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== Profile == | == Profile == | ||
=== Personal === | === Personal === | ||
| + | * Son of [[Peaches Graham]].{{footnote-newspaper | newspaper=The Sporting News | title=Necrology | year=1939 | month=08 | day=3 | pages=14}} | ||
* Resided in Long Beach, California in 1952 and 1954. | * Resided in Long Beach, California in 1952 and 1954. | ||
* Was an expert on flying, having a pilot's license. | * Was an expert on flying, having a pilot's license. | ||
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=== Achievements === | === Achievements === | ||
| - | * Was beaned by Red Adams and was out of action for a month in 1948 but still hit 48 home runs. | + | * Was beaned by [[Red Adams]] and was out of action for a month in 1948 but still hit 48 home runs. |
* Led the 1939 Eastern League in runs batted in with 94, home runs with 29 and triples with 16. | * Led the 1939 Eastern League in runs batted in with 94, home runs with 29 and triples with 16. | ||
* Led the 1940 Eastern League in home runs with 20. | * Led the 1940 Eastern League in home runs with 20. | ||
| - | * Voted the Most Valuable Player in the 1948 Pacific Coast League. | + | * Voted the Most Valuable Player in the [[1948 Pacific Coast League]]. |
=== Outside of baseball === | === Outside of baseball === | ||
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=== Contract signing === | === Contract signing === | ||
* Was signed to his first contract by the late Bill Essick of the New York Yankees. | * Was signed to his first contract by the late Bill Essick of the New York Yankees. | ||
| - | * Was obtained by San Francisco along with pitcher Bob Savage for Jack Tobin and Don White in December, 1950. | + | * Was obtained by San Francisco along with pitcher [[Bob Savage]] for [[Jack Tobin]]and [[Don White]] in December, 1950. |
== Sources == | == Sources == | ||
* {{cite-book | title=1952 Pacific Coast League Thumbnail Sketches}} | * {{cite-book | title=1952 Pacific Coast League Thumbnail Sketches}} | ||
* {{cite-book | title=1954 California League Gold Book (Sixth Edition)}} | * {{cite-book | title=1954 California League Gold Book (Sixth Edition)}} | ||
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[edit] Profile
[edit] Personal
- Son of Peaches Graham.[1]
- Resided in Long Beach, California in 1952 and 1954.
- Was an expert on flying, having a pilot's license.
- Says his greatest thrill in baseball was winning the 1947 International League championship on the final day of the season playing for Jersey City.
- Graduated from Wilson High School in Long Beach in 1936.
[edit] Pre-professional career
- Was captain of the baseball team one year in high school.
- Played American Legion ball before turning professional.
[edit] Achievements
- Was beaned by Red Adams and was out of action for a month in 1948 but still hit 48 home runs.
- Led the 1939 Eastern League in runs batted in with 94, home runs with 29 and triples with 16.
- Led the 1940 Eastern League in home runs with 20.
- Voted the Most Valuable Player in the 1948 Pacific Coast League.
[edit] Outside of baseball
- 1952 Pacific Coast League Thumbnail Sketches showed him as having been in the Air Force for part of 1943 and all of 1944 and 1945.
- Served a total of 31 months in the Air Corps.
[edit] Contract signing
- Was signed to his first contract by the late Bill Essick of the New York Yankees.
- Was obtained by San Francisco along with pitcher Bob Savage for Jack Tobinand Don White in December, 1950.
[edit] Sources
- 1952 Pacific Coast League Thumbnail Sketches.
- 1954 California League Gold Book (Sixth Edition).
