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| + | == Profile == | ||
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| + | === Personal === | ||
| + | * Resided in Memphis, Tennessee in 1952. | ||
| + | * Self-identified as being of African-American ancestry. | ||
| + | * One of the fastest men in the league. | ||
| + | * Hit a home run and finished the day with three hits in five trips to the plate in his first time | ||
| + | at bat with Colorado Springs. | ||
| + | * Shows he was born in New Albany, Mississippi. | ||
| + | * Smashed a line drive home run into the left field stans at Comiskey Park in Chicago while he was | ||
| + | with the Memphis Red Sox; only two other left hand batters, Larry Doby and Ted Williams, ever | ||
| + | performed that feat. | ||
| + | |||
| + | === Pre-professional career === | ||
| + | * Attended high school in New Albany, Mississippi. | ||
| + | * Played baseball and basketball in high school. | ||
| + | |||
| + | == Achievements == | ||
| + | * Hit .372, .382, .369, .352 and .375 in the Negro League. | ||
| + | * Was second in batting average in the 1951 Pacific Coast League with .342. | ||
| + | * Led the 1951 Pacific Coast League in stolen bases with 41. | ||
| + | |||
| + | == Outside of baseball == | ||
| + | * Served in the U. S. Army Quartermaster Corps three years during World War II. | ||
| + | |||
| + | == Contract signing == | ||
| + | * The Chicago White Sox purchased his contract in 1950 from the Memphis Red Sox of the Negro | ||
| + | American League and was sent to Colorado Springs and entered the game directly after leaving | ||
| + | the airplane. | ||
| + | |||
| + | == Source == | ||
| + | * {{cite-book | title=1952 Pacific Coast League Thumbnail Sketches}} | ||
Revision as of 05:18, 22 January 2010
Contents |
Profile
Personal
- Resided in Memphis, Tennessee in 1952.
- Self-identified as being of African-American ancestry.
- One of the fastest men in the league.
- Hit a home run and finished the day with three hits in five trips to the plate in his first time
at bat with Colorado Springs.
- Shows he was born in New Albany, Mississippi.
- Smashed a line drive home run into the left field stans at Comiskey Park in Chicago while he was
with the Memphis Red Sox; only two other left hand batters, Larry Doby and Ted Williams, ever performed that feat.
Pre-professional career
- Attended high school in New Albany, Mississippi.
- Played baseball and basketball in high school.
Achievements
- Hit .372, .382, .369, .352 and .375 in the Negro League.
- Was second in batting average in the 1951 Pacific Coast League with .342.
- Led the 1951 Pacific Coast League in stolen bases with 41.
Outside of baseball
- Served in the U. S. Army Quartermaster Corps three years during World War II.
Contract signing
- The Chicago White Sox purchased his contract in 1950 from the Memphis Red Sox of the Negro
American League and was sent to Colorado Springs and entered the game directly after leaving the airplane.
Source
- 1952 Pacific Coast League Thumbnail Sketches.
