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== Profile == | == Profile == | ||
=== Personal === | === Personal === | ||
| - | * Resided in San Francisco, California in 1952 | + | * Resided in San Francisco, California in 1952. |
* Self-identified as being of Irish-French-German ancestry. | * Self-identified as being of Irish-French-German ancestry. | ||
* Lasted seven innings as a pitcher against Salt Lake City in his first professional game. | * 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. | + | * Teamed with Bill Nary, a professional golfer, to win the 1949 Bing Crosby pro-amateur title at |
| - | * Before an arm | + | Pebble Beach. |
| + | * Before an arm ijury sent him to the outfield, Lefty was considered one of the best hurling | ||
| + | prospects in baseball. | ||
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| + | === Pre-professional career === | ||
* Attended only grade school. | * Attended only grade school. | ||
| - | + | == Achievements == | |
* Before signing with the Seals he had won 17 straight games for the Native Sons. | * 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 .398 in 1929. | ||
* Led the National League in batting average with .368 in 1932. | * Led the National League in batting average with .368 in 1932. | ||
* Broke a National League record in 1929 with 254 hits. | * 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. | + | * 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. | * 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. | + | * 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. | + | * Was one of only two players drafted by the majors from any minor loop club in 1918; he went to the |
| - | * Joined Salt Lake City as an outfielder in 1924 and the next year became 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 player ever | ||
| + | purchased by the late William Wrigley, Jr.; the price was $30,000.00. | ||
| - | = | + | = Source == |
* {{cite-book | title=1952 Pacific Coast League Thumbnail Sketches}} | * {{cite-book | title=1952 Pacific Coast League Thumbnail Sketches}} | ||
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