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== Profile == | == Profile == | ||
=== Personal === | === Personal === | ||
| - | * Resided in Sacramento, California in 1954. | + | * Resided in Sacramento, California in 1949 and 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. | ||
| + | * Self-identified as being of Italian ancestry. | ||
| + | * Listed hobbies as hunting and fishing in 1949. | ||
=== Pre-professional career === | === Pre-professional career === | ||
| + | * Graduated from C. K. McClatchy High School in Sacramento in 1948 and played baseball. | ||
| + | * In a high school game he struck out the first ten batters to face him. | ||
* 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. | + | * Employed by the state of California during the off-season in 1949 |
| + | * Was an electrician during the off-season in 1954. | ||
* 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 == | ||
| + | * {{cite-book | title=1949 California League Gold Book}} | ||
* {{cite-book | title=1954 California League Gold Book (Sixth Edition)}} | * {{cite-book | title=1954 California League Gold Book (Sixth Edition)}} | ||
Revision as of 20:55, 23 April 2010
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Profile
Personal
- Resided in Sacramento, California in 1949 and 1954.
- 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.
- Started his career as a pitcher and then switched to the outfield in 1949.
- Self-identified as being of Italian ancestry.
- Listed hobbies as hunting and fishing in 1949.
Pre-professional career
- Graduated from C. K. McClatchy High School in Sacramento in 1948 and played baseball.
- In a high school game he struck out the first ten batters to face him.
- Played American Legion ball in Sacramento.
Outside of baseball
- Employed by the state of California during the off-season in 1949
- Was an electrician during the off-season in 1954.
- Served two years in the U.S. Army including 16 months in Korea.
Contract signing
- Was signed to his first contract by Charley Wallgren of the Boston Red Sox.
Sources
- 1949 California League Gold Book.
- 1954 California League Gold Book (Sixth Edition).
