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== Profile == | == Profile == | ||
=== Personal === | === Personal === | ||
* Resided in Bell, California in 1952. | * Resided in Bell, California in 1952. | ||
| + | * Resided in Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico in 1953. | ||
* Self-identified as being of Swiss-German ancestry. | * Self-identified as being of Swiss-German ancestry. | ||
* Started as a pitcher and won his first game 10-5 with Bartlesville in the 1936 Western Association. | * Started as a pitcher and won his first game 10-5 with Bartlesville in the 1936 Western Association. | ||
* Switched to the regular playing side because of his good hitting. | * Switched to the regular playing side because of his good hitting. | ||
* Having 11 putouts in one game as well as two assists in 1939 was his biggest thrill. | * Having 11 putouts in one game as well as two assists in 1939 was his biggest thrill. | ||
| - | * Never noticing a person with an arm in a sling | + | * Never noticing a person with an arm in a sling is his superstition. |
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=== Pre-professional career === | === Pre-professional career === | ||
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=== Achievements === | === Achievements === | ||
| - | * Was a member of the 1948 Pacific Coast League | + | * Was a member of the 1948 Pacific Coast League Northern All Stars. |
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| + | === Outside of baseball === | ||
| + | * Was a salesman during the off-season in 1952. | ||
| + | * Was a salesman during the off-season in 1953. | ||
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=== Career notes === | === Career notes === | ||
| - | * | + | * Inactive in 1938. |
| - | * 1942 | + | * In the armed forces 1942-1945. |
| + | * Released by Portland Beavers (Pacific Coast) May 2, 1954.{{footnote-newspaper | title= Kolloway Released | newspaper= Toledo Blade| year= 1954| month= 05| day= 03| pages= 19 | last= | first= }} | ||
=== Contract signing === | === Contract signing === | ||
* Was drafted by the Cleveland indians in 1948, then went to the Chicago Cubs and later to the Chicago White Sox. | * Was drafted by the Cleveland indians in 1948, then went to the Chicago Cubs and later to the Chicago White Sox. | ||
| - | = Sources == | + | == Sources == |
* {{cite-book | title=1952 Pacific Coast League Thumbnail Sketches}} | * {{cite-book | title=1952 Pacific Coast League Thumbnail Sketches}} | ||
| - | * {{cite- | + | * {{cite-book | title=1953 Pacific Coast League Sketch Book}} |
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[edit] Profile
[edit] Personal
- Resided in Bell, California in 1952.
- Resided in Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico in 1953.
- Self-identified as being of Swiss-German ancestry.
- Started as a pitcher and won his first game 10-5 with Bartlesville in the 1936 Western Association.
- Switched to the regular playing side because of his good hitting.
- Having 11 putouts in one game as well as two assists in 1939 was his biggest thrill.
- Never noticing a person with an arm in a sling is his superstition.
[edit] Pre-professional career
- Attended high school in Bell, California.
- Went to Loyola University but did not graduate.
[edit] Achievements
- Was a member of the 1948 Pacific Coast League Northern All Stars.
[edit] Outside of baseball
- Was a salesman during the off-season in 1952.
- Was a salesman during the off-season in 1953.
[edit] Career notes
- Inactive in 1938.
- In the armed forces 1942-1945.
- Released by Portland Beavers (Pacific Coast) May 2, 1954.[1]
[edit] Contract signing
- Was drafted by the Cleveland indians in 1948, then went to the Chicago Cubs and later to the Chicago White Sox.
[edit] Sources
- 1952 Pacific Coast League Thumbnail Sketches.
- 1953 Pacific Coast League Sketch Book.
