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| - | {{ | + | {{Person-pagetext |
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| - | {{ | + | == Profile == |
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| + | === Personal === | ||
| + | * Self-identified as being of African American-Spanish ancestry. | ||
| + | * Listed hobbies as swimming and movies. | ||
| + | * Flied out as a pinch hitter in his first game with the Philadelphia Stars. | ||
| + | * Leading the Negro American League in hitting with .390 in 1944 as the lead-off batter in his first year as a pro was his greatest thrill. | ||
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| + | === Pre-professional career === | ||
| + | * Won three letters in track and baseball in a Panama high school. | ||
| + | * Was a semi-pro pitcher when Bill Yancey, a scout for the Philadelphia Stars of the Negro American League, discovered him. | ||
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| + | === Achievements === | ||
| + | * Only once did he fall below .300 in his five years in the Negro American League and Panama loop. | ||
| + | * Led the 1952 Pacific Coast League in times at bat with 702. | ||
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| + | === Contract signing === | ||
| + | * Was purchased from the Philadelphia Stars by the New York Yankees who optioned him to Newark in 1949. | ||
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| + | == Sources == | ||
| + | * {{cite-book | title=1952 Pacific Coast League Thumbnail Sketches}} | ||
| + | * {{cite-book | title=1953 Pacific Coast League Sketch Book}} | ||
| + | * {{cite-newspaper | title=Obituary | newspaper=The Sporting News | month=1 | day=27 | year=1960}} | ||
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[edit] Profile
[edit] Personal
- Self-identified as being of African American-Spanish ancestry.
- Listed hobbies as swimming and movies.
- Flied out as a pinch hitter in his first game with the Philadelphia Stars.
- Leading the Negro American League in hitting with .390 in 1944 as the lead-off batter in his first year as a pro was his greatest thrill.
[edit] Pre-professional career
- Won three letters in track and baseball in a Panama high school.
- Was a semi-pro pitcher when Bill Yancey, a scout for the Philadelphia Stars of the Negro American League, discovered him.
[edit] Achievements
- Only once did he fall below .300 in his five years in the Negro American League and Panama loop.
- Led the 1952 Pacific Coast League in times at bat with 702.
[edit] Contract signing
- Was purchased from the Philadelphia Stars by the New York Yankees who optioned him to Newark in 1949.
[edit] Sources
- 1952 Pacific Coast League Thumbnail Sketches.
- 1953 Pacific Coast League Sketch Book.
- "Obituary". The Sporting News, 1960-01-27.
