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Profile

Personal

  • Resided in San Diego, California in 1952.
  • Shows his hobby is taking motion pictures.
  • His father is General Chairman of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad.
  • Got a single and a double in his first game.
  • His greatest thrill came when San Diego fans voted him the most popular player in 1947 and 
 along with the honor went an automobile.

Pre-professional career

  • Attended Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio High School.
  • Won three letters each in baseball, basketball and football and one in track in high school.
  • Attended Kent State University but did not graduate.
  • Was adjudged the most outstanding amateur baseball player in Ohio in 1937.

Achievements

  • Led the 1939 Middle Atlantic League in two base hits with 42.
  • Tied for the lead in stolen bases with 40 in the 1947 Pacific Coast League.
  • Led the 1948 Pacific Coast League in runs scored with 133.

Outside of baseball

  • Is in the insurance business during the off-season.

Career notes

  • 1951 Shows "Out of baseball"

Sources

  • 1952 Pacific Coast League Thumbnail Sketches.
  • Social Security Death Index account number 275-14-8923 shows he died on August 15, 1994
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