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* {{cite-book | title=1952 Pacific Coast League Thumbnail Sketches}}
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* Social Security Death Index account number 558-20-7563
* Social Security Death Index account number 558-20-7563
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Served as fill in 3rd base umpire for 1st game of twi-night doubleheader between Sacramento and Portland on July 21, 1952
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{{cite-newspaper | title= Sacramento-Portland Boxscore July 21, 1952 | newspaper= The Sporting News| year= 1952| month= 08| day= 06| pages= 23| last= | first= | url= }}

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Contents

Profile

Personal

  • Resided in Hawthorne, California in 1952.
  • Self-identified as being of Irish-Scottish-Indian ancestry.
  • Shows his hobby is sports.
  • Worked one inning and gave up one run in his first professional game with Yakima in 1946.
  • Hitting a home run and also beating out a bunt was his greaterst thrill.

Pre-professional career

  • Attended Leuzinger High School in southern California.
  • Attended Lawndale High School in southern California.
  • Won four baseball awards as a shortstop and one football letter in high school.
  • Was captain of the baseball team for two years in high school.

Outside of baseball

  • Works for Standard Oil Company during the off-season.

Sources =

  • 1952 Pacific Coast League Thumbnail Sketches.
  • Social Security Death Index account number 558-20-7563

Served as fill in 3rd base umpire for 1st game of twi-night doubleheader between Sacramento and Portland on July 21, 1952

"Sacramento-Portland Boxscore July 21, 1952", pg 23. The Sporting News, 1952-08-06.

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