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{{person-narrative-stub}} == Profile == === Personal === * Resided in Arcadia, California in 1952. * Resided in Arcadia, California in 1953. * Was one of 15 children, 12 of them boys. * Self-identified as being of Irish ancestry. * Listed hobbies as baseball, fishing, golf and also now in 1953 his new home. * Coached under Steve O'Neil of the Detroit Tigers in 1947 and 1948. * Was never on a pennant winner until he piloted Portland to a Pacific Coast League flag in 1936. === Pre-professional career === * Attended high school in Cleveland, Ohio. * Played with the Cleveland world amateur baseball champs who won the title before 85,000 fans on the final day of the tourney. == Achievements == * Has won more Pacific Coast League pennants than any other manager; won pennants with [[1936 Portland]] and 1943 and 1944 with Los Angeles. * Holds the all-time Pacific Coast League record for the highest fielding average for a first baseman with .997 for [[1938 Portland]] and also in 1939. * Had seven hits in eight trips to the plate in his first pro game. * Holds the all-time Pacific Coast League record for the highest fielding percentage for a first baseman with Portland in 1938 with .997 and with Portland with .997 in 1939. === Relatives == * Listed as an uncle of [[Bob Wren]]. == Sources == * {{cite-book | title=1952 Pacific Coast League Thumbnail Sketches}} * {{cite-book | title=1953 Pacific Coast League Sketch Book}} * {{cite-book | title=Philadelphia Phillies Organizational Sketch Book | year=1974}}
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