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== Profile == | == Profile == | ||
=== Personal === | === Personal === | ||
| - | * Resided in San Francisco, California in 1954. | + | * Resided in San Francisco, California in 1951 and 1954. |
| + | * Single in 1951. | ||
* Listed hobby as ukelele. | * Listed hobby as ukelele. | ||
| + | * Self-identified as being of Italian ancestry. | ||
| + | * Most unusual experience was "The day I pitched my first game for Santa Rosa High School: I will never again see so many hits in such a short time". | ||
=== Pre-professional career === | === Pre-professional career === | ||
| - | * Graduated from Santa Rosa High School in 1949. | + | * Graduated from Santa Rosa High School in 1949, where he played baseball, football and basketball. |
| + | * Attended the University of San Francisco for one year and played freshman baseball and basketball. | ||
=== Outside of baseball === | === Outside of baseball === | ||
| - | * Was a truck driver for a lumber company during the off-season. | + | * Worked in a chicken hatchery during the off-season in 1951. |
| + | * Was a truck driver for a lumber company during the off-season in 1954. | ||
* Served two years in the U.S. Marine Corps. | * Served two years in the U.S. Marine Corps. | ||
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== Sources == | == Sources == | ||
| + | * {{cite-book |title=1951 California League Gold Book (Third Edition)}} | ||
* {{cite-book | title=1954 California League Gold Book (Sixth Edition)}} | * {{cite-book | title=1954 California League Gold Book (Sixth Edition)}} | ||
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Profile
Personal
- Resided in San Francisco, California in 1951 and 1954.
- Single in 1951.
- Listed hobby as ukelele.
- Self-identified as being of Italian ancestry.
- Most unusual experience was "The day I pitched my first game for Santa Rosa High School: I will never again see so many hits in such a short time".
Pre-professional career
- Graduated from Santa Rosa High School in 1949, where he played baseball, football and basketball.
- Attended the University of San Francisco for one year and played freshman baseball and basketball.
Outside of baseball
- Worked in a chicken hatchery during the off-season in 1951.
- Was a truck driver for a lumber company during the off-season in 1954.
- Served two years in the U.S. Marine Corps.
Contract signing
- Was signed to his first professional contract by Charlie Wallgren of the Boston Red Sox.
Sources
- 1951 California League Gold Book (Third Edition).
- 1954 California League Gold Book (Sixth Edition).
