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== Profile == === Personal === * Resided in San Francisco, California in 1952 and 1953. * Self-identified as being of Scottish-Irish ancestry. * Listed hobbies as movies, golf and horses. * Won his first game 10-1 giving up four hits when he started his pro career with in 1946 with Lynn of the New England League. * Pitching against the Detroit Tigers in a spring training game, hitting a double to tie the score and then winning 2-1 in the ninth inning was his biggest thrill; he held the Tigers to but three hits and picked two runners off first base. === Pre-professional career === * Attended Polytechnic High School. * Played baseball and baskeball at high school. === Outside of baseball === * Employed in the Motor Vehicle department during the off-season. * Saw action in Iwo Jima, Japan and other hot spots during the war. * Played some ball with the Marines during World War II. == Sources == * {{cite-book | title=1952 Pacific Coast League Thumbnail Sketches}} * {{cite-book | title=1953 Pacific Coast League Sketch Book}}
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