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[edit] Profile
[edit] Personal
- Resided in Detroit, Michigan in 1955.
- Self-identified as being of Italian ancestry.
- Listed hobby as golf.
- Single in 1955.
- Baseball ambition was "money" in 1955.
[edit] Pre-professional career
- Graduated from Denby High School in 1952.
- Played baseball in high school.
- Played American Legion ball in Detroit.
[edit] Achievements
- Led the 1952 Coastal Plain League shortstops in putouts with 210.
[edit] Outside of baseball
- Was a mambo dance instructor dduring the off-season.
- Served two years in the U.S. Army.
[edit] Contract signing
- Was signed to his first contract by Lou D'Annunzio of the Detroit Tigers.
[edit] Sources
- 1955 Pioneer League Index (Fourth Edition).