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From SABR Encyclopedia

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Contents 1 Profile 1.1 Personal 1.2 Pre-professional career 1.3 Contract signing 1.4 Playing in less than ten games statistics 1.5 Outside of baseball 1.6 Relatives 2 Sources

Profile

Personal

• Resided in Oakland, California in 1953 and 1954.
• Self-identified as being of English-Irish ancestry.
• Listed hobbies as "hunting and fishing" in 1953, "hunting, fishing, model trains, and music" in 1954.

Pre-professional career

• Graduated from Castlemont High School in Oakland in 1952.
• Played baseball in high school.
• Once struck out 21 men in a nine-inning game.

Contract signing

• Was signed to his first contract by Doc Silvey and Mickey Shader for the San Francisco Seals.

Playing in less than ten games statistics

• 1952 Yakima Western International League 3 G, 2 IP, 0 W, 0 L, .000 PCT., .... ERA

Outside of baseball

• Worked for a container manufacturer during the off-season in 1954.

Relatives

• Cousin of Sherm Lollar.

Sources

• 1953 California League Gold Book (Fifth Edition).
• 1953 Pacific Coast League Sketch Book.
• 1954 California League Gold Book (Sixth Edition).
• Social Security Death Index (SSN: 570-42-7327).