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| + | == Profile == | ||
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| + | === Personal === | ||
| + | * Self-identified as being of African American-Spanish ancestry. | ||
| + | * Shows his hobbies are swimming and movies. | ||
| + | * Flied out as a pinch hitter in his first game with the Philadelphia Stars. | ||
| + | * Leading the Negro American League in hitting with .390 in 1944 as the lead-off batter in his | ||
| + | first year as a pro was his greatest thrill. | ||
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| + | === Pre-professional career === | ||
| + | * Won three letters in track and baseball in a Panama high school. | ||
| + | * Was a semi-pro pitcher when Bill Yancey, a scout for the Philadelphia Stars of the Negro American | ||
| + | League, discovered him. | ||
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| + | == Achievements == | ||
| + | * Only once did he fall below .300 in his five years in the Negro American League and Panama loop. | ||
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| + | == Contract signing == | ||
| + | * Was purchased from the Philadelphia Stars by the New York Yankees who optioned him to Newark | ||
| + | in 1949. | ||
| + | |||
| + | == Source == | ||
| + | * {{cite-book | title=1952 Pacific Coast League Thumbnail Sketches}} | ||
Revision as of 20:36, 21 January 2010
Contents |
Profile
Personal
- Self-identified as being of African American-Spanish ancestry.
- Shows his hobbies are swimming and movies.
- Flied out as a pinch hitter in his first game with the Philadelphia Stars.
- Leading the Negro American League in hitting with .390 in 1944 as the lead-off batter in his
first year as a pro was his greatest thrill.
Pre-professional career
- Won three letters in track and baseball in a Panama high school.
- Was a semi-pro pitcher when Bill Yancey, a scout for the Philadelphia Stars of the Negro American
League, discovered him.
Achievements
- Only once did he fall below .300 in his five years in the Negro American League and Panama loop.
Contract signing
- Was purchased from the Philadelphia Stars by the New York Yankees who optioned him to Newark
in 1949.
Source
- 1952 Pacific Coast League Thumbnail Sketches.
