--- title: "4 Leon Day Quotes - Famous Baseball player (Warriors Promise)" description: "Leon Day was an American professional baseball pitcher, center fielder, and second baseman who spent the majority of his career in the Negro leagues." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b015/author-leon-day-59624.jpg" --- ![Portrait of Leon Day](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b015/author-leon-day-59624.jpg) # Leon Day (1916–1995) Baseball Player **4** quotes in **46** categories Rate this collection: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet Leon Day was a baseball player, best known for *Warriors Promise*. ## Quick Facts About Leon Day Born October 30, 1916 Died March 13, 1995 Profession Baseball Player Notable works Warriors Promise ## About Leon Day Leon Day was an American professional baseball pitcher, center fielder, and second baseman who spent the majority of his career in the Negro leagues. Recognized as one of the most versatile athletes in the league during his prime, Day could play every position except catcher. A right-handed pitcher with a trademark no wind-up delivery, Day excelled at striking batters out, especially with his high-speed fastball. At the same time, he was an above-average contact hitter, which, combined with his effectiveness as a baserunner and his tenacious fielding, helped cement Day as one of the most dynamic players of the era. ## Quotes by Leon Day > [Until spring training in 1946, the only time I pitched was in 1945 in the GI World Series.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leon-day/until-spring-training-in-1946-the-only-time-i-pitched-was-in-1945-in/) [Leon Day](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/leon-day/) [Baseball](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/baseball/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/98f/leon-day-68707_baseball_until-spring-training-in-1946-the-only-t_133530.jpg) > [I was glad to play in the Negro Leagues. I wouldn't trade it for anything in the world.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leon-day/i-was-glad-to-play-in-the-negro-leagues-i-wouldn-t-trade-it-for/) [Leon Day](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/leon-day/) [Anything](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/anything/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/33d/leon-day-68707_anything_i-was-glad-to-play-in-the-negro-leagues_1416774.jpg) > [I was in Cuba in the winter of 1937. I was playing in Cuba, and I'm in the shower, and I slipped…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leon-day/i-was-in-cuba-in-the-winter-of-1937-i-was-playing-in-cuba-and-i-m-in/) [Leon Day](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/leon-day/) [Arm](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/arm/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3a8/leon-day-68707_arm_i-was-in-cuba-in-the-winter-of-1937-i-wa_1498984.jpg) > [It would mean a lot to me to get into the Hall of Fame, to be grouped with some of the greatest…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leon-day/it-would-mean-a-lot-to-me-to-get-into-the-hall-of-fame-to-be-grouped/) [Leon Day](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/leon-day/) [Fame](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/fame/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4ef/leon-day-68707_fame_it-would-mean-a-lot-to-me-to-get-into-th_2816593.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/leon-day/#itemlist", "name": "Leon Day Quotes", "numberOfItems": 4, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Until spring training in 1946, the only time I pitched was in 1945 in the GI World Series.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Leon Day" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leon-day/until-spring-training-in-1946-the-only-time-i-pitched-was-in-1945-in/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/98f/leon-day-68707_baseball_until-spring-training-in-1946-the-only-t_133530.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/98f/leon-day-68707_baseball_until-spring-training-in-1946-the-only-t_133530.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/98f/leon-day-68707_baseball_until-spring-training-in-1946-the-only-t_133530.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Until spring training in 1946, the only time I pitched was in 1945 in the GI World Series.” — Leon Day", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I was glad to play in the Negro Leagues. 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