Al Lien

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Latest revision as of 21:39, 25 June 2010

Al Lien
Alfred Woodrow Lien
Bat/Throw:	S/L
Height:	6' 2"
Weight:	180
Born:	1915-2-2 at Canby, OR (US)
Died:	1967-6-?

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Al Lien was a professional player.

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Contents 1 Profile 1.1 Personal 1.2 Pre-professional career 1.3 Achievements 1.4 Outside of baseball 1.5 Career notes 2 Sources

Profile

Personal

• Resided in San Bruno, California in 1952 and 1953.
• Self-identified as being of Norwegian-Danish ancestry.
• Listed hobbies as fishing and growing roses.

Pre-professional career

• Attended high school in Canby, Oregon.
• Won three letters in baseball and one letter in football in high school.
• Played American Legion ball.

Achievements

• Led the 1937 Western Association in earned run average with 2.53.

Outside of baseball

• Was a manager of a chain store during the off-season in 1952.

Career notes

• In the armed forces in 1944 and 1945.

Sources

• 1952 Pacific Coast League Thumbnail Sketches.
• 1953 Pacific Coast League Sketch Book.