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| + | == Profile == | ||
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| + | === Personal === | ||
| + | * Resided in San Francisco, California in 1952. | ||
| + | * Self-identified as being of Scottish-Irish ancestry. | ||
| + | * Shows his hobbies are 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. | ||
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| + | === Pre-professional career === | ||
| + | * Attended Polytechnic High School. | ||
| + | * Played baseball and baskeball at high school. | ||
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| + | == 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. | ||
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| + | = Source == | ||
| + | * {{cite-book | title=1952 Pacific Coast League Thumbnail Sketches}} | ||
Revision as of 20:07, 22 January 2010
Contents |
Profile
Personal
- Resided in San Francisco, California in 1952.
- Self-identified as being of Scottish-Irish ancestry.
- Shows his hobbies are 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.
Source =
- 1952 Pacific Coast League Thumbnail Sketches.
