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== Profile == === Personal === * Resided in Wichita, Kansas in 1952. * Self-identified as African-American. * Was the first African-American to play for the San Francisco Seals. * Played with the Kansas City Monarchs for several years. * Hit a home run over the left field fence, the longest blow at Rupert Stadium in 20 years in his first game with Newark in 1949. * Hit three home runs over the center field stands in 1949 and only one person hit one over the barrier in the previous 50 years; two of his blows were between the 420 and 450 foot mark. === Contract signing === * Was purchased from the Kansas City Monarchs by the New York Yankees. === Sources === * {{cite-book | title=1952 Pacific Coast League Thumbnail Sketches}}
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