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| - | == Profile ==
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| - | === Personal ===
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| - | * Resided in San Francisco, California in 1953.
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| - | * Self-identified as being of Irish ancestry.
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| - | * Won his first start 14-0, giving up three hits, with Salt Lake City in the 1947 Pioneer League and struck out 11 and walked one in the game.
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| - | * Shut-out Oakland in his first Pacific Coast League game.
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| - | * Was out of baseball in 1952 due to an ailing arm.
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| - | === Pre-professional career ===
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| - | * Attended Sequoia High School in Redwood City.
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| - | * Won four baseball letters in high school.
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| - | * Attended the University of San Francisco.
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| - | * Won varsity baseball and basketball letters at the University of San Francisco.
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| - | * Helped the University of San Francisco win the Northern California Baseball Association title and was on the all-star team.
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| - | === Achievements ===
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| - | * Was picked on the 1947 Pioneer League All-Star team.
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| - | * Tied for the lead for most shutouts with 4 in the 1947 Pioneer League.
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| - | * Led the 1948 Pacific Coast League pitchers in earned run average with 2.10 and strikeouts with 171.
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| - | * Led the 1949 Pacific Coast League pitchers in strikeouts with 164.
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| - | * Tied for the lead for most shutouts pitched with 5 in the 1949 Pacific Coast League.
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| - | === Contract signing ===
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| - | * Was signed by Oakland as a free agent prior to the 1953 campaign.
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| - | == Sources ==
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| - | * {{cite-book | title=1953 Pacific Coast League Sketch Book}}
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