Leigh Lawrence

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Leigh Lawrence
Leigh Wayne Lawrence
Bat/Throw: R/R
Height: 6' 3"
Weight: 200
Born: 1933-11-1 at Godfrey, IL (US)
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Leigh Lawrence was a professional player.

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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.


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