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Profile
Personal
- Resided in Oriole, Maryland in 1953.
- Self-identified as being of English ancesry.
- Shows his hobbies are hunting and fishing.
Pre-professional carrer
- Graduated from Washington High School in Princess Anne, Maryland.
- Was captain of the baseball team two years in high school.
Achievements
- Had the third lowest earned run average in the 1947 Eastern Shore League with the Rehoboth Beach
club, his first year, with 2.83.
- Was third in earned run average in the 1948 Interstate League with 2.54.
Outside of baseball
- Is in the oyster business during the off-season.
- Served 2 1/2 years in the U. S. Marine Corps.
Contract signing
- Was signed to his first pro contract by John "poke" Whalen, a Pittsburgh Pirate scout, in 1947.
Source =
- 1953 Pacific Coast League Sketch Book.