Len Tucker

Leonard W. Tucker

• Bats Right, Throws Left
• Height 6' 2", Weight 195 lb.
• School California State University, Fresno, College of the Sequoias, Southern Illinois University
• Born November 18, 1929 in Mounds, IL USA
• Died July 25, 2011 in Fresno, CA USA

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Biographical Information

In 1956, lifelong minor leaguer Len Tucker acheived the greatest combination of power and speed in organized baseball when he hit .404 with 51 homers, 181 RBI and league leading totals of 47 stolen bases and 181 runs for the Pampa Oilers in the class B Southwestern League. He also led the Three-I League in stolen bases in 1954 (47) and 1955 (31), and the Northwest League in 1960 (48).