Joseph Gauci/pagetext
From SABR Encyclopedia
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Profile
Personal
- Resided in Detroit, Michigan in 1955.
- Self-identified as being of Italian ancestry.
- Shows his hobby is golf.
- Shows he is single.
- Says his baseball ambition is - "money".
Pre-professional career
- Graduated from Denby High School in 1952.
- Played baseball in high school.
- Played American Legion ball in Detroit.
Achievements
- Led the 1952 Coastal Plain League shortstops in putouts with 210.
Outside of baseball
- Is a mambo dance instructor dduring the off-season.
- Served two years in the U. S. Army.
Contract signing
- Was signed to his first contract by Lou D'Annunzio of the Detroit Tigers.
Source
- 1955 Pioneer League Index (Fourth Edition).