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Profile

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.

Pre-professional career

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

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.

Outside of baseball

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

Career notes

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

Sources

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