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| + | == Profile == | ||
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| + | === Personal === | ||
| + | * Resided in Orange, California in 1952. | ||
| + | * Self-identified as being of Dutch-Irish ancestry. | ||
| + | * Shows his hobby is swimming. | ||
| + | * Dropped the first two balls hit to him in his first game with San Bernardina in the 1948 | ||
| + | Sunset League. | ||
| + | * Hitting his first home run in organized ball was his biggest thrill. | ||
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| + | === Pre-professional career === | ||
| + | * Attended Orange Union High School. | ||
| + | * Was All-Southern California in baseball. | ||
| + | * Attend Saint Mary's College at Moraga but did not graduate. | ||
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| + | == Outside of baseball == | ||
| + | * Is a truck driver during the off-season. | ||
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| + | == Relatives == | ||
| + | * Is a nephew of Red Faber, former Chicago White Sox pitching great who was with the White Sox when | ||
| + | they won the World Series in 1917; incidentally that club was managed by the President of the | ||
| + | Pacific Coast League, Clarence Rowland. | ||
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| + | == Contract signing == | ||
| + | * Was the first player in the Pacific Coast League to sign the draft waiver clause in the Open | ||
| + | Classification contract in January, 1952. | ||
| + | |||
| + | = Source == | ||
| + | * {{cite-book | title=1952 Pacific Coast League Thumbnail Sketches}} | ||
Revision as of 18:51, 23 January 2010
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Profile
Personal
- Resided in Orange, California in 1952.
- Self-identified as being of Dutch-Irish ancestry.
- Shows his hobby is swimming.
- Dropped the first two balls hit to him in his first game with San Bernardina in the 1948
Sunset League.
- Hitting his first home run in organized ball was his biggest thrill.
Pre-professional career
- Attended Orange Union High School.
- Was All-Southern California in baseball.
- Attend Saint Mary's College at Moraga but did not graduate.
Outside of baseball
- Is a truck driver during the off-season.
Relatives
- Is a nephew of Red Faber, former Chicago White Sox pitching great who was with the White Sox when
they won the World Series in 1917; incidentally that club was managed by the President of the Pacific Coast League, Clarence Rowland.
Contract signing
- Was the first player in the Pacific Coast League to sign the draft waiver clause in the Open
Classification contract in January, 1952.
Source =
- 1952 Pacific Coast League Thumbnail Sketches.
