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* {{cite-book | title=1953 Pacific Coast League Sketch Book}} | * {{cite-book | title=1953 Pacific Coast League Sketch Book}} | ||
Revision as of 19:06, 11 May 2010
Contents |
Profile
Personal
- Resided in Birmingham, Alabama in 1952 and 1953.
- Self-identified as being of African-American ancestry.
- Says the toughest thing in baseball, as far as he is concerened, was being released by Scranton, a Boston Red Sox farm club, and he was hitting .333 at the time.
- Says hitting a home run with the bases loaded off a pitcher who the night before had struck him out, also with the bases loaded, was his greatest baseball thrill.
Pre-professional career
- Attended Fairfield High School.
- Played basketball in high school.
- Attended Alabama State College.
- Played basketball in college.
- Played with the Birmingham Black Barons of the Negro American loop from 1943 through 1949.
Outside of baseball
- Played baseball during the off-season as of 1952.
Sources
- 1952 Pacific Coast League Thumbnail Sketches.
- 1953 Pacific Coast League Sketch Book.
