Claude Christie/pagetext
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Notebook
- Source: Obituary in the Modesto Bee, 3/28/2003
- According to obituary, invented the batting tee
Profile
Personal
- Resided in Oakland, California in 1952.
- Self-identified as being of French-Scottish ancestry.
- Got three hits in his first with Nazareth in the 1947 North Atlantic League but his team lost.
- Got a pinch hit home run in San Francisco in his second time at bat in the Pacific Coast League
to help the Seattle Rainiers win a 17 inning contest; incidentally it was the first pro game his parents saw him play.
Pre-professional career
- Attended Fremont High School in Oakland, California.
- Played baseball, basketball and football in high school..
- Won all city honors in baseball and football for two years while in high school.
Achievements
- Broke the Inter State League record in 1948 by getting five hits in five trips to the plate and
driving in eight runs.
Outside of baseball
- Delivers new cars during the off-season.
- Served in the U. S. Navy for 18 months in 1945 and 1946.
Source
- 1952 Pacific Coast League Thumbnail Sketches.