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| - | == Profile ==
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| - | === Personal ===
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| - | * Resided in San Carlos, California in 1952 and 1955.
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| - | * Shows he is married and has one daughter.
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| - | * Listed hobby as golf.
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| - | * Nationality self-identified as Scotch-Irish.
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| - | * Hitting three home runs in one game for Billings in 1952 was his biggest baseball thrill.
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| - | * Graduated from Sequoia High School in Redwood City, California in 1951.
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| - | === Pre-professional career ===
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| - | * Played baseball and basketball in high school.
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| - | * Played for the San Carlos Grays semi-pro club.
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| - | === Achievements ===
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| - | * Led the [[1952 Pioneer League]] in runs scored with 115, total bases with 292, home runs with 31 and runs batted in with 121.
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| - | === Outside of baseball ===
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| - | * Served two years in the U.S. Army.
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| - | === Contract signing ===
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| - | * Was signed to his first contract by Bob Fontaine of the Pittsburgh Pirates.
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| - | == Sources ==
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| - | * {{cite-book |title=1952 Pioneer League Index}}
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| - | * {{cite-book | title=1955 Pioneer League Index (Fourth Edition)}}
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