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Profile

Personal

  • Resided in San Francisco, California in 1953.
  • Self-identified as being of English-Irish ancestry.
  • Listed hobby as puzzles in 1953.
  • Picked off three runners off second base in one inning in an amateur game.

Pre-professional career

  • Graduated from Balboa High School in 1953.
  • Played baseball, football and basketball in high school.

Outside of baseball

  • Was a machinist during the off-season in 1953.

Contract signing

  • Was signed to his first contract by Bob Fontaine of the Hollywood Stars.

Sources

  • 1953 California League Gold Book (Fifth Edition).