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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

[edit] Profile

[edit] Personal

• Resided in Sacramento, California in 1951, 1952, and 1953.
• Managed Stockton in the 1952 California League from June 9 to the close of the season.
• Married with one adult son (age 25) in 1952.
• Self-identified as being of Portuguese ancestry.
• Listed hobbies as hunting and fishing.

[edit] Pre-professional career

• Attended Tamalpais Union High School and played baseball.

[edit] Achievements

• Led the 1937 Pacific Coast League and all pro ball in complete games with 31.
• Is one of only eleven pitchers to win over 200 games in the Pacific Coast League and one of only two left-handers.
• Holds the California League record for most shutouts in a season with 7 in 1952.
• Described his biggest thrill in baseball as striking out Babe Ruth while playing for the Philadelphia Athletics.
• Pitched a no-hit, no-run game for Sacramento against Oakland on May 5, 1932.

[edit] Outside of baseball

• Was a carpenter in the off-season in 1952 and 1952.

[edit] Sources

• 1951 California League Gold Book (Third Edition).
• 1952 California League Gold Book (Fourth Edition).
• 1953 California League Gold Book (Fifth Edition).