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* 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. | ||
* Social Security Death Index account number 722-09-8203 shows he was born on August 29, 1925. | * Social Security Death Index account number 722-09-8203 shows he was born on August 29, 1925. | ||
| + | * Shows his nickname is "Little Bruck". | ||
=== Pre-professional career === | === Pre-professional career === | ||
Revision as of 05:29, 8 February 2010
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Profile
- Son of Earle Brucker, Sr.
Profile
Personal
- Resided in San Diego, California in 1953.
- Self-identified as being of German ancestry.
- 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.
- Social Security Death Index account number 722-09-8203 shows he was born on August 29, 1925.
- Shows his nickname is "Little Bruck".
Pre-professional career
- Attended Point Loma High School in San Diego, California.
- Starred in baseball, football and track in high school.
- Attended San Diego State.
- Played baseball at San Diego State.
Outside of baseball
- Is a student during the off-season.
- Served in the U. S. Navy from 1944 to 1946.
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.
Source
- 1953 Pacific Coast League Sketchbook.
