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From SABR Encyclopedia
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Profile
Personal
- Resided in Menlo Park, California in 1955.
- Self-identified as being of English, Irish, Scottish, Dutch, German and French ancestry.
- Listed hobby as woodshop.
- Single in 1955.
Pre-professional career
- Graduated from Menlo Atherton High School in 1953.
- Played football, basketball and baseball in high school.
- Attended San Mateo Junior College.
Achievements
- Struck out ninety batters in eighty-seven innings in the 1954 Appalachain League.
Outside of baseball
- Was a student during the off-season in 1955.
Contract signing
- Was signed to his first contract by Bill Marshall of the Milwaukee Braves.
Sources
- 1955 Pioneer League Index (Fourth Edition).