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== Profile == | == Profile == | ||
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* Resided in Torrance, California in 1952. | * Resided in Torrance, California in 1952. | ||
| - | == Career notes == | + | === Career notes === |
* 1945 Shows "Armed Forces" | * 1945 Shows "Armed Forces" | ||
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* Resided in Torrance, California in 1954. | * Resided in Torrance, California in 1954. | ||
* Self-identified as being of Yugoslav ancestry. | * Self-identified as being of Yugoslav ancestry. | ||
| - | * | + | * Listed hobby as fishing. |
* Ambition is to be a manager, coach or scout after playing days. | * Ambition is to be a manager, coach or scout after playing days. | ||
| - | * Losing a two-hit game, 2-1, with the same batter getting both hits was his most unusual | + | * Losing a two-hit game, 2-1, with the same batter getting both hits was his most unusual experience in baseball. |
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=== Pre-professional career === | === Pre-professional career === | ||
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* Played baseball and basketball in high school. | * Played baseball and basketball in high school. | ||
| - | == Achievements == | + | === Achievements === |
| - | * Led the 1949 Southeastern League in wins with 23, complete games with 30 and innings pitched | + | * Led the 1949 Southeastern League in wins with 23, complete games with 30 and innings pitched with 285. |
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* Led the 1950 Southeastern League in complete games with 22 and innings pitched with 243. | * 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. | * Tied for the lead in games pitched with 46 in the 1953 California League. | ||
| - | == Outside of baseball == | + | === Outside of baseball === |
| - | * | + | * Was a truck driver during the off-season. |
| - | * Served in the U. S. Army for 10 months, receiving a medical discharge in 1945. | + | * Served in the U.S. Army for 10 months, receiving a medical discharge in 1945. |
| - | == Contract signing == | + | === Contract signing === |
* Was signed to his first contract by the late John Angel of the Cleveland Indians. | * Was signed to his first contract by the late John Angel of the Cleveland Indians. | ||
| - | == Relatives == | + | === Relatives === |
| - | * | + | * Was a brother of Erv Palica who is a pitcher with the Brooklyn Dodgers. |
| - | == | + | == Sources == |
* {{cite-book | title=1954 California League Gold Book (Sixth Edition)}} | * {{cite-book | title=1954 California League Gold Book (Sixth Edition)}} | ||
Revision as of 13:14, 5 May 2010
Contents |
Profile
Personal
- Resided in Torrance, California in 1952.
Career notes
- 1945 Shows "Armed Forces"
Source =
- 1952 Pacific Coast League Thumbnail Sketches.
Profile
Personal
- Resided in Torrance, California in 1954.
- Self-identified as being of Yugoslav ancestry.
- Listed hobby as fishing.
- Ambition is to be a manager, coach or scout after playing days.
- 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.
- 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 John Angel of the Cleveland Indians.
Relatives
- Was a brother of Erv Palica who is a pitcher with the Brooklyn Dodgers.
Sources
- 1954 California League Gold Book (Sixth Edition).
