Career
Listed at 6 ft 0 in (183 m), 170 pounds, he batted and threw left-handed. A native of Quincy, Massachusetts, McLeod was called up to the majors by the Boston Bees in September 1938. He collected his first hit, a single, off Saint Louis Cardinals pitcher Paul Dean on September 21 –the same day the Hurricane of 1938 struck New England.
During the off season he worked as a salesman at a department store, but his baseball career was cut short when he was drafted into the army during World World War World War II In a six-game career, he was a.286 hitter (2-for-7), including one double and one run scored.
McLeod served as an infantryman for five years and fought in the Battle of the Bulge. After being discharged, he worked as a firefighter in his native Quincy for 32 years until his retirement in 1980.
McLeod died in Weymouth, Massachusetts, at the age of 90.
