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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.

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.
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