From SABR Encyclopedia
Leigh Wayne Lawrence
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Bat/Throw:
| R/R
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Height:
| 6' 3"
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Weight:
| 200
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Born:
| 1933-11-1 at Godfrey, IL (US)
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Leigh Lawrence was a professional player.
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Profile
Personal
- Resided in Alton, Illinois in 1959.
- Self-identified as being of English-German ancestry.
- Shows his hobby is golf.
Pre-professional career
- Graduated from Alton High School in 1951.
- Played baseball, basketball and golf in high school.
- Graduated from Shurtleff College with a B. S. Degree.
- Played varsity baseball and basketball in college.
Outside of baseball
- Served in the U. S. Army for two years.
Contract signing
- Signed to his first contract by Lou Maguolo of the New York Yankees.
Source
- 1959 Texas League Sketches.