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=== Outside of baseball ===
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* Spent three in the U.S. Coast Guard during World War II.
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* Spent three years in the U.S. Coast Guard during World War II.
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* {{cite-book | title=1953 Pacific Coast League Sketch Book}}
* {{cite-book | title=1953 Pacific Coast League Sketch Book}}

Revision as of 15:07, 30 August 2010


Contents

Profile

Personal

  • Resided in Los Angeles, California in 1953.
  • Self-identified as being of Portuguese-Irish ancestry.

Pre-professional career

  • Won letters in baseball in high school.
  • Made all-city one year in baseball in high school.
  • Played American Legion ball.

Achievements

  • Led the 1947 Western International League in batting average with .351 and runs batted in with 138.

Outside of baseball

  • Spent three years in the U.S. Coast Guard during World War II.

Source =

  • 1953 Pacific Coast League Sketch Book.
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