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== Profile ==
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=== Personal ===
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* Resided in Centerville, South Dakota in 1955.
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* Self-identified as being of Danish ancestry.
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* Shows his hobbies are hunting, fishing, ping-pong and pool.
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* Shows he is single.
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* His biggest thrill was the first game he pitched in pro ball in which he had a no-hitter for
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  8 2/3 innings.
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=== Pre-professional career ===
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* Graduated from Centerville High School in 1951.
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* Participated in baseball, track and football in high school.
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== Outside of baseball ==
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* Is a farmer during the off-season.
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* Was recently discharged from the U. S. Army after two years of service.
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== Contract signing ==
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* Was signed to his first pro contract by Don Lindberg the Pittsburgh Pirates.
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== Playing in less than ten games statistics ==
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* 1951  Bartlesville  Kansas-Oklahoma-Missouri League  6 G, 23 IP, 2 W, 3 L, .400 PCT., 3.52 ERA
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* 1952  Pittsburg    Kansas-Oklahoma-Missouri League  5 G, 21 IP, 0 W, 1 L, .000 PCT., 7.29 ERA
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== Source ==
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* {{cite-book | title=1955 Pioneer League Index (Fourth Edition)}}

Revision as of 05:05, 30 January 2010


Contents

Profile

Personal

  • Resided in Centerville, South Dakota in 1955.
  • Self-identified as being of Danish ancestry.
  • Shows his hobbies are hunting, fishing, ping-pong and pool.
  • Shows he is single.
  • His biggest thrill was the first game he pitched in pro ball in which he had a no-hitter for
 8 2/3 innings.

Pre-professional career

  • Graduated from Centerville High School in 1951.
  • Participated in baseball, track and football in high school.

Outside of baseball

  • Is a farmer during the off-season.
  • Was recently discharged from the U. S. Army after two years of service.

Contract signing

  • Was signed to his first pro contract by Don Lindberg the Pittsburgh Pirates.

Playing in less than ten games statistics

  • 1951 Bartlesville Kansas-Oklahoma-Missouri League 6 G, 23 IP, 2 W, 3 L, .400 PCT., 3.52 ERA
  • 1952 Pittsburg Kansas-Oklahoma-Missouri League 5 G, 21 IP, 0 W, 1 L, .000 PCT., 7.29 ERA

Source

  • 1955 Pioneer League Index (Fourth Edition).
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