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Profile

Personal

  • Resided in Long Beach, California in 1952 and 1954.
  • Listed hobbies as cars, golf, tennis and dancing.
  • Nationality self-reported as German-Irish.

Pre-professional career

  • Graduated from Wilson High School in Long Beach in 1950.
  • Participated in basketball, track and baseball in high school.
  • High school team was the state champion in 1950.

Outside of baseball

  • Attended Long Beach City College during the off-season as of 1952.
  • Served in the U. S. Navy for two years.

Achievements

  • Hit a home run in his first time at bat in a professional baseball game.

Playing in less than ten games statistics

  • 1952 Billings Pioneer League 2 G, 9 AB, 4 H, 4 RBI, .444 AVG.

Contract signing

  • Signed to his first professional contract by Howie Haak of the Pittsburgh Pirates.

Sources

  • 1952 Pioneer League Index.
  • 1954 Pioneer League Index (Third Edition).
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