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| - | == Profile ==
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| - | === Personal ===
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| - | * Resided in Malden, Massachusetts in 1954.
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| - | * Self-identified as being of Irish ancestry.
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| - | === Pre-professional career ===
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| - | * Graduated from Malden High School.
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| - | * Played baseball and basketball in high school.
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| - | === Achievements ===
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| - | * Led the 1951 Georgia-Florida League in runs batted in with 100.
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| - | * Led the 1951 Georgia-Florida League first basemen in putouts with 1,138 and double plays with 120.
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| - | === Outside of baseball ===
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| - | * Was "recently discharged" from the U.S. Army after two years of service in 1954.
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| - | === Contract signing ===
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| - | * Signed for the Saint Louis Cardinals by Henry Greenway.
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| - | == Sources ==
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| - | * {{cite-book | title=1954 California League Gold Book (Sixth Edition)}}
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| - | * {{cite-ssdi|ssn=031-20-2797}}
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