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== Profile ==
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=== Personal ===
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* Resided in Hawthorne, California in 1952.
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* Resided in Hawthorne, California in 1953.
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* Self-identified as being of Irish-Scottish-Indian ancestry.
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* Shows hobby is "sports" as of 1952 and 1953.
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* Worked one inning and gave up one run in his first professional game with Yakima in 1946.
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* Hitting a home run and also beating out a bunt was his biggest thrill.
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=== Pre-professional career ===
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* Attended Leuzinger High School in southern California. 
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* Attended Lawndale High School in southern California.
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* Won four baseball awards as a shortstop and one football letter in high school.
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* Was captain of the baseball team for two years in high school.
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=== Career notes ===
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* Served as fill in 3rd base umpire for 1st game of twi-night doubleheader between Sacramento and Portland on July 21, 1952.{{footnote-newspaper | title= Sacramento-Portland Boxscore July 21, 1952 | newspaper= The Sporting News| year= 1952| month= 08| day= 06| pages= 23| last= | first= | url= }}
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=== Outside of baseball ===
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* Worked for Standard Oil Company during the off-season in 1952 and 1953.
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== Sources ==
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* {{cite-book | title=1952 Pacific Coast League Thumbnail Sketches}}
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* {{cite-book | title=1953 Pacific Coast League Sketch Book}}
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* {{cite-ssdi|ssn=558-20-7563}}

Latest revision as of 18:17, 29 October 2010

Contents

[edit] Profile

[edit] Personal

  • Resided in Hawthorne, California in 1952.
  • Resided in Hawthorne, California in 1953.
  • Self-identified as being of Irish-Scottish-Indian ancestry.
  • Shows hobby is "sports" as of 1952 and 1953.
  • Worked one inning and gave up one run in his first professional game with Yakima in 1946.
  • Hitting a home run and also beating out a bunt was his biggest thrill.

[edit] Pre-professional career

  • Attended Leuzinger High School in southern California.
  • Attended Lawndale High School in southern California.
  • Won four baseball awards as a shortstop and one football letter in high school.
  • Was captain of the baseball team for two years in high school.

[edit] Career notes

  • Served as fill in 3rd base umpire for 1st game of twi-night doubleheader between Sacramento and Portland on July 21, 1952.[1]

[edit] Outside of baseball

  • Worked for Standard Oil Company during the off-season in 1952 and 1953.

[edit] Sources

  • 1952 Pacific Coast League Thumbnail Sketches.
  • 1953 Pacific Coast League Sketch Book.
  • Social Security Death Index (SSN: 558-20-7563).
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