Frank C. Leland (1869 – November 14, 1914) was an American baseball player, field manager and club owner in the Negro leagues.

He "moved to Chicago and was instrumental in organizing and developing five successful baseball teams in that city" (Riley, 475).

[1] Leland obtained a lease from the city government to play at South Side Park, a 5,000-seat facility.

"[2] While Rube Foster continued to run the Leland Giants Baseball Club, Leland started a new corporation in October 1909 called "Leland's Chicago Giants Baseball Club" or, in short "Chicago Giants" opening his offices at 2551 State Street in Chicago.

Frank C. Leland produced and worked with well-known pre-Negro league baseball players: Bill Lindsay, Walter Ball, Harry Buckner, William Horn, George Hopkins, Harry Hyde, William Monroe, George Wright, Harry Moore, Pete Burns, Lewis Reynolds, William Smith, Dangerfield Talbert, Bert Jones, Nathan Harris, Rube Foster, and Andrew Campbell.

[1][3] He was married to Fanny Hafford on Dec. 3, 1908 in Chicago Illinois,[4] and his father's name was Charles, (noted as "Chas.")