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Profile

Resided in Portland, Oregon in 1952.
Self-identified as being of Polish ancestry.
Shows his hobbies are bowling, golf and basketball.
In his first pro game he tripled to win the game from Cincinnati and handled seven chances at second, turning four of them into double plays.
In 1952, was working on a string of consecutive games played; he played in 74 straight in 1949, 202 in 1950 and 169 in 1951 for a total of 445; was far from the record of 866 set by Hugh Luby of Oakland from 1939 to 1942 but Ed said he was on his way.

Attended high school in Buffalo.
Graduated from the University Of Buffalo with a bachelor of science degree in music.
Is a violinist and also a pianist.
Has played with the Buffalo Symphony as a regular member in the violin section.