Joseph Leon/pagetext

From SABR Encyclopedia

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

[edit] Profile

[edit] Personal

• Resided in Cincinnati, Ohio in 1955.
• Married in 1955.

[edit] Pre-professional career

• Graduated from Elder High School in 1950.
• Played baseball, basketball and football in high school.
• Attended Xavier University during the off-season.
• Played American Legion ball with the Budde Post of Cincinnati who were the regional champions in 1949.

[edit] Outside of baseball

• Served in the U.S. Army for 21 months and saw combat duty in Korea.

[edit] Contract signing

• Was signed for the Philadelphia Phillies by Heinie Groh.

[edit] Sources

• 1955 Pioneer League Index (Fourth Edition).