From SABR Encyclopedia

Contents 1 Profile 1.1 Personal 1.2 Pre-professional career 2 Contract signing 3 Sources =

Profile

Personal

• Resided in Oregon City, Oregon in 1953.

Pre-professional career

• Attended Oregon City High School.
• Played baseball and basketball in high school.
• Played American Legion ball in Oregon City from 1947-1950.
• During his high school and Legion career he chalked up four no-hit, no-run games.
• Attended Oregon State.
• Played baseball at Oregon state.

Contract signing

• Signed with Portland late in 1952 and spent a week with the Pacific Coast League club and a week

 with Victoria of the Western International League but did not see any action.

Sources =

• 1953 Pacific Coast League Sketch Book.
• Social Security Death Index account number 543-36-0070