What is Leroy Stanton?
[[File:Lee Stanton 1978.jpg|right|200px]] '''Leroy Bobby Stanton''' (April 10, 1946 – March 13, 2019) was an American [[Major League Baseball]] [[outfielder]]. He played all or part of nine seasons in the majors, from 1970 to 1978. He played for the [[New York Mets]], [[California Angels]], and the [[Seattle Mariners]]. He also played one season in [[Japan]] for the [[Hanshin Tigers]] in 1979. Stanton was born in [[Latta, South Carolina]]. Stanton was killed in a car crash on March 13, 2019 near [[Florence, South Carolina]], aged 72.<ref>{{cite web |title=Coroner identifies 72-year-old man killed in Florence crash |url=http://www.wmbfnews.com/2019/03/14/troopers-driver-hit-tree-thrown-vehicle-deadly-crash/ |website=wmbfnews |access-date=15 March 2019}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== {{Baseballstats |mlb=122678 |espn= |br=s/stantle01 |fangraphs=1012420 |cube=18384 |brm=stanto001ler |retro=Pstanl102 }}, or [http://www.purapelota.com/lvbp/mostrar.php?id=stanler001 Pura Pelota] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211204034551/http://www.purapelota.com/lvbp/mostrar.php?id=stanler001 |date=2021-12-04 }} {{DEFAULTSORT:Stanton, Leroy}} [[Category:1946 births]] [[Category:2019 deaths]] [[Category:Road accident deaths in the United States]] [[Category:New York Mets players]] [[Category:California Angels players]] [[Category:Seattle Mariners players]] [[Category:Sportspeople from South Carolina]] {{US-sports-bio-stub}}