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== Profile == === Personal === * Resided in Torrance, California in 1952. * Resided in Torrance, California in 1953. * Resided in Torrance, California in 1954. * Self-identified as being of Yugoslav ancestry. * Listed hobby as fishing. * Ambition was to be a manager, coach or scout after playing days in 1954. * Losing a two-hit game, 2-1, with the same batter getting both hits was his most unusual experience in baseball. === Pre-professional career === * Graduated from Narbonne High School in Los Angeles in 1939. * Played baseball and basketball in high school. === Achievements === * Led the 1949 Southeastern League in wins with 23, complete games with 30 and innings pitched with 285. * Led the 1950 Southeastern League in complete games with 22 and innings pitched with 243. * Tied for the lead in games pitched with 46 in the 1953 California League. === Outside of baseball === * Was a truck driver during the off-season in 1954. * Served in the U.S. Army for 10 months, receiving a medical discharge in 1945. === Contract signing === * Was signed to his first contract by the late (in 1954) John Angel of the Cleveland Indians. === Relatives === * Brother of [[Erv Palica]]. == Sources == * {{cite-book | title=1952 Pacific Coast League Thumbnail Sketches}} * {{cite-book | title=1953 Pacific Coast League Sketch Book}} * {{cite-book | title=1954 California League Gold Book (Sixth Edition)}}
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