Howard Leister

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Howard Leister
Howard Eugene Leister
"Howie"
Bat/Throw:	L/L
Height:	6' 2"
Weight:	180
Born:	1932-6-8 at Baltimore, MD (US)

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Howard Leister was a professional player.

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Contents 1 Profile 1.1 Personal 1.2 Pre-professional career 1.3 Outside of baseball 1.4 Contract signing 2 Sources

Profile

Personal

• Resided in Baltimore, Maryland in 1952 and 1955.
• Single in 1952 and 1955.
• Self-identified as being of German ancestry (1952) and French-German ancestry (1955).
• Listed hobbies as bowling and basketball in 1952, and as bowling, hunting and music in 1955.
• Graduated from Baltimore City College (secondary school) in 1951.

Pre-professional career

• Played football, soccer, basketball and baseball in high school.

Outside of baseball

• Served two years in the U.S. Army.

Contract signing

• Was signed to his first professional contract by Sterling Fowble of the Cincinnati Reds.

Sources

• 1952 Pioneer League Index.
• 1955 Pioneer League Index (Fourth Edition).