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		+	== Profile ==
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		+	=== Personal ===
		+	* Resided in Sacramento, California in 1952.
		+	* Self-identified as being of Swiss-German ancestry.
		+	* Listed hobby as 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.
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		+	=== 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.
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		+	=== Achievements ===
		+	* Led the 1936 Pacific Coast League in batting average with .359.
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		+	=== Career notes ===
		+	* In the armed forces 1942-1945.
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		+	== Sources ==
		+	* {{cite-book | title=1952 Pacific Coast League Thumbnail Sketches}}

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Contents 1 Profile 1.1 Personal 1.2 Pre-professional career 1.3 Achievements 1.4 Career notes 2 Sources

[edit] Profile

[edit] Personal

• Resided in Sacramento, California in 1952.
• Self-identified as being of Swiss-German ancestry.
• Listed hobby as 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.

[edit] 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.

[edit] Achievements

• Led the 1936 Pacific Coast League in batting average with .359.

[edit] Career notes

• In the armed forces 1942-1945.

[edit] Sources

• 1952 Pacific Coast League Thumbnail Sketches.