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| + | Robert (Rapid Robert) Albert Caselli is single and lives in Sacramento, California per the 1949 California League Gold Book. His nationality is Italian. He graduated from C. K. McClatchy High School in Sacramento in 1948 and played baseball. He is employed by the state of California during the off-season. His hobbies are hunting and fishing. In a high school game he struck out the first ten batters to face him. | ||
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| + | Information is from the 1949 California League Gold Book | ||
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== Profile == | == Profile == | ||
=== Personal === | === Personal === | ||
| - | * Resided in Sacramento, California in | + | * Resided in Sacramento, California in 1954. |
* Listed hobbies as hunting, fishing and photography. | * Listed hobbies as hunting, fishing and photography. | ||
* His most interesting baseball experience came while playing for Fort Ord in 1951 when he hit a grand slam homer to win a game while the post's commanding general was sitting in the dugout. | * His most interesting baseball experience came while playing for Fort Ord in 1951 when he hit a grand slam homer to win a game while the post's commanding general was sitting in the dugout. | ||
* Started his career as a pitcher and then switched to the outfield in 1949. | * Started his career as a pitcher and then switched to the outfield in 1949. | ||
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=== Pre-professional career === | === Pre-professional career === | ||
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* Played American Legion ball in Sacramento. | * Played American Legion ball in Sacramento. | ||
=== Outside of baseball === | === Outside of baseball === | ||
| - | + | * Was an electrician during the off-season. | |
| - | * Was an electrician during the off-season | + | |
* Served two years in the U.S. Army including 16 months in Korea. | * Served two years in the U.S. Army including 16 months in Korea. | ||
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== Sources == | == Sources == | ||
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* {{cite-book | title=1954 California League Gold Book (Sixth Edition)}} | * {{cite-book | title=1954 California League Gold Book (Sixth Edition)}} | ||
