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=== Pre-professional career === | === Pre-professional career === | ||
* Attended Christian Brothers High School in Sacramento, California. | * Attended Christian Brothers High School in Sacramento, California. | ||
- | * Won letters in baseball, football | + | * Won letters in baseball, football and basketball in high school. |
* Awarded a scholarship at Saint Mary's College but did not graduate. | * Awarded a scholarship at Saint Mary's College but did not graduate. | ||
* Played baseball and football at college. | * Played baseball and football at college. |
Revision as of 15:59, 26 January 2010
Contents |
Profile
Personal
- Resided in Sacramento, California in 1952.
- Self-identified as being of Swiss-German ancestry.
- Shows his hobby is attending movies.
- Hitting a home run in the 1938 World Series between the Chicago Cubs and New York Yankees was his
greatest thrill.
- Took over the Sacramento club as manager on June 1, 1950 after Red Kress was released; while
Marty managed the team it won 58 and lost 77.
Pre-professional career
- Attended Christian Brothers High School in Sacramento, California.
- Won letters in baseball, football and basketball in high school.
- Awarded a scholarship at Saint Mary's College but did not graduate.
- Played baseball and football at college.
Achievements
- Led the 1936 Pacific Coast League in batting average with .359.
Career notes
- 1942, 1943, 1944, 1945 Shows "Armed Forces"
Source =
- 1952 Pacific Coast League Thumbnail Sketches.