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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.