Dick Faber/pagetext
From SABR Encyclopedia
(Difference between revisions)
PopulateBot2 (Talk | contribs) (Minor automated formatting edits) |
|||
| Line 2: | Line 2: | ||
|summary=was a professional player. | |summary=was a professional player. | ||
}} | }} | ||
| - | |||
== Profile == | == Profile == | ||
| Line 9: | Line 8: | ||
* Resided in Orange, California in 1952. | * Resided in Orange, California in 1952. | ||
* Self-identified as being of Dutch-Irish ancestry. | * Self-identified as being of Dutch-Irish ancestry. | ||
| - | * | + | * Listed hobby as swimming. |
| - | * Dropped the first two balls hit to him in his first game with San Bernardino in the 1948 | + | * Dropped the first two balls hit to him in his first game with San Bernardino in the 1948 Sunset League. |
| - | + | ||
* Hitting his first home run in organized ball was his biggest thrill. | * Hitting his first home run in organized ball was his biggest thrill. | ||
| Line 19: | Line 17: | ||
* Attend Saint Mary's College at Moraga but did not graduate. | * Attend Saint Mary's College at Moraga but did not graduate. | ||
| - | == Outside of baseball == | + | === Outside of baseball === |
| - | * | + | * Was a truck driver during the off-season. |
| - | == Relatives == | + | === Relatives === |
| - | * | + | * Was a nephew of Red Faber, former Chicago White Sox pitching great who was with the White Sox when they won the World Series in 1917; incidentally that club was managed by the President of the Pacific Coast League, Clarence Rowland. |
| - | + | ||
| - | + | ||
| - | == Contract signing == | + | === Contract signing === |
| - | * Was the first player in the Pacific Coast League to sign the draft waiver clause in the Open | + | * Was the first player in the Pacific Coast League to sign the draft waiver clause in the Open Classification contract in January, 1952. |
| - | + | ||
| - | = | + | == Sources == |
* {{cite-book | title=1952 Pacific Coast League Thumbnail Sketches}} | * {{cite-book | title=1952 Pacific Coast League Thumbnail Sketches}} | ||
| Line 43: | Line 38: | ||
* Resided in Orange, California in 1953. | * Resided in Orange, California in 1953. | ||
| - | == | + | == Sources == |
* {{cite-book | title=1953 Pacific Coast League Sketch Book}} | * {{cite-book | title=1953 Pacific Coast League Sketch Book}} | ||
Revision as of 13:22, 12 May 2010
Contents |
Profile
Personal
- Resided in Orange, California in 1952.
- Self-identified as being of Dutch-Irish ancestry.
- Listed hobby as swimming.
- Dropped the first two balls hit to him in his first game with San Bernardino in the 1948 Sunset League.
- Hitting his first home run in organized ball was his biggest thrill.
Pre-professional career
- Attended Orange Union High School.
- Was All-Southern California in baseball.
- Attend Saint Mary's College at Moraga but did not graduate.
Outside of baseball
- Was a truck driver during the off-season.
Relatives
- Was a nephew of Red Faber, former Chicago White Sox pitching great who was with the White Sox when they won the World Series in 1917; incidentally that club was managed by the President of the Pacific Coast League, Clarence Rowland.
Contract signing
- Was the first player in the Pacific Coast League to sign the draft waiver clause in the Open Classification contract in January, 1952.
Sources
- 1952 Pacific Coast League Thumbnail Sketches.
Profile
Personal
- Resided in Orange, California in 1953.
Sources
- 1953 Pacific Coast League Sketch Book.
