Earle Brucker/pagetext

From SABR Encyclopedia

Contents 1 Profile 2 Profile 2.1 Personal 2.2 Pre-professional career 2.3 Outside of baseball 2.4 Relatives 3 Sources

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 (SSN: 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

• Was 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.

Sources

• 1953 Pacific Coast League Sketch Book.