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{{disagree-person-demographics}} == Profile == === Personal === * Resided in Chicago, Illinois in 1952. * Self-identified as being of Polish ancestry. * Hit a home run in his first time at bat in 1939. * Says his owes most in baseball to Bill Sweeney, now the manage of the Seattle club. * Driving in six runs in one inning with Macon in 1941 and banging out two grand slams homers against Oakland in a Governor's Cup contest on October 3, 1948 when he was with Los Angeles were his greatest baseball thrills;the feat of two grand slam home runs tied a Pacific Coast League Record but it does not go into the record books as it was a post-season game. === Pre-professional career === * Attended Tilden Tech in Chicago, Illinois. * Did not participate in athletics at Tilden Tech. === Achievements === * Split the 1947 Los Angeles Most Valuable Player award with Jess Dobernic. * Led the 1939 Northern League in most strikeouts by a batter with 120. * Led the 1940 Alabama State League in home runs with 30, runs batted in with 120 and total bases with 306. * Led the 1941 South Atlantic League in triples with 20. * Led the 1943 Pacific Coast League in home runs with 21 and batter strikeouts with 109. === Outside of baseball === * Was a carpenter during the off-season in 1952. === Contract signing === * Was drafted on November 10, 1947 from Los Angeles by the Boston Red Sox. == Sources == * {{cite-book | title=1952 Pacific Coast League Thumbnail Sketches}}
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