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== Profile ==
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== Notebook ==
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* Source: 1951 California League Gold Book (Third Edition)
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=== Personal ===
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* Source: Obituary in the San Jose Mercury News, 9/5/1994
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* Resided in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in 1951.
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* Resided in San Jose, California in 1953 and 1954.
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* Listed hobby as photography and bowling in 1951, photography in 1953.
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* Graduated from Langley High School in Pittsburgh in 1943 or 1944 (1944 according to the 1951 California League Gold Book, 1943 according to the 1953 edition).
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* Playing in a 20-inning game against Ventura as a rookie in 1949 was his most unusual experience in baseball.
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* Self-identified as being of Polish ancestry.
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* Graduated from Michigan State in 1949.
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=== Pre-professional career ===
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* Was voted San Jose's "Most Valuable Player" in 1951.
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=== Achievements ===
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* Led the 1953 California League in runs batted in with 142.
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* Became the first outfielder in California League history to start a triple play on May 8, 1953 against Fresno.
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=== Outside of baseball ===
* All-American football player at Michigan State
* All-American football player at Michigan State
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* His most exciting experience in college was catching a pass which tied Santa Clara at Kezar Stadium in San Francisco in 1948.
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* Served in the U.S. Army Air Corps for 18 months.
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* Was a salesman during the off-season in 1953.
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* Was a teacher and baseball coach at Willow Glen High School in San Jose during the off-season in 1954.
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== Sources ==
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* {{cite-book | title=1951 California League Gold Book (Third Edition)}}
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* {{cite-book | title=1953 California League Gold Book (Fifth Edition)}}
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* {{cite-book | title=1954 California League Gold Book (Sixth Edition)}}
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* {{cite-newspaper | newspaper=San Jose Mercury News | title=Obituary | year=1994 | month=09 | day=05}}

Latest revision as of 16:48, 30 June 2010

Contents

[edit] Profile

[edit] Personal

  • Resided in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in 1951.
  • Resided in San Jose, California in 1953 and 1954.
  • Listed hobby as photography and bowling in 1951, photography in 1953.
  • Graduated from Langley High School in Pittsburgh in 1943 or 1944 (1944 according to the 1951 California League Gold Book, 1943 according to the 1953 edition).
  • Playing in a 20-inning game against Ventura as a rookie in 1949 was his most unusual experience in baseball.
  • Self-identified as being of Polish ancestry.
  • Graduated from Michigan State in 1949.

[edit] Pre-professional career

  • Was voted San Jose's "Most Valuable Player" in 1951.

[edit] Achievements

  • Led the 1953 California League in runs batted in with 142.
  • Became the first outfielder in California League history to start a triple play on May 8, 1953 against Fresno.

[edit] Outside of baseball

  • All-American football player at Michigan State
  • His most exciting experience in college was catching a pass which tied Santa Clara at Kezar Stadium in San Francisco in 1948.
  • Served in the U.S. Army Air Corps for 18 months.
  • Was a salesman during the off-season in 1953.
  • Was a teacher and baseball coach at Willow Glen High School in San Jose during the off-season in 1954.

[edit] Sources

  • 1951 California League Gold Book (Third Edition).
  • 1953 California League Gold Book (Fifth Edition).
  • 1954 California League Gold Book (Sixth Edition).
  • "Obituary". San Jose Mercury News, 1994-09-05.
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