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== Profile == | == Profile == | ||
=== Personal === | === Personal === | ||
* Resided in Alameda, California in 1952. | * Resided in Alameda, California in 1952. | ||
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* Self-identified as being of Italian ancestry. | * Self-identified as being of Italian ancestry. | ||
| - | * | + | * Is the oldest player, in point of service in the Pacific Coast League, having spent the last 17 |
| - | * | + | seasons in the league with all but the 1950 campaign was with Oakland. |
| - | + | * Says the funniest play he ever saw was Joe Becker stealing second, then reversing himself and | |
| - | * | + | stealing first, sliding into the bag both times. |
| + | * Says his greatest thrill comes in helping his team win games. | ||
* Was regarded as the best catching prospect in the league in 1935. | * Was regarded as the best catching prospect in the league in 1935. | ||
* Had a fling at managing the Oakland Oaks for weeks when Dolph Camilli resigned. | * Had a fling at managing the Oakland Oaks for weeks when Dolph Camilli resigned. | ||
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=== Pre-professional career === | === Pre-professional career === | ||
* Attended high school in Oakland, California. | * Attended high school in Oakland, California. | ||
| - | * Was an all-city catcher for two years | + | * Was an all-city catcher for two years i high school. |
| - | + | == Achievements == | |
| - | * | + | * Has caught 100 or more games in the 16 of his 17 years in the Pacific Coast League, the lone year |
| + | under the century mark was 1941 when he caught 97 games. | ||
| - | + | == Outside of baseball == | |
| - | * | + | * Is a laborer during the off-season. |
| - | + | == Career notes == | |
| - | * "Inactive because of arm injury" | + | * 1936 Shows "Inactive because of arm injury" |
| - | + | == Contract signing == | |
| - | * Was purchased by the New York Yankees but they were overstocked with high class receivers and he was sold to Cincinnati' he reported to the Reds with a bad arm and it shelved him throughout the 1936 season. | + | * Was purchased by the New York Yankees but they were overstocked with high class receivers and |
| - | * Was released by Sacramento after the 1950 season and he signed as a free agent with the Los | + | he was sold to Cincinnati' he reported to the Reds with a bad arm and it shelved him throughout |
| + | the 1936 season. | ||
| + | * Was released by Sacramento after the 1950 season and he signed as a free agent with the Los | ||
| + | Angeles Angels. | ||
| - | + | == Relatives == | |
| - | * Three of his brothers also played in the Pacific Coast League. | + | * Three of his brothers also have played in the Pacific Coast League. |
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* {{cite-book | title=1952 Pacific Coast League Thumbnail Sketches}} | * {{cite-book | title=1952 Pacific Coast League Thumbnail Sketches}} | ||
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