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- | + | == Profile == | |
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- | + | === 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. | ||
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+ | === Pre-professional career === | ||
+ | * Was voted San Jose's "Most Valuable Player" in 1951. | ||
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+ | === 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. | ||
+ | |||
+ | === 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. | ||
- | + | == Sources == | |
+ | * {{cite-book | title=1951 California League Gold Book (Third Edition)}} | ||
+ | * {{cite-book | title=1953 California League Gold Book (Fifth Edition)}} | ||
+ | * {{cite-book | title=1954 California League Gold Book (Sixth Edition)}} | ||
+ | * {{cite-newspaper | newspaper=San Jose Mercury News | title=Obituary | year=1994 | month=09 | day=05}} |
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[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.