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== Profile ==
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=== Personal ===
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* Resided in Davenport, California in 1952 and 1953.
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* Self-identified as being of Italian ancestry.
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* Listed hobby as collecting postage stamps.
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* Played the harmonica in 1952.
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* Singled and tripled in his first pro game.
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=== Pre-professional career ===
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* Attended high school in Santa Cruz, California.
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* Won a letter in baseball in high school.
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=== Achievements ===
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* Led the 1940 Arizona-Texas League in batting average with .383 and runs batted in with 103.
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* Was second in home runs with 39, one less than the leader, in the 1950 Pacific Coast League.
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* Led the 1952 Pacific Coast League in bases on balls received with 109 and hit by pitcher with 8.
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=== Outside of baseball ===
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* Was a professional fisherman during the off-season in 1952.
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=== Career notes ===
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* In the armed forces during the 1943, 1944 and 1945 seasons.
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== Sources ==
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* {{cite-book | title=1952 Pacific Coast League Thumbnail Sketches}}
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* {{cite-book | title=1953 Pacific Coast League Sketch Book}}

Latest revision as of 05:24, 20 June 2010


Contents

[edit] Profile

[edit] Personal

  • Resided in Davenport, California in 1952 and 1953.
  • Self-identified as being of Italian ancestry.
  • Listed hobby as collecting postage stamps.
  • Played the harmonica in 1952.
  • Singled and tripled in his first pro game.

[edit] Pre-professional career

  • Attended high school in Santa Cruz, California.
  • Won a letter in baseball in high school.

[edit] Achievements

  • Led the 1940 Arizona-Texas League in batting average with .383 and runs batted in with 103.
  • Was second in home runs with 39, one less than the leader, in the 1950 Pacific Coast League.
  • Led the 1952 Pacific Coast League in bases on balls received with 109 and hit by pitcher with 8.

[edit] Outside of baseball

  • Was a professional fisherman during the off-season in 1952.

[edit] Career notes

  • In the armed forces during the 1943, 1944 and 1945 seasons.

[edit] Sources

  • 1952 Pacific Coast League Thumbnail Sketches.
  • 1953 Pacific Coast League Sketch Book.
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