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== Profile ==
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=== Personal ===
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* Resided in Coronado, California in 1954.
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* Self-identified as being of Irish-English ancestry.
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* Playing for San Francisco, Melton hit the first pitch to him in organized ball over the left field
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  fence at Hollywood; the opposing pitcher was Jack Salveson.
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=== Pre-professional career ===
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* Graduated from Coronado High School in 1946.
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* Participated in football, basketball and track in high school.
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* Graduated from Stanford University with a B.A. in Political Science.
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* Played football, basketball and baseball at Stanford University.
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== Outside of baseball ==
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* Attends law school during the off-season.
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* Served in the U. S. Army for two years.
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== Source ==
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* {{cite-book | title=1954 California League Gold Book (Sixth Edition)}}

Revision as of 19:53, 18 January 2010


Contents

Profile

Personal

  • Resided in Coronado, California in 1954.
  • Self-identified as being of Irish-English ancestry.
  • Playing for San Francisco, Melton hit the first pitch to him in organized ball over the left field
 fence at Hollywood; the opposing pitcher was Jack Salveson.

Pre-professional career

  • Graduated from Coronado High School in 1946.
  • Participated in football, basketball and track in high school.
  • Graduated from Stanford University with a B.A. in Political Science.
  • Played football, basketball and baseball at Stanford University.

Outside of baseball

  • Attends law school during the off-season.
  • Served in the U. S. Army for two years.

Source

  • 1954 California League Gold Book (Sixth Edition).
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