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| - | == Profile ==
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| - | === Personal ===
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| - | * Resided in Torrance, California in 1952.
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| - | * Resided in Torrance, California in 1953.
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| - | * Resided in Torrance, California in 1954.
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| - | * Self-identified as being of Yugoslav ancestry.
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| - | * Listed hobby as fishing.
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| - | * Ambition was to be a manager, coach or scout after playing days in 1954.
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| - | * Losing a two-hit game, 2-1, with the same batter getting both hits was his most unusual experience in baseball.
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| - | === Pre-professional career ===
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| - | * Graduated from Narbonne High School in Los Angeles in 1939.
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| - | * Played baseball and basketball in high school.
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| - | === Achievements ===
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| - | * Led the 1949 Southeastern League in wins with 23, complete games with 30 and innings pitched with 285.
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| - | * Led the 1950 Southeastern League in complete games with 22 and innings pitched with 243.
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| - | * Tied for the lead in games pitched with 46 in the 1953 California League.
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| - | === Outside of baseball ===
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| - | * Was a truck driver during the off-season in 1954.
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| - | * Served in the U.S. Army for 10 months, receiving a medical discharge in 1945.
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| - | === Contract signing ===
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| - | * Was signed to his first contract by the late (in 1954) John Angel of the Cleveland Indians.
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| - | === Relatives ===
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| - | * Brother of [[Erv Palica]].
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| - | == Sources ==
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| - | * {{cite-book | title=1952 Pacific Coast League Thumbnail Sketches}}
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| - | * {{cite-book | title=1953 Pacific Coast League Sketch Book}}
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| - | * {{cite-book | title=1954 California League Gold Book (Sixth Edition)}}
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