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From SABR Encyclopedia
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Profile
Personal
- Resided in Daly City, California in 1952.
- Self-identified as being of Italian ancestry.
- One of the smallest pitchers in baseball, per the 1952 PCL Thumbnail Sketches.
- Nickname "Peewee", per the 1952 PCL Thumbnail Sketches.
Achievements
- Led the 1944 Pacific Coast League in games pitched with 48 and games won with 26.
- Tied for the lead in most wild pitches with 12 in the 1944 Pacific Coast League.
- Had seven shutout victories in the 1944 Pacific Coast League.
- Led the 1941 Arizona-Texas League in innings pitched with 274 and strikeouts with 237.
- Tied for the lead in most wild pitches with 20 in the 1941 Arizona-Texas League.
Contract signing
- Drafted by the Washington Senators in 1944.
Career notes
- "Voluntarily retired" in 1942.
Sources
- 1952 Pacific Coast League Thumbnail Sketches.