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== Profile == | == Profile == | ||
=== Personal === | === Personal === | ||
| - | * Resided in Sacramento, California in 1953. | + | * 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. | * 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. | ||
=== Pre-professional career === | === Pre-professional career === | ||
* Graduated from Yadkinville, North Carolina High School. | * 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. |
| - | == Achievements == | + | === Achievements === |
* Led the 1945 Pacific Coast League in shutouts with 7. | * Led the 1945 Pacific Coast League in shutouts with 7. | ||
* Was second in the 1945 Pacific Coast League in ERA with 2.33. | * 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 | + | * 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 == | + | === Outside of baseball === |
| - | * | + | * Was a merchant during the off-season in 1952, and a rancher in 1953. |
| - | == | + | == Sources == |
| - | * | + | * {{cite-book | title=1952 Pacific Coast League Thumbnail Sketches}} |
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* {{cite-book | title=1953 California League Gold Book (Fifth Edition)}} | * {{cite-book | title=1953 California League Gold Book (Fifth Edition)}} | ||
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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).
