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== Profile ==
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=== Personal ===
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* Resided in Lodi, California in 1952 and 1953.
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* Self-identified as being of Irish-Dutch ancestry.
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* Listed hobby as woodworking.
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* Nickname "Red", according to 1952 Pacific Coast League Thumbnail Sketches.
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* Batted left, according to 1952 Pacific Coast League Thumbnail Sketches.
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* Shows he was born in Acampo, California.
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* Tossed a three-hit shutout in his first game in 1946 with Stockton in the California League.
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* Pitching for Oakland against Seattle in the last game of the 1947 season was his greatest thrill, he lost 2-0 but gave up only two hits.
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=== Pre-professional career ===
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* Attended Union High High School in Lodi, California.
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* Was captain of the tumbling team in high school.
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* Played Junior Legion ball for four years.
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=== Achievements ===
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* Led the 1947 California League in earned run average with 2.24.
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* Led the 1948 Western International League in earned run average with 2.29 and strikeouts with 201.
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=== Outside of baseball ===
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* Was a laborer during the off-season.
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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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[edit] Profile

[edit] Personal

  • Resided in Lodi, California in 1952 and 1953.
  • Self-identified as being of Irish-Dutch ancestry.
  • Listed hobby as woodworking.
  • Nickname "Red", according to 1952 Pacific Coast League Thumbnail Sketches.
  • Batted left, according to 1952 Pacific Coast League Thumbnail Sketches.
  • Shows he was born in Acampo, California.
  • Tossed a three-hit shutout in his first game in 1946 with Stockton in the California League.
  • Pitching for Oakland against Seattle in the last game of the 1947 season was his greatest thrill, he lost 2-0 but gave up only two hits.

[edit] Pre-professional career

  • Attended Union High High School in Lodi, California.
  • Was captain of the tumbling team in high school.
  • Played Junior Legion ball for four years.

[edit] Achievements

  • Led the 1947 California League in earned run average with 2.24.
  • Led the 1948 Western International League in earned run average with 2.29 and strikeouts with 201.

[edit] Outside of baseball

  • Was a laborer during the off-season.

[edit] Sources

  • 1952 Pacific Coast League Thumbnail Sketches.
  • 1953 Pacific Coast League Sketch Book.
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