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== Profile == | == Profile == | ||
=== Personal === | === Personal === | ||
- | * Resided in Los Angeles, California in 1952. | + | * Resided in Los Angeles, California in 1952 and 1953. |
* Self-identified as being of Irish ancestry. | * Self-identified as being of Irish ancestry. | ||
- | * | + | * Nickname is "Eddie". |
- | * | + | * Height listed as 5'11" in 1952 Pacific Coast League Thumbnail Sketches |
- | * Was given his outright release and told to quit | + | * Was given his outright release and told to quit baseball as a profession after starting his pro career in 1941 with Pocatello of the Pioneer League. |
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=== Pre-professional career === | === Pre-professional career === | ||
* Attended Idaho Southern College, now Idaho State, in Pocatello. | * Attended Idaho Southern College, now Idaho State, in Pocatello. | ||
- | == Achievements == | + | === Achievements === |
- | * Appeared in 36 games for Fort Worth in the 1946 Texas League and was taken out only four times; | + | * Appeared in 36 games for Fort Worth in the 1946 Texas League and was taken out only four times; started 29 games and went the distance 26 times. |
- | + | * Pitched for an all-star team on Guam with such teammates as Joe Gordon, Howie Pollet, Tex Hughson, Birdie Tebbets and Red Ruffing helping him with his pitching. | |
- | * Pitched for an all-star team on Guam with such teammates as Joe Gordon, Howie Pollet, | + | |
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* Was named to the Texas League all-star teams in 1946, 1948 and 1949. | * Was named to the Texas League all-star teams in 1946, 1948 and 1949. | ||
- | == Outside of baseball == | + | === Outside of baseball === |
- | * Went into the U. S. Army Air Corps in 1943 and remained there until 1945. | + | * Went into the U.S. Army Air Corps in 1943 and remained there until 1945. |
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== Sources == | == Sources == | ||
* {{cite-book | title=1952 Pacific Coast League Thumbnail Sketches}} | * {{cite-book | title=1952 Pacific Coast League Thumbnail Sketches}} | ||
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- | + | * {{cite-ssdi|ssn=518-18-2634}} shows he was born on January 31, 1917 | |
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[edit] Profile
[edit] Personal
- Resided in Los Angeles, California in 1952 and 1953.
- Self-identified as being of Irish ancestry.
- Nickname is "Eddie".
- Height listed as 5'11" in 1952 Pacific Coast League Thumbnail Sketches
- Was given his outright release and told to quit baseball as a profession after starting his pro career in 1941 with Pocatello of the Pioneer League.
[edit] Pre-professional career
- Attended Idaho Southern College, now Idaho State, in Pocatello.
[edit] Achievements
- Appeared in 36 games for Fort Worth in the 1946 Texas League and was taken out only four times; started 29 games and went the distance 26 times.
- Pitched for an all-star team on Guam with such teammates as Joe Gordon, Howie Pollet, Tex Hughson, Birdie Tebbets and Red Ruffing helping him with his pitching.
- Was named to the Texas League all-star teams in 1946, 1948 and 1949.
[edit] Outside of baseball
- Went into the U.S. Army Air Corps in 1943 and remained there until 1945.
[edit] Sources
- 1952 Pacific Coast League Thumbnail Sketches.
- 1953 Pacific Coast League Sketch Book.
- Social Security Death Index (SSN: 518-18-2634). shows he was born on January 31, 1917