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=== Personal === | === Personal === | ||
- | * Resided in Sacramento, California in 1952. | + | * Resided in Sacramento, California in 1952 and 1953. |
- | * | + | * 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. | * 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 === | ||
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=== Outside of baseball === | === Outside of baseball === | ||
- | * | + | * Was a merchant during the off-season in 1952, and a rancher in 1953. |
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== Sources == | == Sources == | ||
+ | * {{cite-book | title=1952 Pacific Coast League Thumbnail Sketches}} | ||
* {{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).