Leo Shoals

As manager MiLB Records 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.

"[citation needed] Shoals made his professional debut in 1937 in the Pennsylvania State League for the St. Louis Cardinals organization.

][citation needed] Late in the season, the St. Louis Browns offered to bring Shoals up to the majors.

He declined for several reasons, including his wife's pregnancy and effectively having to take a pay cut, as he was the beneficiary of so many passed hats, $20 handshakes, and merchant discounts that he couldn't afford to leave.

After retirement from professional baseball Shoals worked for the Olin Mathieson Chemical Company, serving as a player-manager (mainly pinch-hitting) for a semi-pro club in Saltville called the Alkalies.