From SABR Encyclopedia

Contents 1 Profile 1.1 Personal 2 Achievements 3 Contract signing 4 Source =

Profile

Personal

• Resided in North Adams, Massachusetts in 1953.
• Says his biggest thrill in baseball came in 1948 when he was with Lynn of the New England League

 and his team was playing Nashua when he came to bat in the last of the ninth inning with two out
 and his team trailing by three runs and the bases loaded and with the count three and two, the
 rival pilot switched from a right-handed to a southpaw hurler, Long bats left, and then on the 
 very first pitch Long belted the ball out of the park to give his team a victory. 

Achievements

• Established a new RBI record for the Eastern League in 1950, driving in 134 mates to better the

 mark set in 1930 by four held by Ken Strong.

• Led the 1948 Northeastern League in runs batted in with 119.
• Tied for the lead in doubles with 35 in the 1949 Eastern League.
• Led the 1950 Eastern League in home runs with 27 and runs batted in with 134.
• Was second in home runs with 33 in the 1952 Southern Association.

Contract signing

• While playing sandlot ball around Green Bay, Wisconsin, he was spotted by Casey Stengel, then

 managing Milwaukee in 1944 and was signed to contract and sent to Lima, Ohio in 1945. 

Source =

• 1953 Pacific Coast League Sketch Book.