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| - | == Profile ==
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| - | === Personal ===
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| - | * Resided in Los Angeles, California in 1952 and 1955.
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| - | * Resided in Los Angeles, California in 1953.
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| - | * Self-identified as being of German-Irish ancestry.
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| - | * Listed hobby as dancing.
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| - | * Played the saxophone as of 1952 and 1953.
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| - | * Was one of two players to hit the ball over the 400-foot centerfield wall at Hollywood's Gilmore Field as of 1953.
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| - | * Managed the Hollywood Stars in 1948, taking over on August 28, 1948 with the club in seventh place; the team played .500 ball for him, winning 15 and losing 15.
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| - | === Pre-professional career ===
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| - | * Attended Washington High School in Los Angeles.
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| - | * Won letters two years in baseball and tennis in high school.
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| - | === Achievements ===
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| - | * Led the 1941 National League second basemen in assists with 455.
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| - | * Led the 1942 National League second basemen in errors with 29.
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| - | * Led the 1947 Pacific Coast League in strikeouts with 98.
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| - | * Led the 1948 Pacific Coast League in doubles with 50.
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| - | * Led the 1952 Pacific Coast League in strikeouts with 91.
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| - | === Outside of baseball ===
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| - | * Did siding and roofing during the off-season in 1952 and 1953.
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| - | * Served in the armed forces 1943-1945.
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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=1955 Pioneer League Index (Fourth Edition)}}
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