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| + | * {{cite-newspaper | title=Obituary | newspaper=Tulare (CA) Advance-Register | month=3 | day=26 | year=2008}} | ||
Revision as of 19:13, 11 May 2010
Contents |
Profile
Personal
- Resided in Tulare, California in 1952.
- Self-identified as being of German-Irish ancestry.
- Listed hobby as all sports.
- Pitching in semi-pro ball when he was 17 striking out three professional players in a row was his greatest thrill.
Pre-professional career
- Attended Tulare High school.
- Played baseball, football and basketball in high school.
- Was captain of the baseball team.
- Attended Visalia College for one semester.
- Played football in college.
Achievements
- Had 14 straight victories for Salt Lake City in the 1947 Pioneer League.
- Set a new Western International League record with 23 loses in 1948.
- Led the 1947 Pioneer League in games won with 23, earned run average with 2.68, won-lost percentage of .821, complete games with 22 and games pitched with 37.
- Tied for for the lead in shutouts with 4 in the 1947 Pioneer League.
Relatives
- His brother, Richard Drilling, was also a pitcher.
Sources
- 1952 Pacific Coast League Thumbnail Sketches.
- "Obituary". Tulare (CA) Advance-Register, 2008-03-26.
