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	=== Career notes ===		=== Career notes ===
-	* 1944, 1945 Shows "Armed Forces"	+	* In the armed forces, 1944-1945.
	== Sources ==		== Sources ==
	* {{cite-book | title=1953 Pacific Coast League Sketch Book}}		* {{cite-book | title=1953 Pacific Coast League Sketch Book}}

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Contents 1 Profile 1.1 Personal 1.2 Pre-professional career 1.3 Achievements 1.4 Contract signing 1.5 Career notes 2 Sources

[edit] Profile

[edit] 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.

[edit] Pre-professional career

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

[edit] Achievements

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

[edit] Contract signing

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

[edit] Career notes

• In the armed forces, 1944-1945.

[edit] Sources

• 1953 Pacific Coast League Sketch Book.