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	=== Personal ===		=== Personal ===
	* Resided in LaHabra, California in 1953.		* Resided in LaHabra, California in 1953.
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		+	== Achievements ==
		+	* Tied for the lead in most shutouts pitched with 5 in the 1952 Pacific Coast League.
		+	* Led the 1952 Pacific Coast League pitchers in most games lost with 20.
	== Source ==		== Source ==
	* {{cite-book | title=1953 Pacific Coast League Sketch Book}}		* {{cite-book | title=1953 Pacific Coast League Sketch Book}}

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Contents 1 Profile 1.1 Personal 1.2 Pre-professional career 2 Achievements 3 Outside of baseball 4 Contract signing 5 Source = 5.1 Profile 5.1.1 Personal 5.2 Achievements 5.3 Source

Profile

Personal

• Resided in LaHabra, California in 1952.
• Shows his hobbies are billards and golf.
• Is one of twelve children.
• Donated his own time in 1948 toward building a baseball field for members of the LaHabra CYO.
• Won his first pro game with Bisbee in the 1938 Arizona-Texas League by a score of 10-2.
• Coming within one hit (and one out) of a no-hit, no-run game while with the Los Angels was his

 greatest thrill; with two outs and two strikes on Marv Gudat, then with Oakland, Gudat dumped a 
 blooper just out of reach of the infield for the lone hit.

Pre-professional career

• Attended high school in LaHabra, California.
• Won baseball and track letters in high school.

Achievements

• Led the 1938 Arizona-Texas League in games won with 24 and earned run average of 2.38.
• Led the 1942 Pacific Coast League in earned run average with 2.63.
• Won ten straight games for Bisbee in 1938.

Outside of baseball

• Is a laborer during the off-season.

Contract signing

• Was sent to San Diego by Cleveland in 1951, but before he could report, the San Diego Padres

 sent him to Sacramento for infielder Jim Tabor.

Source =

• 1952 Pacific Coast League Thumbnail Sketches.

Profile

Personal

• Resided in LaHabra, California in 1953.

Achievements

• Tied for the lead in most shutouts pitched with 5 in the 1952 Pacific Coast League.
• Led the 1952 Pacific Coast League pitchers in most games lost with 20.

Source

• 1953 Pacific Coast League Sketch Book.