From SABR Encyclopedia
Alfred Woodrow Lien
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Bat/Throw:
| S/L
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Height:
| 6' 2"
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Weight:
| 180
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Born:
| 1915-2-2 at Canby, OR (US)
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Died:
| 1967-6-?
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Al Lien was a professional player.
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Profile
Personal
- Resided in San Bruno, California in 1952 and 1953.
- Self-identified as being of Norwegian-Danish ancestry.
- Listed hobbies as fishing and growing roses.
Pre-professional career
- Attended high school in Canby, Oregon.
- Won three letters in baseball and one letter in football in high school.
- Played American Legion ball.
Achievements
- Led the 1937 Western Association in earned run average with 2.53.
Outside of baseball
- Was a manager of a chain store during the off-season in 1952.
Career notes
- In the armed forces in 1944 and 1945.
Sources
- 1952 Pacific Coast League Thumbnail Sketches.
- 1953 Pacific Coast League Sketch Book.