Jack Salveson/pagetext

From SABR Encyclopedia

< Jack Salveson (975f)(Difference between revisions)
Jump to: navigation, search
 
(4 intermediate revisions not shown)
Line 1: Line 1:
-
{{person-pagetext
+
{{Person-pagetext
-
| summary= was a professional player.
+
|summary=was a professional player.
}}
}}
-
{{person-narrative-stub}}
+
== Profile ==
 +
 
 +
=== Personal ===
 +
* Resided in Long Beach, California in 1952.
 +
* Resided in Long Beach, California in 1953.
 +
* Self-identified as being of Norwegian-Irish-English ancestry.
 +
* Listed hobby as golf.
 +
* Shows his name is John (Jack) Theodore Salveson, Jr.
 +
* Won his first professional game in 1932 for Winston-Salem of the Piedmont League.
 +
 
 +
=== Pre-professional career ===
 +
* Attended high school in Long Beach, California.
 +
* Played baseball in high school.
 +
* Played on Bob Hughes' famous semi-pro team in Bellflower, California.
 +
 
 +
=== Achievements ===
 +
* Led the 1940 Pacific Coast League in earned run average with 2.30.
 +
* Led the 1950 Pacific Coast League in earned run average with 2.84 and won-lost percentage  with .789.
 +
* Became a 200 game winner on May 25, 1952 in Pacific Coast League competition and joined 10 other pitching greats who have accomplished this feat.
 +
* Won a 20 inning 1-0 game giving up just eight hits from Sacramento on May 7, 1947 when he was with Portland.
 +
* Named the Salveson recipient of the group's achievement award in 1952 by the Pacific Coast Baseball Writers Association for his 200 game Pacific Coast League victories.
 +
                                       
 +
=== Career notes ===
 +
* "Voluntarily Retired" for the 1944 season.
 +
 
 +
== Sources ==
 +
* {{cite-book | title=1952 Pacific Coast League Thumbnail Sketches}}
 +
* {{cite-book | title=1953 Pacific Coast League Sketch Book}}

Latest revision as of 20:42, 28 October 2010

Contents

[edit] Profile

[edit] Personal

  • Resided in Long Beach, California in 1952.
  • Resided in Long Beach, California in 1953.
  • Self-identified as being of Norwegian-Irish-English ancestry.
  • Listed hobby as golf.
  • Shows his name is John (Jack) Theodore Salveson, Jr.
  • Won his first professional game in 1932 for Winston-Salem of the Piedmont League.

[edit] Pre-professional career

  • Attended high school in Long Beach, California.
  • Played baseball in high school.
  • Played on Bob Hughes' famous semi-pro team in Bellflower, California.

[edit] Achievements

  • Led the 1940 Pacific Coast League in earned run average with 2.30.
  • Led the 1950 Pacific Coast League in earned run average with 2.84 and won-lost percentage with .789.
  • Became a 200 game winner on May 25, 1952 in Pacific Coast League competition and joined 10 other pitching greats who have accomplished this feat.
  • Won a 20 inning 1-0 game giving up just eight hits from Sacramento on May 7, 1947 when he was with Portland.
  • Named the Salveson recipient of the group's achievement award in 1952 by the Pacific Coast Baseball Writers Association for his 200 game Pacific Coast League victories.

[edit] Career notes

  • "Voluntarily Retired" for the 1944 season.

[edit] Sources

  • 1952 Pacific Coast League Thumbnail Sketches.
  • 1953 Pacific Coast League Sketch Book.
Retrieved from "http://encyclopedia.sabr.org/wiki/Jack_Salveson_(975f)/pagetext"