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=== Personal === | === Personal === | ||
* Resided in Birmingham, Alabama in 1952. | * Resided in Birmingham, Alabama in 1952. | ||
| - | * Self-identified as African-American. | + | * Resided in Birmingham, Alabama in 1953. |
| - | * Got the only home run in his professional career in the Pacific Coast League in 1950. | + | * Self-identified as being of African-American ancestry. |
| + | * Got the only home run in his professional career in the Pacific Coast League in 1950; he has since added more. | ||
=== Career notes === | === Career notes === | ||
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* Never hit below .300 in the five years he played professional Negro League baseball. | * Never hit below .300 in the five years he played professional Negro League baseball. | ||
* Made the all-star team four of the five years he played professional Negro League baseball. | * Made the all-star team four of the five years he played professional Negro League baseball. | ||
| - | * Led the 1949 Pacific Coast League in batting average with .348, splitting his time between | + | * Led the 1949 Pacific Coast League in batting average with .348, splitting his time between San Diego and Oakland. |
* Became the first player since 1917 to win the batting title without hitting a home run; the mark was set in 1917 by Morris Rath of Salt Lake City. | * Became the first player since 1917 to win the batting title without hitting a home run; the mark was set in 1917 by Morris Rath of Salt Lake City. | ||
* Became only the second player to lead the Pacific Coast League in batting average while playing for two clubs in the same season; Harvey Storey was the first with Los Angeles and Portland in 1946. | * Became only the second player to lead the Pacific Coast League in batting average while playing for two clubs in the same season; Harvey Storey was the first with Los Angeles and Portland in 1946. | ||
* Led the 1950 Pacific Coast League in most time at bat with 848, runs scored with 168 and hits with 264. | * Led the 1950 Pacific Coast League in most time at bat with 848, runs scored with 168 and hits with 264. | ||
* Led the 1949 Pacific Coast League in stolen bases with 46. | * Led the 1949 Pacific Coast League in stolen bases with 46. | ||
| + | * Led the 1952 Pacific Coast League in hits with 216 and was second in batting average with .316. | ||
== Sources == | == Sources == | ||
* {{cite-book | title=1952 Pacific Coast League Thumbnail Sketches}} | * {{cite-book | title=1952 Pacific Coast League Thumbnail Sketches}} | ||
| + | * {{cite-book | title=1953 Pacific Coast League Sketch Book}} | ||
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[edit] Profile
[edit] Personal
- Resided in Birmingham, Alabama in 1952.
- Resided in Birmingham, Alabama in 1953.
- Self-identified as being of African-American ancestry.
- Got the only home run in his professional career in the Pacific Coast League in 1950; he has since added more.
[edit] Career notes
- Started as a professional with the Birmingham Black Barons.
[edit] Achievements
- Never hit below .300 in the five years he played professional Negro League baseball.
- Made the all-star team four of the five years he played professional Negro League baseball.
- Led the 1949 Pacific Coast League in batting average with .348, splitting his time between San Diego and Oakland.
- Became the first player since 1917 to win the batting title without hitting a home run; the mark was set in 1917 by Morris Rath of Salt Lake City.
- Became only the second player to lead the Pacific Coast League in batting average while playing for two clubs in the same season; Harvey Storey was the first with Los Angeles and Portland in 1946.
- Led the 1950 Pacific Coast League in most time at bat with 848, runs scored with 168 and hits with 264.
- Led the 1949 Pacific Coast League in stolen bases with 46.
- Led the 1952 Pacific Coast League in hits with 216 and was second in batting average with .316.
[edit] Sources
- 1952 Pacific Coast League Thumbnail Sketches.
- 1953 Pacific Coast League Sketch Book.
