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| + | * Resided in Torrance, California in 1952. | ||
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| + | * 1945 Shows "Armed Forces" | ||
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| + | * {{cite-book | title=1952 Pacific Coast League Thumbnail Sketches}} | ||
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== Profile == | == Profile == | ||
Revision as of 14:48, 27 January 2010
Contents |
Profile
Personal
- Resided in Torrance, California in 1952.
Career notes
- 1945 Shows "Armed Forces"
Source =
- 1952 Pacific Coast League Thumbnail Sketches.
Profile
Personal
- Resided in Torrance, California in 1954.
- Self-identified as being of Yugoslav ancestry.
- Shows his hobby is fishing.
- Ambition is to be a manager, coach or scout after playing days.
- Losing a two-hit game, 2-1, with the same batter getting both hits was his most unusual
experience in baseball.
Pre-professional career
- Graduated from Narbonne High School in Los Angeles in 1939.
- Played baseball and basketball in high school.
Achievements
- Led the 1949 Southeastern League in wins with 23, complete games with 30 and innings pitched
with 285.
- Led the 1950 Southeastern League in complete games with 22 and innings pitched with 243.
- Tied for the lead in games pitched with 46 in the 1953 California League.
Outside of baseball
- Is a truck driver during the off-season.
- Served in the U. S. Army for 10 months, receiving a medical discharge in 1945.
Contract signing
- Was signed to his first contract by the late John Angel of the Cleveland Indians.
Relatives
- Is a brother of Erv Palica who is a pitcher with the Brooklyn Dodgers.
Source
- 1954 California League Gold Book (Sixth Edition).
