Roy Leslie

|position=First baseman

|image=Roy Leslie.jpg

|bats=Right

|throws=Right

|birth_date={{Birth date|1894|8|23|mf=y}}

|birth_place=Bailey, Texas

|death_date={{death date and age|1972|4|9|1894|8|23}}

|death_place=Sherman, Texas

|debutleague = MLB

|debutdate=September 6

|debutyear=1917

|debutteam=Chicago Cubs

|finalleague = MLB

|finaldate=October 1

|finalyear=1922

|finalteam=Philadelphia Phillies

|statleague = MLB

|stat1label=Batting average

|stat1value=.266

|stat2label=Home runs

|stat2value=6

|stat3label=Runs batted in

|stat3value=55

|teams=

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Roy Reid Leslie (August 23, 1894 – April 9, 1972) was a Major League Baseball first baseman. He played during three major league seasons for three teams, including a stint as the regular first baseman for the Philadelphia Phillies in {{Baseball year|1922}}.

Leslie's minor league baseball career spanned seventeen seasons. He began his career with the Bonham Blues of the Texas–Oklahoma League in {{baseball year|1913}}, and his last season came in {{baseball year|1929}} with the Tyler Trojans of the Lone Star League. He is listed as the Blues' manager in {{baseball year|1912}} at age 17, even before his playing career began.{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/player.cgi?id=leslie001roy|title=Roy Leslie Minor Leagues Statistics & History - Baseball-Reference.com|website=Baseball-Reference.com}}

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