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Profile
Personal
- Resided in New Orleans, Louisiana in 1952.
- Jumped organized baseball on May 23, 1946 to the Mexican League.
- Was reinsted to organized baseball on June 6, 1949 and rejoined the Saint Louis Cardinals.
Outside of baseball
- During the war he was a radarman with the U. S. Navy in the Pacific participating in nine
major battles.
Career notes
- 1944, 1945 Shows "Armed Forces (Coast Guard)"
- 1946 Shows "Remainder in Mexican League"
- 1947, 1948, 1949 Shows "Ineligible until June 6, 1949"
Contract signing
- Was drafted by the Cleveland Indians in 1950 after a good year with Los Angeles.
Source =
- 1952 Pacific Coast League Thumbnail Sketches.