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== Profile ==
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=== Personal ===
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* Resided in Sacramento, California in 1952 and 1953.
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* Listed hobbies as hunting and golf in 1952, hunting and fishing in 1953.
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* Self-identified as being of German-Irish-English ancestry.
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* Said in 1952 that winning 24 games for Sacramento in the 1945 Pacific Coast League was his greatest thrill.
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* His younger brother, [[Van Fletcher]], also played in the minors.
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=== Pre-professional career ===
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* Graduated from Yadkinville, North Carolina High School.
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* Was a "baseball standout" in high school.
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* Earned a B.S. from the University of North Carolina.
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* Won letters in baseball at the University of North Carolina.
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=== Achievements ===
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* Led the 1945 Pacific Coast League in shutouts with 7.
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* Was second in the 1945 Pacific Coast League in ERA with 2.33.
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* Tied for the lead in the 1949 Pacific Coast League in games won with 23, complete games with 26 and shutouts with 5.
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=== Outside of baseball ===
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* Was a merchant during the off-season in 1952, and a rancher in 1953.
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== Sources ==
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* {{cite-book | title=1952 Pacific Coast League Thumbnail Sketches}}
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* {{cite-book | title=1953 California League Gold Book (Fifth Edition)}}

Latest revision as of 13:37, 22 June 2010


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[edit] Profile

[edit] Personal

  • Resided in Sacramento, California in 1952 and 1953.
  • Listed hobbies as hunting and golf in 1952, hunting and fishing in 1953.
  • Self-identified as being of German-Irish-English ancestry.
  • Said in 1952 that winning 24 games for Sacramento in the 1945 Pacific Coast League was his greatest thrill.
  • His younger brother, Van Fletcher, also played in the minors.

[edit] Pre-professional career

  • Graduated from Yadkinville, North Carolina High School.
  • Was a "baseball standout" in high school.
  • Earned a B.S. from the University of North Carolina.
  • Won letters in baseball at the University of North Carolina.

[edit] Achievements

  • Led the 1945 Pacific Coast League in shutouts with 7.
  • Was second in the 1945 Pacific Coast League in ERA with 2.33.
  • Tied for the lead in the 1949 Pacific Coast League in games won with 23, complete games with 26 and shutouts with 5.

[edit] Outside of baseball

  • Was a merchant during the off-season in 1952, and a rancher in 1953.

[edit] Sources

  • 1952 Pacific Coast League Thumbnail Sketches.
  • 1953 California League Gold Book (Fifth Edition).
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