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== Profile == | == Profile == | ||
=== Personal === | === Personal === | ||
- | * Resided in Lowell, Massachusetts in 1951. | + | * Resided in Lowell, Massachusetts in 1951 and 1955. |
+ | * Self-identified as being of Portuguese ancestry. | ||
+ | * Listed hobbies as golf and tennis. | ||
+ | * Single in 1955. | ||
+ | * Hitting a home run and being called out for failing to touch first base was his most unusual experience in baseball as of 1955. | ||
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+ | === Pre-professional career === | ||
+ | * Graduated from Lowell High School in 1948. | ||
+ | * Played baseball and basketball in high school. | ||
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+ | === Outside of baseball === | ||
+ | * Was a salesman during the off-season in 1955. | ||
+ | * Served in the U.S. Army for two years. | ||
- | == Contract signing == | + | === Contract signing === |
* Signed by Jeff Jones. | * Signed by Jeff Jones. | ||
== Sources == | == Sources == | ||
* {{cite-book| title=1951 Boston Braves Roster Book}} | * {{cite-book| title=1951 Boston Braves Roster Book}} | ||
+ | * {{cite-book | title=1955 Pioneer League Index (Fourth Edition)}} |
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[edit] Profile
[edit] Personal
- Resided in Lowell, Massachusetts in 1951 and 1955.
- Self-identified as being of Portuguese ancestry.
- Listed hobbies as golf and tennis.
- Single in 1955.
- Hitting a home run and being called out for failing to touch first base was his most unusual experience in baseball as of 1955.
[edit] Pre-professional career
- Graduated from Lowell High School in 1948.
- Played baseball and basketball in high school.
[edit] Outside of baseball
- Was a salesman during the off-season in 1955.
- Served in the U.S. Army for two years.
[edit] Contract signing
- Signed by Jeff Jones.
[edit] Sources
- 1951 Boston Braves Roster Book.
- 1955 Pioneer League Index (Fourth Edition).