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From SABR Encyclopedia

Contents 1 Profile 1.1 Personal 1.2 Pre-professional career 1.3 Achievements 1.4 Outside of baseball 2 Sources

Profile

Personal

• Resided in Sacramento, California in 1952 and 1953.
• Listed hobbies as hunting and golf in 1952, hunting and fishing in 1953.
• Self-identified as being of German-Irish-English ancestry.
• Said in 1952 that winning 24 games for Sacramento in the 1945 Pacific Coast League was his greatest thrill.
• His younger brother, Van Fletcher, also played in the minors.

Pre-professional career

• Graduated from Yadkinville, North Carolina High School.
• Was a "baseball standout" in high school.
• Earned a B.S. from the University of North Carolina.
• Won letters in baseball at the University of North Carolina.

Achievements

• Led the 1945 Pacific Coast League in shutouts with 7.
• Was second in the 1945 Pacific Coast League in ERA with 2.33.
• Tied for the lead in the 1949 Pacific Coast League in games won with 23, complete games with 26 and shutouts with 5.

Outside of baseball

• Was a merchant during the off-season in 1952, and a rancher in 1953.

Sources

• 1952 Pacific Coast League Thumbnail Sketches.
• 1953 California League Gold Book (Fifth Edition).