Birthday Party for Dennis Leonard, May 8, 1986

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Title (Dublin Core)

Birthday Party for Dennis Leonard, May 8, 1986

Date (Dublin Core)

1986-05-07

Date Created (Dublin Core)

1986-05-07

Congress (Dublin Core)

99th (1985-1987)

Topics (Dublin Core)

See all items with this valueBaseball players

Policy Area (Curation)

Sports and Recreation

Creator (Dublin Core)

Dole, Robert J., 1923-2021

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Language (Dublin Core)

eng

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https://dolearchivecollections.ku.edu/index.php?p=collections/findingaid&id=26&q=

Physical Location (Dublin Core)

Collection 007, Box 390, Folder 26

Institution (Dublin Core)

Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS

Archival Collection (Dublin Core)

Robert J. Dole Republican Leadership Collection, 1985-1996

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BOB DOLE
KANSAS
United States Senate OFFICE OF MAJORITY LEADER S-230 THE CAPITOL
multi Color cake
Chocolate
white butter
yellow sponge
[page 2]
WEDNESDAY, MAY 7, 1986
TO: SENATOR
FM: WALT
BIRTHDAY PARTY FOR DENNIS LEONARD IS SET FOR THURSDAY, NOON.
PLACE: S230
DENNIS LEONARD, PITCHER, KANSAS CITY ROYALS.
o COURAGEOUS AND UNEXPECTED COMEBACK FROM FOUR KNEE OPERATIONS HAS CAPTURED THE HEARTS OF THE BASEBALL WORLD.
O AFTER THREE YEARS OF REHABILITATION, LEONARD IS BACK -- LEADING THE MAJOR LEAGUES IN EARNED RUN AVERAGE; HAS WON THREE GAMES AND LOST TWO (EACH BY ONE RUN) ; AND PITCHED A DRAMATIC SHUTOUT IN HIS FRIST GAME OF THE SEASON.
o FIRST KNEE INJURY OCCURED IN BALITMORE IN 1983.
o PRIOR TO KNEE DAMAGE WAS THE TOP RIGHT-HANDED PITCHER IN BASEBALL, A THREE-TIME 20-GAME WINNER. HAS PITCHED IN FOUR AMERICAN LEAGUE PLAYOFFS AND THE 1980 WORLD SERIES. MISSED THE 1985 SERIES.
o FEW GAVE HIM A CHANCE OF EVER BECOMING AN EFFECTIVE STARTING PITCHER AGAIN: HE WAS OUT FOR TWO-AND-A-HALF SEASONS. BUT LONG, LONELY REHABILITATION EFFORT PAID OFF.
SENATOR D'AMATO AND DENNIS LEONARD:
o THE LEONARD AND THE D'AMATO FAMILIES LIVED IN A "TWO FAMILY" TOWNHOUSE IN HIGHLAND, LONG ISLAND FROM 1962-1969.
O SENATOR D'AMATO HAS KNOWN HIM SINCE LEONARD WAS 11 YEARS OLD. DENNIS USED TO BE THE BABY SITTER FOR D'AMATO'S DAUGHTERS LISA AND LORRAINE.
. MEDIA COVERAGE: NEW YORK AND KANSAS MEDIA WILL BE HERE.
o SYNDICATED SPORTS COLUMNIST TONY KORNHEISER OF THE WASHINGTON POST WILL ALSO ATTEND. HE WILL DO A COLUMN ON LEONARD'S COMEBACK AND ALSO INCLUDE DOLE AND D'AMATO IN THE STORY. KORNHEISER IS A BIG DOLE FAN -- HE COVERED YOU FOR A WHILE DURING THE 1980 CAMPAIGN -- AND WANTS TO BRIEFLY CHAT WITH YOU ON COMING BACK FROM INJURIES AND DISAPPOINTMENT.
[page 3]
BOB DOLE
KANSAS
KC + NY media
Blue +Gold + white = [drawing of a rectangle with a circle in it. circle has squiggly lines imitating writing]
United States Senate
OFFICE OF MAJORITY LEADER
S-230 THE CAPITOL
" HAPPY Birthday COME BACK PLAYER OF THE YEAR"
banner
D'Amato
birthday party for
Thurs at 12:00
S-230
Dennis Leonard
KC Royals
pitcher
give Cake
Happy Birthday

BOB DOLE
KANSAS
United States Senate OFFICE OF MAJORITY LEADER S-230 THE CAPITOL
multi Color cake
Chocolate
white butter
yellow sponge
[page 2]
WEDNESDAY, MAY 7, 1986
TO: SENATOR
FM: WALT
BIRTHDAY PARTY FOR DENNIS LEONARD IS SET FOR THURSDAY, NOON.
PLACE: S230
DENNIS LEONARD, PITCHER, KANSAS CITY ROYALS.
o COURAGEOUS AND UNEXPECTED COMEBACK FROM FOUR KNEE OPERATIONS HAS CAPTURED THE HEARTS OF THE BASEBALL WORLD.
O AFTER THREE YEARS OF REHABILITATION, LEONARD IS BACK -- LEADING THE MAJOR LEAGUES IN EARNED RUN AVERAGE; HAS WON THREE GAMES AND LOST TWO (EACH BY ONE RUN) ; AND PITCHED A DRAMATIC SHUTOUT IN HIS FRIST GAME OF THE SEASON.
o FIRST KNEE INJURY OCCURED IN BALITMORE IN 1983.
o PRIOR TO KNEE DAMAGE WAS THE TOP RIGHT-HANDED PITCHER IN BASEBALL, A THREE-TIME 20-GAME WINNER. HAS PITCHED IN FOUR AMERICAN LEAGUE PLAYOFFS AND THE 1980 WORLD SERIES. MISSED THE 1985 SERIES.
o FEW GAVE HIM A CHANCE OF EVER BECOMING AN EFFECTIVE STARTING PITCHER AGAIN: HE WAS OUT FOR TWO-AND-A-HALF SEASONS. BUT LONG, LONELY REHABILITATION EFFORT PAID OFF.
SENATOR D'AMATO AND DENNIS LEONARD:
o THE LEONARD AND THE D'AMATO FAMILIES LIVED IN A "TWO FAMILY" TOWNHOUSE IN HIGHLAND, LONG ISLAND FROM 1962-1969.
O SENATOR D'AMATO HAS KNOWN HIM SINCE LEONARD WAS 11 YEARS OLD. DENNIS USED TO BE THE BABY SITTER FOR D'AMATO'S DAUGHTERS LISA AND LORRAINE.
. MEDIA COVERAGE: NEW YORK AND KANSAS MEDIA WILL BE HERE.
o SYNDICATED SPORTS COLUMNIST TONY KORNHEISER OF THE WASHINGTON POST WILL ALSO ATTEND. HE WILL DO A COLUMN ON LEONARD'S COMEBACK AND ALSO INCLUDE DOLE AND D'AMATO IN THE STORY. KORNHEISER IS A BIG DOLE FAN -- HE COVERED YOU FOR A WHILE DURING THE 1980 CAMPAIGN -- AND WANTS TO BRIEFLY CHAT WITH YOU ON COMING BACK FROM INJURIES AND DISAPPOINTMENT.
[page 3]
BOB DOLE
KANSAS
KC + NY media
Blue +Gold + white = [drawing of a rectangle with a circle in it. circle has squiggly lines imitating writing]
United States Senate
OFFICE OF MAJORITY LEADER
S-230 THE CAPITOL
" HAPPY Birthday COME BACK PLAYER OF THE YEAR"
banner
D'Amato
birthday party for
Thurs at 12:00
S-230
Dennis Leonard
KC Royals
pitcher
give Cake
Happy Birthday

BOB DOLE
KANSAS
United States Senate OFFICE OF MAJORITY LEADER S-230 THE CAPITOL
multi Color cake
Chocolate
white butter
yellow sponge
[page 2]
WEDNESDAY, MAY 7, 1986
TO: SENATOR
FM: WALT
BIRTHDAY PARTY FOR DENNIS LEONARD IS SET FOR THURSDAY, NOON.
PLACE: S230
DENNIS LEONARD, PITCHER, KANSAS CITY ROYALS.
o COURAGEOUS AND UNEXPECTED COMEBACK FROM FOUR KNEE OPERATIONS HAS CAPTURED THE HEARTS OF THE BASEBALL WORLD.
O AFTER THREE YEARS OF REHABILITATION, LEONARD IS BACK -- LEADING THE MAJOR LEAGUES IN EARNED RUN AVERAGE; HAS WON THREE GAMES AND LOST TWO (EACH BY ONE RUN) ; AND PITCHED A DRAMATIC SHUTOUT IN HIS FRIST GAME OF THE SEASON.
o FIRST KNEE INJURY OCCURED IN BALITMORE IN 1983.
o PRIOR TO KNEE DAMAGE WAS THE TOP RIGHT-HANDED PITCHER IN BASEBALL, A THREE-TIME 20-GAME WINNER. HAS PITCHED IN FOUR AMERICAN LEAGUE PLAYOFFS AND THE 1980 WORLD SERIES. MISSED THE 1985 SERIES.
o FEW GAVE HIM A CHANCE OF EVER BECOMING AN EFFECTIVE STARTING PITCHER AGAIN: HE WAS OUT FOR TWO-AND-A-HALF SEASONS. BUT LONG, LONELY REHABILITATION EFFORT PAID OFF.
SENATOR D'AMATO AND DENNIS LEONARD:
o THE LEONARD AND THE D'AMATO FAMILIES LIVED IN A "TWO FAMILY" TOWNHOUSE IN HIGHLAND, LONG ISLAND FROM 1962-1969.
O SENATOR D'AMATO HAS KNOWN HIM SINCE LEONARD WAS 11 YEARS OLD. DENNIS USED TO BE THE BABY SITTER FOR D'AMATO'S DAUGHTERS LISA AND LORRAINE.
. MEDIA COVERAGE: NEW YORK AND KANSAS MEDIA WILL BE HERE.
o SYNDICATED SPORTS COLUMNIST TONY KORNHEISER OF THE WASHINGTON POST WILL ALSO ATTEND. HE WILL DO A COLUMN ON LEONARD'S COMEBACK AND ALSO INCLUDE DOLE AND D'AMATO IN THE STORY. KORNHEISER IS A BIG DOLE FAN -- HE COVERED YOU FOR A WHILE DURING THE 1980 CAMPAIGN -- AND WANTS TO BRIEFLY CHAT WITH YOU ON COMING BACK FROM INJURIES AND DISAPPOINTMENT.
[page 3]
BOB DOLE
KANSAS
KC + NY media
Blue +Gold + white = [drawing of a rectangle with a circle in it. circle has squiggly lines imitating writing]
United States Senate
OFFICE OF MAJORITY LEADER
S-230 THE CAPITOL
" HAPPY Birthday COME BACK PLAYER OF THE YEAR"
banner
D'Amato
birthday party for
Thurs at 12:00
S-230
Dennis Leonard
KC Royals
pitcher
give Cake
Happy Birthday

BOB DOLE
KANSAS
United States Senate OFFICE OF MAJORITY LEADER S-230 THE CAPITOL
multi Color cake
Chocolate
white butter
yellow sponge
[page 2]
WEDNESDAY, MAY 7, 1986
TO: SENATOR
FM: WALT
BIRTHDAY PARTY FOR DENNIS LEONARD IS SET FOR THURSDAY, NOON.
PLACE: S230
DENNIS LEONARD, PITCHER, KANSAS CITY ROYALS.
o COURAGEOUS AND UNEXPECTED COMEBACK FROM FOUR KNEE OPERATIONS HAS CAPTURED THE HEARTS OF THE BASEBALL WORLD.
O AFTER THREE YEARS OF REHABILITATION, LEONARD IS BACK -- LEADING THE MAJOR LEAGUES IN EARNED RUN AVERAGE; HAS WON THREE GAMES AND LOST TWO (EACH BY ONE RUN) ; AND PITCHED A DRAMATIC SHUTOUT IN HIS FRIST GAME OF THE SEASON.
o FIRST KNEE INJURY OCCURED IN BALITMORE IN 1983.
o PRIOR TO KNEE DAMAGE WAS THE TOP RIGHT-HANDED PITCHER IN BASEBALL, A THREE-TIME 20-GAME WINNER. HAS PITCHED IN FOUR AMERICAN LEAGUE PLAYOFFS AND THE 1980 WORLD SERIES. MISSED THE 1985 SERIES.
o FEW GAVE HIM A CHANCE OF EVER BECOMING AN EFFECTIVE STARTING PITCHER AGAIN: HE WAS OUT FOR TWO-AND-A-HALF SEASONS. BUT LONG, LONELY REHABILITATION EFFORT PAID OFF.
SENATOR D'AMATO AND DENNIS LEONARD:
o THE LEONARD AND THE D'AMATO FAMILIES LIVED IN A "TWO FAMILY" TOWNHOUSE IN HIGHLAND, LONG ISLAND FROM 1962-1969.
O SENATOR D'AMATO HAS KNOWN HIM SINCE LEONARD WAS 11 YEARS OLD. DENNIS USED TO BE THE BABY SITTER FOR D'AMATO'S DAUGHTERS LISA AND LORRAINE.
. MEDIA COVERAGE: NEW YORK AND KANSAS MEDIA WILL BE HERE.
o SYNDICATED SPORTS COLUMNIST TONY KORNHEISER OF THE WASHINGTON POST WILL ALSO ATTEND. HE WILL DO A COLUMN ON LEONARD'S COMEBACK AND ALSO INCLUDE DOLE AND D'AMATO IN THE STORY. KORNHEISER IS A BIG DOLE FAN -- HE COVERED YOU FOR A WHILE DURING THE 1980 CAMPAIGN -- AND WANTS TO BRIEFLY CHAT WITH YOU ON COMING BACK FROM INJURIES AND DISAPPOINTMENT.
[page 3]
BOB DOLE
KANSAS
KC + NY media
Blue +Gold + white = [drawing of a rectangle with a circle in it. circle has squiggly lines imitating writing]
United States Senate
OFFICE OF MAJORITY LEADER
S-230 THE CAPITOL
" HAPPY Birthday COME BACK PLAYER OF THE YEAR"
banner
D'Amato
birthday party for
Thurs at 12:00
S-230
Dennis Leonard
KC Royals
pitcher
give Cake
Happy Birthday