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| - | == Profile ==
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| - | === Personal ===
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| - | * Resided in La Habra, California in 1952 and 1953.
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| - | * Listed hobbies as billards and golf.
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| - | * Was one of twelve children.
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| - | * Father of [[Jesse Flores (3cea)]] and [[Steven Flores]].
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| - | * Donated his own time in 1948 toward building a baseball field for members of the La Habra CYO.
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| - | * Won his first pro game with Bisbee in the 1938 Arizona-Texas League by a score of 10-2.
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| - | * Coming within one hit (and one out) of a no-hit, no-run game while with the Los Angels was his greatest thrill; with two outs and two strikes on Marv Gudat, then with Oakland, Gudat dumped a blooper just out of reach of the infield for the lone hit.
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| - | === Pre-professional career ===
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| - | * Attended high school in La Habra, California.
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| - | * Won baseball and track letters in high school.
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| - | === Achievements ===
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| - | * Led the 1938 Arizona-Texas League in games won with 24 and earned run average of 2.38.
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| - | * Led the 1942 Pacific Coast League in earned run average with 2.63.
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| - | * Won ten straight games for Bisbee in 1938.
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| - | * Tied for the lead in most shutouts pitched with 5 in the 1952 Pacific Coast League.
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| - | * Led the 1952 Pacific Coast League pitchers in most games lost with 20.
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| - | === Outside of baseball ===
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| - | * Was a laborer during the off-season in 1952.
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| - | === Contract signing ===
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| - | * Was sent to San Diego by Cleveland in 1951, but before he could report, the San Diego Padres sent him to Sacramento for infielder Jim Tabor.
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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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