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== Profile == | == Profile == | ||
=== Personal === | === Personal === | ||
* Self-identified as being of African American-Spanish ancestry. | * 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. | * 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 | + | * 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 === | === Pre-professional career === | ||
* Won three letters in track and baseball in a Panama high school. | * 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 | + | * 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 == | + | === Achievements === |
* Only once did he fall below .300 in his five years in the Negro American League and Panama loop. | * 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. | ||
| - | == Contract signing == | + | === Contract signing === |
| - | * Was purchased from the Philadelphia Stars by the New York Yankees who optioned him to Newark | + | * 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=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}} | ||
Latest revision as of 03:01, 10 October 2010
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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.
