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== Profile ==
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=== Personal ===
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* Resided in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in 1952.
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* Resided in Sacramento, California in 1953.
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* Self-identified as being of Irish ancestry.
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* During his first game with Greenville in 1938 he picked off two baserunners in one inning.
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* Catching the opening day game at Saint Louis with Pittsburgh in 1946 was his greatest thrill.
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* Broke his leg in 1946 and was out of the game for three years.
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* Was named coach of the Sacramento Solons prior to the start of the 1953 season.
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=== Pre-professional career ===
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* Attended Cathedral High School in Richmod, Virginia.
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* Played basketball and football in high school.
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* Played American Legion ball in Richmond from 1933 through 1934.
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=== Outside of baseball ===
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* Worked for his father-in-law during the off-season in 1952.
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* Served with the U. S. Navy during World War II (1942-1945).
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=== Career notes ===
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* In the armed forces, 1942-1945.
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* Inactive, 1946-1948.
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* Was a Major League Umpire between 1957 and 1965.{{footnote-web| url= www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/S/Psmitv101.htm| year= 2010| month= 03| day= 17}}
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* Served as a fill in umpire in the Pacific Coast League on July 21, 1952.{{footnote-newspaper | title= Solons' Catcher Makes Hit Filling in as PCL Umpire| newspaper= The Sporting News| year= 1952| month= 08| day= 06| pages= 37| last= | first= | url= }}
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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 Pacific Coast League Sketch Book}}

Latest revision as of 02:06, 29 October 2010


Contents

[edit] Profile

[edit] Personal

  • Resided in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in 1952.
  • Resided in Sacramento, California in 1953.
  • Self-identified as being of Irish ancestry.
  • During his first game with Greenville in 1938 he picked off two baserunners in one inning.
  • Catching the opening day game at Saint Louis with Pittsburgh in 1946 was his greatest thrill.
  • Broke his leg in 1946 and was out of the game for three years.
  • Was named coach of the Sacramento Solons prior to the start of the 1953 season.

[edit] Pre-professional career

  • Attended Cathedral High School in Richmod, Virginia.
  • Played basketball and football in high school.
  • Played American Legion ball in Richmond from 1933 through 1934.

[edit] Outside of baseball

  • Worked for his father-in-law during the off-season in 1952.
  • Served with the U. S. Navy during World War II (1942-1945).

[edit] Career notes

  • In the armed forces, 1942-1945.
  • Inactive, 1946-1948.
  • Was a Major League Umpire between 1957 and 1965.[1]
  • Served as a fill in umpire in the Pacific Coast League on July 21, 1952.[2]

[edit] Sources

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