Edward Rommel/pagetext
From SABR Encyclopedia
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Profile
Personal
- He was married and was residing in Milwaukee, Wisconsin in 1953.
- Nationality self-reported as German.
Pre-professional career
- He graduated from Messmer High School in 1948 and played baseball, basketball and football.
- He was selected to represent Milwaukee in the Hearst All-Star Game in New York in 1948.
- He is a graduate of the University Of San Francisco and has a B.A. degree and he played varsity baseball.
Outside of baseball
- He was a music teacher (accordion) during the off-season as of 1953.
Contract signing
He was signed to his first contract by Don McShane of the Philadelphia Phillies.
Source
- 1953 Pioneer League Index (Second Edition).