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== Profile == | == Profile == | ||
=== Personal === | === Personal === | ||
| - | * Resided in Coronado, California in 1954. | + | * Resided in Coronado, California in 1953 and 1954. |
* Self-identified as being of Irish-English ancestry. | * Self-identified as being of Irish-English ancestry. | ||
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| - | === Pre-professional | + | === Pre-professional carrer === |
* Graduated from Coronado High School in 1946. | * Graduated from Coronado High School in 1946. | ||
* Participated in football, basketball and track in high school. | * Participated in football, basketball and track in high school. | ||
| + | * Made all league in football and basketball in high school. | ||
| + | * Played baseball for the first time at Stanford University. | ||
* Graduated from Stanford University with a B.A. in Political Science. | * Graduated from Stanford University with a B.A. in Political Science. | ||
* Played football, basketball and baseball at Stanford University. | * Played football, basketball and baseball at Stanford University. | ||
| + | * Won baseball awards at Stanford University. | ||
| + | * Played the outfield for Fort Ord in 1951 and hit .372, the next campaign he played third base and batted .380. | ||
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| + | === Outside of baseball === | ||
| + | * Did not take his regular furloughs in the U.S. Army, thus accumulating 40 days and thus was discharged on February 6, 1952 instead of late in March. | ||
| + | * Attended law school during the off-season in 1954. | ||
| + | * Served in the U.S. Army for two years. | ||
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| + | === Achievements === | ||
| + | * Playing for San Francisco, Melton hit the first pitch to him in organized ball over the left field fence at Hollywood; the opposing pitcher was Jack Salveson. | ||
| - | == | + | === Contract signing === |
| - | * | + | * Was signed by San Francisco after leaving Stanford. |
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| - | == | + | == Sources == |
| + | * {{cite-book | title=1953 Pacific Coast League Sketch Book}} | ||
* {{cite-book | title=1954 California League Gold Book (Sixth Edition)}} | * {{cite-book | title=1954 California League Gold Book (Sixth Edition)}} | ||
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[edit] Profile
[edit] Personal
- Resided in Coronado, California in 1953 and 1954.
- Self-identified as being of Irish-English ancestry.
[edit] Pre-professional carrer
- Graduated from Coronado High School in 1946.
- Participated in football, basketball and track in high school.
- Made all league in football and basketball in high school.
- Played baseball for the first time at Stanford University.
- Graduated from Stanford University with a B.A. in Political Science.
- Played football, basketball and baseball at Stanford University.
- Won baseball awards at Stanford University.
- Played the outfield for Fort Ord in 1951 and hit .372, the next campaign he played third base and batted .380.
[edit] Outside of baseball
- Did not take his regular furloughs in the U.S. Army, thus accumulating 40 days and thus was discharged on February 6, 1952 instead of late in March.
- Attended law school during the off-season in 1954.
- Served in the U.S. Army for two years.
[edit] Achievements
- Playing for San Francisco, Melton hit the first pitch to him in organized ball over the left field fence at Hollywood; the opposing pitcher was Jack Salveson.
[edit] Contract signing
- Was signed by San Francisco after leaving Stanford.
[edit] Sources
- 1953 Pacific Coast League Sketch Book.
- 1954 California League Gold Book (Sixth Edition).
