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== Profile == | == Profile == | ||
=== Personal === | === Personal === | ||
- | * Resided in San Francisco, California in 1952. | + | * Resided in San Francisco, California in 1952 and 1953. |
* Self-identified as being of Italian ancestry. | * Self-identified as being of Italian ancestry. | ||
- | * | + | * Listed hobbies as hunting and swimming. |
=== Pre-professional career === | === Pre-professional career === | ||
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* Won a block "M" award for athletic participation in high school. | * Won a block "M" award for athletic participation in high school. | ||
* Was named on the all city high school team. | * Was named on the all city high school team. | ||
- | * Attended Saint Mary's College. | + | * Attended Saint Mary's College, did not graduate. |
* Did not participate in sports at college. | * Did not participate in sports at college. | ||
* Played American Legion ball. | * Played American Legion ball. | ||
- | == | + | === Career notes === |
+ | * Refused to report to Vancouver at the start of the 1952 season and had been playing semi-pro ball while working with his father as a plasterer. | ||
+ | * Had a tryout with Oakland as a catcher early in the 1952 season but was released. | ||
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+ | == Sources == | ||
* {{cite-book | title=1952 Pacific Coast League Thumbnail Sketches}} | * {{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 San Francisco, California in 1952 and 1953.
- Self-identified as being of Italian ancestry.
- Listed hobbies as hunting and swimming.
[edit] Pre-professional career
- Attended Mission High School.
- Won a block "M" award for athletic participation in high school.
- Was named on the all city high school team.
- Attended Saint Mary's College, did not graduate.
- Did not participate in sports at college.
- Played American Legion ball.
[edit] Career notes
- Refused to report to Vancouver at the start of the 1952 season and had been playing semi-pro ball while working with his father as a plasterer.
- Had a tryout with Oakland as a catcher early in the 1952 season but was released.
[edit] Sources
- 1952 Pacific Coast League Thumbnail Sketches.
- 1953 Pacific Coast League Sketch Book.