ough ▁Whit lam <0x0A> </s> ▁Robert ▁Albert ▁L enn on ▁( Se ptember ▁ 1 5 , ▁ 1 9 2 8 ▁– ▁June ▁ 1 4 , ▁ 2 0 0 5 ), ▁nick named ▁" Arch ie ", ▁was ▁an ▁American ▁professional ▁baseball ▁player . ▁Although ▁L enn on ▁strugg led ▁at ▁the ▁Major ▁League ▁level ▁in ▁three ▁different ▁tri als ▁during ▁the ▁mid - 1 9 5 0 s , ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁pro l ific ▁home ▁run ▁h itter ▁in ▁minor ▁league ▁baseball , ▁hitting ▁ 2 7 8 ▁hom ers ▁in ▁a ▁ 1 6 - year ▁career ▁and ▁setting ▁the ▁single - season ▁home ▁run ▁record ▁for ▁the ▁Double - A ▁Southern ▁Association ▁when ▁he ▁bel ted ▁ 6 4 ▁for ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 4 ▁Nash ville ▁Vol s . ▁ ▁An ▁out f iel der , ▁L enn on ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Brook lyn , ▁New ▁York ; ▁he ▁threw ▁and ▁batt ed ▁left - hand ed ▁and ▁was ▁listed ▁as ▁ ▁tall ▁and ▁. ▁He ▁signed ▁with ▁his ▁h omet own ▁Brook lyn ▁D od gers ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 5 . ▁After ▁three ▁seasons ▁in ▁the ▁low ▁min ors , ▁he ▁was ▁acquired ▁by ▁the ▁D od gers ' ▁bitter ▁riv als , ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁Gi ants , ▁who ▁became ▁the ▁parent ▁club ▁of ▁the ▁Vol s ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 2 . ▁ ▁The ▁Vol s ▁played ▁at ▁Sul ph ur ▁D ell , ▁which ▁was ▁famous ▁for