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[edit] Profile
[edit] Personal
- Resided in Wichita, Kansas in 1952.
- Self-identified as African-American.
- Was the first African-American to play for the San Francisco Seals.
- Played with the Kansas City Monarchs for several years.
- Hit a home run over the left field fence, the longest blow at Rupert Stadium in 20 years in his first game with Newark in 1949.
- Hit three home runs over the center field stands in 1949 and only one person hit one over the barrier in the previous 50 years; two of his blows were between the 420 and 450 foot mark.
[edit] Contract signing
- Was purchased from the Kansas City Monarchs by the New York Yankees.
[edit] Sources
- 1952 Pacific Coast League Thumbnail Sketches.
