Larry Ward/pagetext
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Profile
Personal
- Resided in Hawthorne, California in 1952.
- Self-identified as being of Irish-Scottish-Indian ancestry.
- Shows his hobby is sports.
- 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 greaterst thrill.
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.
Outside of baseball
- Works for Standard Oil Company during the off-season.
Sources =
- 1952 Pacific Coast League Thumbnail Sketches.
- Social Security Death Index account number 558-20-7563