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== Profile ==
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=== Personal ===
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* Resided in Springfield, Missouri in 1952.
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* Self-identified as being of Scottish-Irish-Indian ancestry.
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* Listed hobbies as woodcraft and reading.
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* Hit a game-winning triple his first trip up to the plate in his first game.
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* His biggest thrill was when the home folks held an Al White Night; he did not strike out that night, in fact he hit the first ball pitched for a home run.
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* He also got a thrill out of stealing 80 bases in one season with Topeka in the 1939 Western Association.
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=== Pre-professional career ===
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* Attended high school in Springfield, Missouri.
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* Did not participate in sports in high school.
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=== Achievements ===
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* Led the 1939 Western Association in stolen bases with 80.
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* Led the 1949 Pacific Coast League in hits with 244.
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=== Outside of baseball ===
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* Officiated football and basketball games during the off-season in 1952.
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=== Career notes ===
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* In the armed forces, 1942-1945.
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== Sources ==
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* {{cite-book | title=1952 Pacific Coast League Thumbnail Sketches}}

Latest revision as of 20:46, 2 July 2010


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[edit] Profile

[edit] Personal

  • Resided in Springfield, Missouri in 1952.
  • Self-identified as being of Scottish-Irish-Indian ancestry.
  • Listed hobbies as woodcraft and reading.
  • Hit a game-winning triple his first trip up to the plate in his first game.
  • His biggest thrill was when the home folks held an Al White Night; he did not strike out that night, in fact he hit the first ball pitched for a home run.
  • He also got a thrill out of stealing 80 bases in one season with Topeka in the 1939 Western Association.

[edit] Pre-professional career

  • Attended high school in Springfield, Missouri.
  • Did not participate in sports in high school.

[edit] Achievements

  • Led the 1939 Western Association in stolen bases with 80.
  • Led the 1949 Pacific Coast League in hits with 244.

[edit] Outside of baseball

  • Officiated football and basketball games during the off-season in 1952.

[edit] Career notes

  • In the armed forces, 1942-1945.

[edit] Sources

  • 1952 Pacific Coast League Thumbnail Sketches.
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