Henry Edward Leiber (January 17, 1911 – November 8, 1993) was an American professional baseball player.

[1] He played as an outfielder in Major League Baseball from 1933 to 1942 with the New York Giants and Chicago Cubs.

[1] He finished 11th in the 1935 National League Most Valuable Player Award voting; this would remain his best season in the majors.

[6] Leiber is remembered for hitting one of the longest fly ball outs in major league history.

On October 2, 1936, during Game 2 of the 1936 World Series at the Polo Grounds, Leiber hit a long fly ball to deep, center field that traveled an estimated 490 feet from home plate, before being caught by Joe DiMaggio for the final out of the game.

That December, he was traded to the Chicago Cubs, and he responded with two good seasons — hitting over .300 in 1939 and 1940 and being named to his second All-Star team.

[1] On July 4, 1939, he hit 3 home runs in a game in a losing effort against the St. Louis Cardinals.