Leigh Lawrence/pagetext
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[edit] Profile
[edit] Personal
- Resided in Alton, Illinois in 1959.
- Self-identified as being of English-German ancestry.
- Shows his hobby is golf.
[edit] 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.
[edit] Outside of baseball
- Served in the U. S. Army for two years.
[edit] Contract signing
- Signed to his first contract by Lou Maguolo of the New York Yankees.
[edit] Source
- 1959 Texas League Sketches.