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| + | == Profile == | ||
| + | * Son of [[Earle Brucker, Sr.]] | ||
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== Profile == | == Profile == | ||
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* In his first game with Lincoln in the 1948 Western league he hit a home run and also drove in the winning run with a single. | * In his first game with Lincoln in the 1948 Western league he hit a home run and also drove in the winning run with a single. | ||
* Hitting a home run in 1952 for Tampa to win a 19-inning game 1-0 was his greatest thrill. | * Hitting a home run in 1952 for Tampa to win a 19-inning game 1-0 was his greatest thrill. | ||
| - | * | + | * {{cite-ssdi|ssn=722-09-8203}} shows he was born on August 29, 1925. |
| - | + | * Shows his nickname is "Little Bruck". | |
=== Pre-professional career === | === Pre-professional career === | ||
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=== Outside of baseball === | === Outside of baseball === | ||
| - | * Was a student during the off-season | + | * Was a student during the off-season. |
* Served in the U.S. Navy from 1944 to 1946. | * Served in the U.S. Navy from 1944 to 1946. | ||
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| + | === Relatives === | ||
| + | * His father, a great major league catcher with the Philadelphia Athletics and later a coach for Connie Mack's club, now is managing; he was also known as Bruck. | ||
== Sources == | == Sources == | ||
* {{cite-book | title=1953 Pacific Coast League Sketch Book}} | * {{cite-book | title=1953 Pacific Coast League Sketch Book}} | ||
