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From SABR Encyclopedia
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Profile
Personal
- Resided in San Diego, California in 1953.
- Self-identified as being of Irish ancestry.
- Being given a night in Tacoma was his biggest baseball thrill.
Pre-professional carreer
- Attended high school in Padua, New York.
- Starred inbaseball, basketball and football in high school.
- Was captain of the football team in high school.
- Attended the University of Syracuse.
- Won baseball, basketball and football letters at the University of Syracuse.
- Pitched on an Army team which won the title in Sicily.
Achievements
- Led the 1946 Pioneer League in complete games pitched with 27.
Outside of baseball
- Was a carpenter during the off-season in 1953.
Source =
- 1953 Pacific Coast League Sketch Book.