Leo Shoals

Leo "Muscle" Sholes
Leo "Muscle" Sholes
	First baseman / Manager
	Born: October 3, 1916; Camden-on-Gauley, West Virginia
	Died: February 23, 1999 (aged 82); Abingdon, Virginia
	Batted: Left Threw: Left
MiLB statistics
Batting average	.337
Hits	2,125
Home runs	362
Runs batted in	1,529
Teams
	As player Monessen Cardinals (1937); New Iberia Cardinals (1938); Albuquerque Cardinals (1938); Johnson City Cardinals (1939); Tyler Trojans (1940); El Dorado Oilers (1940–1941); Clarksdale Ginners (1941); Marshall Tigers (1941); Kingsport Cherokees (1946–1947); Charlotte Hornets (1948); Chattanooga Lookouts (1948); Reidsville Luckies (1949–1950); Columbia Reds (1950); Kingsport Cherokees (1951); Rock Hill Chiefs (1952); Kingsport Cherokees (1953–1955); Knoxville Smokies (1954); As manager Kingsport Cherokees (1953–1955);
Career highlights and awards
	Appalachian League champion (1951); Carolina League MVP (1949); Appalachian League Triple Crown winner (1951); 3× Appalachian League batting champion (1939, 1947, 1951); 5× Appalachian League home run champion (1939, 1946, 1947, 1951, 1955); 2× Appalachian League RBI champion (1951, 1955); Carolina League RBI Champion (1949); Carolina League runs scored champion (1949); Carolina League's 50th Anniversary team; Northeast Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame; MiLB Records Carolina League single season home run record with 55;

Lloyd Cleveland "Muscle" Sholes Jr. (October 3, 1916 – February 23, 1999) was an American baseball player who was sometimes called "the Babe Ruth of the minor leagues."

Leo "Muscle" Sholes
First baseman / Manager
Born: (1916-10-03)October 3, 1916 Camden-on-Gauley, West Virginia
Died: February 23, 1999(1999-02-23) (aged 82) Abingdon, Virginia
Batted: Left Threw: Left
MiLB statistics
Batting average	.337
Hits	2,125
Home runs	362
Runs batted in	1,529

Teams
As player Monessen Cardinals (1937) New Iberia Cardinals (1938) Albuquerque Cardinals (1938) Johnson City Cardinals (1939) Tyler Trojans (1940) El Dorado Oilers (1940–1941) Clarksdale Ginners (1941) Marshall Tigers (1941) Kingsport Cherokees (1946–1947) Charlotte Hornets (1948) Chattanooga Lookouts (1948) Reidsville Luckies (1949–1950) Columbia Reds (1950) Kingsport Cherokees (1951) Rock Hill Chiefs (1952) Kingsport Cherokees (1953–1955) Knoxville Smokies (1954) As manager Kingsport Cherokees (1953–1955)
Career highlights and awards
Appalachian League champion (1951) Carolina League MVP (1949) Appalachian League Triple Crown winner (1951) 3× Appalachian League batting champion (1939, 1947, 1951) 5× Appalachian League home run champion (1939, 1946, 1947, 1951, 1955) 2× Appalachian League RBI champion (1951, 1955) Carolina League RBI Champion (1949) Carolina League runs scored champion (1949) Carolina League's 50th Anniversary team Northeast Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame MiLB Records Carolina League single season home run record with 55