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=== Personal === | === Personal === | ||
* Resided in San Gabriel, California in 1952. | * Resided in San Gabriel, California in 1952. | ||
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* Self-identified as being of American ancestry. | * Self-identified as being of American ancestry. | ||
* Listed hobbies as woodwork, hunting and playing golf. | * Listed hobbies as woodwork, hunting and playing golf. | ||
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* Led the 1947 Pacific Coast League in home runs with 43 and runs batted in with 124. | * Led the 1947 Pacific Coast League in home runs with 43 and runs batted in with 124. | ||
* Led the 1949 Pacific Coast League in home runs with 48 and runs batted in with 166. | * Led the 1949 Pacific Coast League in home runs with 48 and runs batted in with 166. | ||
| - | * Set a San Diego club record for home runs in 1947 | + | * Set a San Diego club record for home runs in 1947 only to have Jack Graham get 48 in 1948, however Max West got 48 home runs in 1949 to tie. |
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=== Outside of baseball === | === Outside of baseball === | ||
| - | * Worked in a sporting good store owned by Ralph Kiner and himself during the off-season in 1952 | + | * Worked in a sporting good store owned by Ralph Kiner and himself during the off-season in 1952. |
=== Career notes === | === Career notes === | ||
| - | * | + | * In the Army, 1943-1945. |
== Sources == | == Sources == | ||
* {{cite-book | title=1952 Pacific Coast League Thumbnail Sketches}} | * {{cite-book | title=1952 Pacific Coast League Thumbnail Sketches}} | ||
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* {{cite-ssdi|ssn=551-10-8647}} | * {{cite-ssdi|ssn=551-10-8647}} | ||
