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* Source: Obituary in the Modesto Bee, 3/28/2003 | * Source: Obituary in the Modesto Bee, 3/28/2003 | ||
* According to obituary, invented the batting tee | * According to obituary, invented the batting tee | ||
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| + | == Profile == | ||
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| + | === Personal === | ||
| + | * Resided in Oakland, California in 1952. | ||
| + | * Self-identified as being of French-Scottish ancestry. | ||
| + | * Got three hits in his first with Nazareth in the 1947 North Atlantic League but his team lost. | ||
| + | * Got a pinch hit home run in San Francisco in his second time at bat in the Pacific Coast League | ||
| + | to help the Seattle Rainiers win a 17 inning contest; incidentally it was the first pro game | ||
| + | his parents saw him play. | ||
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| + | === Pre-professional career === | ||
| + | * Attended Fremont High School in Oakland, California. | ||
| + | * Played baseball, basketball and football in high school.. | ||
| + | * Won all city honors in baseball and football for two years while in high school. | ||
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| + | == Achievements == | ||
| + | * Broke the Inter State League record in 1948 by getting five hits in five trips to the plate and | ||
| + | driving in eight runs. | ||
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| + | == Outside of baseball == | ||
| + | * Delivers new cars during the off-season. | ||
| + | * Served in the U. S. Navy for 18 months in 1945 and 1946. | ||
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| + | == Source == | ||
| + | * {{cite-book | title=1952 Pacific Coast League Thumbnail Sketches}} | ||
Revision as of 14:27, 22 January 2010
Contents |
Notebook
- Source: Obituary in the Modesto Bee, 3/28/2003
- According to obituary, invented the batting tee
Profile
Personal
- Resided in Oakland, California in 1952.
- Self-identified as being of French-Scottish ancestry.
- Got three hits in his first with Nazareth in the 1947 North Atlantic League but his team lost.
- Got a pinch hit home run in San Francisco in his second time at bat in the Pacific Coast League
to help the Seattle Rainiers win a 17 inning contest; incidentally it was the first pro game his parents saw him play.
Pre-professional career
- Attended Fremont High School in Oakland, California.
- Played baseball, basketball and football in high school..
- Won all city honors in baseball and football for two years while in high school.
Achievements
- Broke the Inter State League record in 1948 by getting five hits in five trips to the plate and
driving in eight runs.
Outside of baseball
- Delivers new cars during the off-season.
- Served in the U. S. Navy for 18 months in 1945 and 1946.
Source
- 1952 Pacific Coast League Thumbnail Sketches.
