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=== Personal === | === Personal === | ||
| - | * Resided in Orange, California in 1952. | + | * Resided in Orange, California in 1952 and 1953. |
* Self-identified as being of Dutch-Irish ancestry. | * Self-identified as being of Dutch-Irish ancestry. | ||
* Listed hobby as swimming. | * Listed hobby as swimming. | ||
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=== Outside of baseball === | === Outside of baseball === | ||
| - | * Was a truck driver during the off-season. | + | * Was a truck driver during the off-season in 1952. |
=== Relatives === | === Relatives === | ||
| - | * | + | * Nephew of Red Faber, former Chicago White Sox pitching great who was with the White Sox when they won the World Series in 1917; that club was managed by the 1952 President of the Pacific Coast League, Clarence Rowland. |
=== Contract signing === | === Contract signing === | ||
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== Sources == | == Sources == | ||
* {{cite-book | title=1952 Pacific Coast League Thumbnail Sketches}} | * {{cite-book | title=1952 Pacific Coast League Thumbnail Sketches}} | ||
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* {{cite-book | title=1953 Pacific Coast League Sketch Book}} | * {{cite-book | title=1953 Pacific Coast League Sketch Book}} | ||
Revision as of 13:25, 12 May 2010
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Profile
Personal
- Resided in Orange, California in 1952 and 1953.
- Self-identified as being of Dutch-Irish ancestry.
- Listed hobby as swimming.
- Dropped the first two balls hit to him in his first game with San Bernardino in the 1948 Sunset League.
- Hitting his first home run in organized ball was his biggest thrill.
Pre-professional career
- Attended Orange Union High School.
- Was All-Southern California in baseball.
- Attend Saint Mary's College at Moraga but did not graduate.
Outside of baseball
- Was a truck driver during the off-season in 1952.
Relatives
- Nephew of Red Faber, former Chicago White Sox pitching great who was with the White Sox when they won the World Series in 1917; that club was managed by the 1952 President of the Pacific Coast League, Clarence Rowland.
Contract signing
- Was the first player in the Pacific Coast League to sign the draft waiver clause in the Open Classification contract in January, 1952.
Sources
- 1952 Pacific Coast League Thumbnail Sketches.
- 1953 Pacific Coast League Sketch Book.
