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== Profile == | == Profile == | ||
=== Personal === | === Personal === | ||
| - | * Resided in Greenwood, Mississippi in 1952. | + | * Resided in Greenwood, Mississippi in 1952 and 1953. |
* Self-identified as being of Scottish-Irish ancestry. | * Self-identified as being of Scottish-Irish ancestry. | ||
| - | * | + | * Was married and has two children Jimmy age 23 and Janice age 19. |
* Was a player-manager a good many years before retiring to the dugout to mastermind. | * Was a player-manager a good many years before retiring to the dugout to mastermind. | ||
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* Was a football and baseball star at Mississippi A & M. | * Was a football and baseball star at Mississippi A & M. | ||
| - | == Achievements == | + | === Achievements === |
* Had a .330 batting average for his career. | * Had a .330 batting average for his career. | ||
| - | * Was named Minor League Manager of the | + | * Was named Minor League Manager of the Year in 1946 after leading Montreal to the pennant, the Governor's Cup and the Junior World Series. |
| - | + | * Was named "Manager of The Year" in 1952 by the Pacific Coast League Baseball Writers Association. | |
| - | == Outside of baseball == | + | === Outside of baseball === |
| - | * | + | * Was a cotton merchant during the off-season in 1952. |
| - | == Contract signing == | + | === Contract signing === |
* Was signed by Portland at the National Association meeting in December, 1951. | * Was signed by Portland at the National Association meeting in December, 1951. | ||
| - | == Career notes == | + | === Career notes === |
| - | * | + | * Out of baseball in 1943 and 1944. |
| - | = | + | == Sources == |
* {{cite-book | title=1952 Pacific Coast League Thumbnail Sketches}} | * {{cite-book | title=1952 Pacific Coast League Thumbnail Sketches}} | ||
| + | * {{cite-book | title=1953 Pacific Coast League Sketch Book}} | ||
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[edit] Profile
[edit] Personal
- Resided in Greenwood, Mississippi in 1952 and 1953.
- Self-identified as being of Scottish-Irish ancestry.
- Was married and has two children Jimmy age 23 and Janice age 19.
- Was a player-manager a good many years before retiring to the dugout to mastermind.
[edit] Pre-professional career
- Attended Mississippi A & M.
- Was a football and baseball star at Mississippi A & M.
[edit] Achievements
- Had a .330 batting average for his career.
- Was named Minor League Manager of the Year in 1946 after leading Montreal to the pennant, the Governor's Cup and the Junior World Series.
- Was named "Manager of The Year" in 1952 by the Pacific Coast League Baseball Writers Association.
[edit] Outside of baseball
- Was a cotton merchant during the off-season in 1952.
[edit] Contract signing
- Was signed by Portland at the National Association meeting in December, 1951.
[edit] Career notes
- Out of baseball in 1943 and 1944.
[edit] Sources
- 1952 Pacific Coast League Thumbnail Sketches.
- 1953 Pacific Coast League Sketch Book.
