Johnny James/pagetext

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Profile

Personal

  • Resided in Los Angeles, California in 1953 and 1954.
  • Self-identified as being of Irish-English ancestry.

Pre-professional career

  • Graduated from Hollywood High School in 1951.
  • Played baseball in high school.
  • Attended the University of Southern California for one year.
  • Played freshman baseball at the University of Southern California.

Achievements

  • Won ten straight games, streak ended with the last game of the season which he lost, for Boise in the 1953 Pioneer League.

Contract signing

  • Was signed to his first contract by Gordon (Deacon) Jones of the New York Yankees.

Sources

  • 1953 Pioneer League Index (Second Edition).
  • 1954 California League Gold Book (Sixth Edition).
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