Inductees

A multi-year all-star for Lutheran South High School, Lesslie and his team won the league championships in both 1968 and 1969. He would Lesslie attended St. Louis Community College-Meramac, leading his squad to the JUCO national tournament in 1970 and 1971. Lesslie was an All-Conference selection both seasons and was selected to the Junior College Sectional All-Star team in ’71. Later that year, he was drafted in the 22^nd round of 1971 MLB Draft by the Pittsburgh Pirates. Lesslie, instead opted to attend Kansas State. After one year at K-State, where the pitcher was 6-3 with 70 strikeouts in 60 innings and a 1^st team All-Big Eight Conference selection, Lesslie was the 1^st overall pick of the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 1972 MLB Draft. He would spend six years in the minor leagues, amassing a 56-56 overall record. He is now the CEO of Lesslie Consulting, Inc.