Talk:Bob Lesslie

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Bob Lesslie Robert W. Lesslie Jr.  Bats Right, Throws Right  Height 6' 3", Weight 210 lb.  Schools Kansas State University, Meramec Community College  Born March 7, 1951 in St. Louis, MO, USA [edit] Biographical Information Bob Lesslie played six years in the minor leagues, reaching AAA. He was 56-56 overall. The Pittsburgh Pirates took Lesslie in the 22nd round of the 1971 amateur draft but he did not sign. 'Lesslie was the first player picked in the first round of the secondary phase of the 1972 amateur draft, chosen by the Los Angeles Dodgers.' He debuted professionally with the Spokane Indians and went 6-7 with one save and a 4.01 ERA. He completed 8 of 14 starts. In 1973, Bob was starring for the Daytona Beach Dodgers. He went 12-10 with a 2.07 ERA, allowing 132 hits in 161 innings. He finished second in the Florida State League in ERA, trailing only Mike Proly. Surprisingly, Lesslie was left off the league All-Star team. Bob made it to AA Eastern League in 1974 with the Waterbury Dodgers. There, he was 7-9 with a 3.38 ERA in 23 games. It was a relatively low-scoring league, so he failed to make the top 10 in ERA. In 1975, he returned to Waterbury and had a second big year [( Best in the Dodger Orginization)] - 15-8, 2.19. In 193 innings, he allowed 166 hits and struck out 114. He finished 16 of 28 starts, including 3 shutouts. He was third in the Eastern League in complete games and tied for fourth in shutouts. He tied for the lead with 28 starts and was third in ERA. Only Randy Lerch won more games in the EL. Lesslie again failed to make the cut for the post-season All-Star team as three other pitchers got the nod. Bob was disappointed not to be promoted to the Los Angeles Dodgers for the September 40 man Roster Expansion. The right-hander made it to AAA Pacific Coast League in 1976 with the Albuquerque Dukes. He was 7-14 with a 5.13 ERA and allowed 213 hits in 172 IP. His ERA was not far below league average due to it being a high-scoring circuit. Bob's last start was a 9 inning complete game 5-hit 10-K Shut-Out over the League Champion [(Salt Lake City Gulls)]. In 1977, Bob did not report to spring training with the Dodgers and asked to be sold. The Dodgers reluctantly let him go to the California Angels. Without spring training, he began the season in AA Texas League to get into shape and was 7-7 with a 5.78 ERA for the El Paso Diablos and had a strong finish in his last 3 starts. He was promoted in July to the AAA Pacific Coast League Salt Lake City Gulls, where he went 2-1 with a 3.65 ERA to conclude his career. Bob's last start was a 9 inning complete game, 5-hit 5-2 victory over his old teammates the Albuquerque Dukes. The hard throwing right hander [(95mph+)] trained spring training with the Los Angeles Dodgers Major League Club as a non-roster player in 1974, 1975 & 1976. After he finished his career, Lesslie became CEO of Lesslie Consulting, Inc. Sources: 1973-1978 Baseball Guides

Changes that should be added !

Would you please have a dialogue with me regarding the changes that I have made several times. Now you have locked me out. All of the information is true and verifiable. Please contact me to discuss via email.

Thank you !

The changes you made were improperly formatting and messed up existing links. If you could give your email address or list the major corrections, we can address this. - --Mischa 15:04, 1 March 2009 (EST)

Email address - blesslie@lesslieconsulting.com

Please refer to my previous edits, that include "Highlighting" and additional facts about my career. All the statements are verifialble! The break in paragraphs by year and the highlights make the information much easier to follow each year.

30 years after my career has ended , I am still very disappointed in the Dodger Orginization, for never giving me the opportunity to make the Major League Club. My Minor League statistics for the same period, were much better than a number of my contemporaries that were handed the major League spot, like Ric Sutcliffe, Dennis Lewallyn, Ric Rhoden, Lance Rautzahn, and there were a number of others that were put on the 40 man roster, with statistics and talent much less than mine.

This is my opportunity to bring out the facts and the "TRUTH".

Thank you!

PS. You can pull up my company website that I listed on my biography changes www.lesslieconsulting.com that includes a contact page. Please feel free to contact me , to discuss my issues.

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The highlighting, to me, makes things much less readable, and is certainly not consistent with the existing formatting arrangement on the website.

What additional facts would you like to have included? - --Mischa 20:11, 1 March 2009 (EST)