Jim Loepp/pagetext

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Personal

  • Resided in San Gabriel, California in 1953.
  • Self-identified as being of German ancestry.
  • Listed hobby as singing in 1953.

Pre-professional career

  • Graduated from Denby High School in Detroit, Michigan in 1948.
  • Played baseball in high school.
  • Attended John Muir College during the off-season in 1953.
  • Played semi-pro ball for Spencer and Estherville in the Iowa State League.
  • Pitched a no-hit game in American Legion competition in Detroit.

Outside of baseball

  • Served in the U.S. Army for 21 months.
  • Veteran of the Korean War.

Contract signing

  • Signed for the Dodgers by Harold (Lefty) Phillips.

Relatives

  • Son of George Loepp, an outfielder with the Washington Senators and Boston Red Sox from 1928 thru 1930.

Sources

  • 1953 California League Gold Book (Fifth Edition).
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