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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
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  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
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  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
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  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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== Career notes ==
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* 1952  Shows "Out of baseball"
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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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== Source ==
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* {{cite-book | title=1953 Pacific Coast League Sketchbook}}

Revision as of 05:02, 10 February 2010


Contents

Profile

Personal

  • Resided in San Francisco, California in 1953.
  • Self-identified as being of Irish ancestry.
  • 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.
  • Shut-out Oakland in his first Pacific Coast League game.
  • Was out of baseball in 1952 due to an ailing arm.

Pre-professional career

  • Attended Sequoia High School in Redwood City.
  • Won four baseball letters in high school.
  • Attended the University Of San Francisco.
  • Won varsity baseball and basketball letters at the University Of San Francisco.
  • Helped the University Of San Francisco win the Northern California Baseball Association title and
 was on the all-star team.

Achievements

  • Was picked on the 1947 Pioneer League All-Star team.
  • Tied for the lead for most shutouts with 4 in the 1947 Pioneer League.
  • Led the 1948 Pacific Coast League pitchers in earned run average with 2.10 and strikeouts with
 171.
  • Led the 1949 Pacific Coast League pitchers in strikeouts with 164.
  • Tied for the lead for most shutouts pitched with 5 in the 1949 Pacific Coast League.

Career notes

  • 1952 Shows "Out of baseball"

Contract signing

  • Was signed by Oakland as a free agent prior to the 1953 campaign.

Source

  • 1953 Pacific Coast League Sketchbook.
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