Donald Gonsalves/pagetext

From SABR Encyclopedia

Contents 1 Profile 1.1 Personal 1.2 Pre-professional career 1.3 Outside of baseball 1.4 Contract signing 2 Sources

[edit] Profile

[edit] Personal

• Resided in Lafayette, California in 1954 and 1955.
• Listed hobby as golf.
• Married in 1955.

[edit] Pre-professional career

• Graduated from Oakland Tech High School in 1951.
• Played baseball and basketball in high school.
• Attended Santa Rosa Junior College.
• Played baseball and basketball in college.
• His team won the California Junior College Championship in 1952.
• Played American Legion ball with Bill Erwin Post 337 who were the World Champions in 1950.

[edit] Outside of baseball

• Employed as insulator and pipe coverer during the off-season in 1955.

[edit] Contract signing

• Signed to his first professional contract by Dolph Camilli managed him on the Magic Valley team.

[edit] Sources

• Pioneer League Index (Third Edition) year=1954.
• 1955 Pioneer League Index (Fourth Edition).
• Social Security Death Index (SSN: 572-38-0679).