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* Will never forget Father's Day on June 17, 1951 as he became a father and pitched a no-hitter | * Will never forget Father's Day on June 17, 1951 as he became a father and pitched a no-hitter | ||
against Toronto. | against Toronto. | ||
| + | * Lost his first start with Erie in the 1946 Middle Atlantic League but then won nine in a row. | ||
=== Pre-professional career === | === Pre-professional career === | ||
| - | * Attended McKee | + | * Attended McKee Vocational High School on Staten Island. |
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== Achievements == | == Achievements == | ||
Revision as of 02:15, 7 February 2010
Contents |
Profile
Personal
- Resided in Staten Island, New York in 1953.
- Self-identified as being of German ancestry.
- Will never forget Father's Day on June 17, 1951 as he became a father and pitched a no-hitter
against Toronto.
- Lost his first start with Erie in the 1946 Middle Atlantic League but then won nine in a row.
Pre-professional career
- Attended McKee Vocational High School on Staten Island.
Achievements
- Led the 1946 Middle Atlantic League pitchers in earned run average with 1.35, an all-time
Middle Atlantic League record.
- Tied for the lead in most shutouts pitched with 5 in the 1949 International League.
Outside of baseball
- Is a basketball director for the Police Athletic League on Staten Island during the off-season.
- Served in the U. S. Army for two years.
Source
- 1953 Pacific Coast League Sketchbook.
