Joe Leonard (baseball)

Joseph Howard Leonard (November 15, 1894 – May 1, 1920) was an American Major League Baseball player, born in Chicago on November 15, 1894. He died in Washington, D.C., on May 1, 1920.

Leonard played in parts of five seasons (1914, 1916–1920) with the Pittsburgh Pirates, Cleveland Indians, and Washington Senators. He recorded 179 hits over 791 at-bats in 269 games during his career. Defensively, Leonard was primarily a third baseman.

In 1918 Leonard's career was interrupted while he served in World War I.