death_place death_date birth_place nationality article_title birth_date known_for spouse employer name occupation
northridge , los angeles , california 6 october 1957 chippewa falls , wisconsin american leo macdonell
 august 17 , 1888 president , baseball writers association of america , 1946 mary -lrb- schibret -rrb- macdonell '' detroit times '' -lrb- 1924-1957 -rrb- leo macdonell sportswriter
leo macdonell

leo abbott macdonell -lrb- august 17 , 1888 - october 6 , 1957 -rrb- was an american sportswriter at the `` detroit times '' for 33 years from 1924 to 1957 .
he served as the president of the baseball writers association of america in 1946 .
