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== Profile == | == Profile == | ||
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* Self-identified as being of Polish ancestry. | * Self-identified as being of Polish ancestry. | ||
* Shows his middle name is "Theodore". | * Shows his middle name is "Theodore". | ||
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* Hit a home run in his first time at bat in 1939. | * 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. | * 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 | + | * 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. |
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=== Pre-professional career === | === Pre-professional career === | ||
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* Did not participate in athletics at Tilden Tech. | * Did not participate in athletics at Tilden Tech. | ||
| - | == Achievements == | + | === Achievements === |
* Split the 1947 Los Angeles Most Valuable Player award with Jess Dobernic. | * 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 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 | + | * Led the 1940 Alabama State League in home runs with 30, runs batted in with 120 and total bases with 306. |
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* Led the 1941 South Atlantic League in triples with 20. | * 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. | * Led the 1943 Pacific Coast League in home runs with 21 and batter strikeouts with 109. | ||
| - | == Outside of baseball == | + | === Outside of baseball === |
| - | * | + | * Was a carpenter during the off-season. |
| - | == Contract signing == | + | === Contract signing === |
* Was drafted on November 10, 1947 from Los Angeles by the Boston Red Sox. | * Was drafted on November 10, 1947 from Los Angeles by the Boston Red Sox. | ||
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* {{cite-book | title=1952 Pacific Coast League Thumbnail Sketches}} | * {{cite-book | title=1952 Pacific Coast League Thumbnail Sketches}} | ||
Revision as of 11:45, 21 May 2010
Contents |
Profile
Personal
- Resided in Chicago, Illinois in 1952.
- Self-identified as being of Polish ancestry.
- Shows his middle name is "Theodore".
- The Social Security Death Index (SSN: 346-03-2554). shows he was born on October 10, 1917.
- 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.
Contract signing
- Was drafted on November 10, 1947 from Los Angeles by the Boston Red Sox.
Sources
- 1952 Pacific Coast League Thumbnail Sketches.
