Please answer the following question: Facts: - finalyear: 1958 - death place: miami , florida - position: catcher/manager - throws: right - debutleague: panamanian league negro league mexican league - bats: right - death date: 13 september 2003 - finalleague: panamanian league - birth date: 11 july 1924 - name: leon kellman - image size: 220px - image: leon kellman.jpg - birth place: gatun , panama canal zone - debutyear: 1945 1946 1951 Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of leon kellman .
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edric leon kellman -lrb- september 4 , 1924 -- september 13 , 1981 -rrb- was a panamanian professional baseball player and manager .listed at 5 ' 11 '' , 160 lb. , kellman batted and threw right handed .he was born in gatun , panama canal zone .although he never played in the major leagues , kellman achieved a measure of notoriety for his many successful years in the panamanian baseball league , both during and after world war ii , and later for his careers in negro league baseball and the mexican league .primarily a catcher , kellman was also competent as a corner outfielder and third baseman .eventually , he volunteered to fill whatever role the team needed , whether it was spot starter or long reliever .a four-time negro league all-star , he played in the negro world series , managed in panama and mexico , and usually represented his country in international tournaments .at age 17 , kellman started his baseball journey with the panamanian national team that competed in the 1941 baseball world cup held in havana , where he batted the only home run of the tournament .he then led the bws batters with two homers in the 1945 tournament .in 1945 kellman became a member of the general electric club of panama , playing for them two seasons before joining the cleveland buckeyes of the negro leagues in 1946 .he posted a .301 batting average as the regular third baseman of the buckeyes , improving to a .306 mark in 1947 .in that season , cleveland won the negro american league championship behind catcher/manager quincy trouppe , advancing to face the negro national league champions new york cubans in the 1947 negro world series .the cubans , guided by catcher/manager jose fernandez , defeated the buckeyes four games to one .kellman went 8-for-20 -lrb- .400 -rrb- to lead the buckeyes in the series , though they featured future big leaguers as trouppe , al smith and sam jethroe -lrb- .316 -rrb- , who was the only other player over .300 .in 1948 kellman batted .307 for cleveland , posting a better average...