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=== Personal === | === Personal === | ||
* Resided in Oakland, California in 1952. | * Resided in Oakland, California in 1952. | ||
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* Self-identified as being of Irish ancestry. | * Self-identified as being of Irish ancestry. | ||
| - | * | + | * Nickname "Jack" in 1952 per the PCL Thumbnail Sketches. |
| - | * Says his biggest thrills were winning the most valuable player award while with the San Francisco | + | * Says his biggest thrills were winning the most valuable player award while with the San Francisco Seals and playing his first game with the Boston Red Sox in 1945. |
| - | Seals and playing his first game with the Boston Red Sox in 1945. | + | |
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=== Pre-professional career === | === Pre-professional career === | ||
* Attended high school in Oakland, California. | * Attended high school in Oakland, California. | ||
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=== Outside of baseball === | === Outside of baseball === | ||
| - | * | + | * "Rest[ed], hunt[ed] and fish[ed]" during the off-season as of 1952. |
=== Achievements === | === Achievements === | ||
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=== Career notes === | === Career notes === | ||
| - | * | + | * In the Navy, 1943-1944. |
=== Contract signing === | === Contract signing === | ||
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=== Sources === | === Sources === | ||
* {{cite-book | title=1952 Pacific Coast League Thumbnail Sketches}} | * {{cite-book | title=1952 Pacific Coast League Thumbnail Sketches}} | ||
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