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[edit] Profile

[edit] Personal

  • Resided in Flint, Michigan in 1955.
  • Self-identified as being of Irish ancestry.
  • Listed hobby as hunting.
  • Married in 1955.

[edit] Pre-professional career

  • Graduated from Northern Flint High School in 1951.
  • Played baseball in high school.
  • Pitched a no-hit, no-run game in high school against arch-rival Flint Central High School.

[edit] Achievements

  • Was second in the 1952 Appalachian League in strikeouts with 197 in 199 innings.

[edit] Outside of baseball

  • Was a factory worker during the off-season in 1955.
  • Was "recently discharged" from the U.S. Army after two years of service in 1955.

[edit] Contract signing

  • Was signed to his first contract by Eddie Krajnik of the Philadelphia Phillies.

[edit] Sources

  • 1955 Pioneer League Index (Fourth Edition).
  • Social Security Death Index (SSN: 384-30-5058).
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