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Raymond Constantino Malgradi
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"Mother, The Ice Man, Mouse"
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Bat/Throw:
| R/R
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Height:
| 5' 8"
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Weight:
| 175
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Born:
| 1922-8-28 at Oakland, CA (US)
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Raymond Malgradi was a professional player and manager.
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Profile
Personal
- Married with two children in 1951.
- Resided in Oakland, California in 1951 and 1953.
- Nationality self-identified as Italian.
- Listed hobby as "shows" in 1951.
Pre-professional career
Graduated from Castlemont High School in 1940 and played baseball.
Achievements
- Greatest experience in baseball has been pitching and winning two complete double headers; Fresno vs. Stockton in 1949 and Santa Barbara vs. Fresno in 1952.
- Holds the all-time California League record for most games pitched in a season with 54, set in 1952 with Santa Barbara.
- Pitched and won a double header against Stockton in 1949.
Additional career engagements
- Was manager of Willows (Saint Louis Cardinals farm team) in the 1950 Far West League. (listed in the 1953 California League Gold Book)
Outside of baseball
- Was an iceman during the off-season in 1951.
- Was a laundry route salesman during the off-season in 1953.
- Served three years in the U.S. Navy.
Sources
- 1951 California League Gold Book (Third Edition).
- 1953 California League Gold Book (Fifth Edition).