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== Profile ==
== Profile ==
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* Self-identified as being of Hungarian ancestry.
* Self-identified as being of Hungarian ancestry.
* Hit a home run and a single and drove in five runs in his first pro game.
* Hit a home run and a single and drove in five runs in his first pro game.
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* Hit two home runs in one game with the Saint Louis Browns against the Philadelphia Athletics  
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* Hit two home runs in one game with the Saint Louis Browns against the Philadelphia Athletics in 1951.  
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  in 1951.  
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=== Pre-professional career ===
=== Pre-professional career ===
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* Played baseball at college.
* Played baseball at college.
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== Achievements ==
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=== Achievements ===
* Drew 104 bases on balls in 134 games with Buffalo in the 1946 International League.
* Drew 104 bases on balls in 134 games with Buffalo in the 1946 International League.
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== Contract signing ==
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=== Contract signing ===
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* Was signed by the Detroit Tigers when pitching at Western Michigan College and then sent to  
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* Was signed by the Detroit Tigers when pitching at Western Michigan College and then sent to Buffalo in 1943.
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  Buffalo in 1943.
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== Career notes ==
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=== Career notes ===
* 1944, 1945  Shows "Armed Forces"
* 1944, 1945  Shows "Armed Forces"
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== Source ==
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== Sources ==
* {{cite-book | title=1953 Pacific Coast League Sketch Book}}
* {{cite-book | title=1953 Pacific Coast League Sketch Book}}

Revision as of 14:16, 23 August 2010


Contents

Profile

Personal

  • Resided in Los Angeles, California in 1953.
  • Self-identified as being of Hungarian ancestry.
  • Hit a home run and a single and drove in five runs in his first pro game.
  • Hit two home runs in one game with the Saint Louis Browns against the Philadelphia Athletics in 1951.

Pre-professional career

  • Attended high school in Flint, Michigan.
  • Played baseball in high school.
  • Attended Western Michigan College.
  • Played baseball at college.

Achievements

  • Drew 104 bases on balls in 134 games with Buffalo in the 1946 International League.

Contract signing

  • Was signed by the Detroit Tigers when pitching at Western Michigan College and then sent to Buffalo in 1943.

Career notes

  • 1944, 1945 Shows "Armed Forces"

Sources

  • 1953 Pacific Coast League Sketch Book.
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