Editing Lefty O'Doul/pagetext

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== Profile ==

=== Personal ===
* Resided in San Francisco, California in 1952.
* Self-identified as being of Irish-French-German ancestry.
* Lasted seven innings as a pitcher against Salt Lake City in his first professional game.
* Teamed with Bill Nary, a professional golfer, to win the 1949 Bing Crosby pro-amateur title at Pebble Beach.
* Before an arm injury sent him to the outfield, Lefty was considered one of the best hurling prospects in baseball.

=== Pre-professional career ===
* Attended only grade school.

=== Achievements ===
* Before signing with the Seals he had won 17 straight games for the Native Sons.
* Led the National League in batting average with .398 in 1929.
* Led the National League in batting average with .368 in 1932.
* Broke a National League record in 1929 with 254 hits.
* Was at bat in one world series game in which he got a pinch-hit single that drove across two runs and started a six run rally which won the second game of the 1933 series for the New York Giants.
* Holds the record for winning four consecutive Pacific Coast League Governor's Cup Playoffs.
* Probably has one of the highest lifetime batting averages in the history of the game with .351 for 24 years of active playing.

=== Outside of baseball ===
* Plays golf and does baseball duties during the off-season.
* Served in the U.S. Navy in World War I.

=== Contract signing ===
* Was one of only two players drafted by the majors from any minor loop club in 1918; he went to the New York Yankees but was returned due to his arm injury.
* Joined Salt Lake City as an outfielder in 1924 and the next year became the only player ever purchased by the late William Wrigley, Jr.; the price was $30,000.00.

== Sources ==
* {{cite-book | title=1952 Pacific Coast League Thumbnail Sketches}}






== Profile ==

=== Personal ===
* Resided in San Francisco, California in 1953.
* After serving in the U.S. Navy in World War I, O'Doul joined the San Francisco Seals.

== Sources ==
* {{cite-book | title=1953 Pacific Coast League Sketch Book}}