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From SABR Encyclopedia
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Profile
Personal
- Resided in Long Beach, California in 1952.
- Self-identified as being of Scottish ancestry.
- Shows his hobby is golf.
- Was one of the finest fielding first basemen in the game.
- Is an accomplished drummer.
- Getting his first major league home run in Yankee Stadium in 1936 was his biggest thrill.
Pre-professional career
- Attended Long Beach Polytechnic High School.
- Was the first baseman on that school's Southern California championship team in 1936.
- Played American Legion ball.
Achievements
- Hit .316 for Springfield in the 1939 Illinois-Indiana-Iowa League to help them win the pennant.
- Was honored in 1950 by Look magazine as being the outstanding Minor League first baseman in
organized baseball.
== Outside of baseball
- Plays golf during the off-season.
- Is a veteran of World War II.
Career notes
- 1943, 1944, 1945 Shows "Armed Forces"
Source =
- 1952 Pacific Coast League Thumbnail Sketches.