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== Playing in less than ten games statistics == | == Playing in less than ten games statistics == | ||
Revision as of 05:15, 30 January 2010
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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 of 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
- 1951 Seminole Sooner State League 13 G, 78 IP, 2 W, 8 L, .200 PCT., 5.54 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).
