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| + | == Profile == | ||
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| + | === Personal === | ||
| + | * Resided in Richmond, Virginia in 1952. | ||
| + | * Resided in Richmond, Virginia in 1953. | ||
| + | * Self-identified as being of Irish-English ancestry. | ||
| + | * Listed hobby as "all sports". | ||
| + | * Winning both ends of a doubleheader was his greatest thrill; he pitched the last three innings of the first game and then started and finished the second game. | ||
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| + | === Pre-professional career === | ||
| + | * Attended high school in Newport News, Virginia. | ||
| + | * Was an all-around athlete in high school. | ||
| + | * Was all-state in basketball three years, baseball two years and football one year in high school. | ||
| + | * Played Army ball at Macon, Georgia before turning pro. | ||
| + | |||
| + | === Achievements === | ||
| + | * Led the 1947 Tobacco League in shutouts with 3. | ||
| + | * Tied for the lead in most games won with 18 and had the highest won-lost percentage with .818 in the 1948 Tri State League. | ||
| + | * Led the 1949 South Atlantic League in won-lost percentage with .769. | ||
| + | * Tied for the lead in most complete games with 23 in the 1949 South Atlantic League. | ||
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| + | == Outside of baseball | ||
| + | * Was a clothing store salesman and basketball official during the off-season in 1952. | ||
| + | |||
| + | == Sources == | ||
| + | * {{cite-book | title=1952 Pacific Coast League Thumbnail Sketches}} | ||
| + | * {{cite-book | title=1953 Pacific Coast League Sketch Book}} | ||
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[edit] Profile
[edit] Personal
- Resided in Richmond, Virginia in 1952.
- Resided in Richmond, Virginia in 1953.
- Self-identified as being of Irish-English ancestry.
- Listed hobby as "all sports".
- Winning both ends of a doubleheader was his greatest thrill; he pitched the last three innings of the first game and then started and finished the second game.
[edit] Pre-professional career
- Attended high school in Newport News, Virginia.
- Was an all-around athlete in high school.
- Was all-state in basketball three years, baseball two years and football one year in high school.
- Played Army ball at Macon, Georgia before turning pro.
[edit] Achievements
- Led the 1947 Tobacco League in shutouts with 3.
- Tied for the lead in most games won with 18 and had the highest won-lost percentage with .818 in the 1948 Tri State League.
- Led the 1949 South Atlantic League in won-lost percentage with .769.
- Tied for the lead in most complete games with 23 in the 1949 South Atlantic League.
== Outside of baseball
- Was a clothing store salesman and basketball official during the off-season in 1952.
[edit] Sources
- 1952 Pacific Coast League Thumbnail Sketches.
- 1953 Pacific Coast League Sketch Book.
