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		+	== Profile ==
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		+	=== Personal ===
		+	* Resided in Compton, California in 1952.
		+	* Self-identified as being of Jewish ancestry.
		+	* Listed hobbies as golf and bowling.
		+	* Nickname "Frank" according to 1952 Pacific Coast League Thumbnail Sketches.
		+	* Says getting his first major league home run which won the game 2-1 is his greatest thrill.
		+
		+	=== Pre-professional career ===
		+	* Attended Carl Schurz High School in Chicago, Illinois.
		+	* Graduated from the University of Illinois with a Bachelor of Science degree in education.
		+	* Was a honor student at the University of Illinois.
		+
		+	=== Achievements ===
		+	* Hit a home run in 1949 which clinched the game and the Pacific Coast League championship for Hollywood.
		+	* Led all of organized baseball in hitting with a .439 batting average for Beckley in the 1939 Mountain States League.
		+	* Won the Louisville "Slugger" Trophy in 1939.
		+	* Led the 1939 Mountain States League in home runs with 26.
		+	* Tied for the lead in triples with 13 in the 1939 Mountain States League.
		+
		+	=== Outside of baseball ===
		+	* Was a distributor and salesman during the off-season in 1952.
		+
		+	=== Career notes ===
		+	* 1943, 1944, 1945 – "Armed Forces"
		+	* 1946, 1947, 1948 – "Mexican and Cuban Leagues - no figures available"
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		+	== Sources ==
		+	* {{cite-book | title=1952 Pacific Coast League Thumbnail Sketches}}

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Contents 1 Profile 1.1 Personal 1.2 Pre-professional career 1.3 Achievements 1.4 Outside of baseball 1.5 Career notes 2 Sources

[edit] Profile

[edit] Personal

• Resided in Compton, California in 1952.
• Self-identified as being of Jewish ancestry.
• Listed hobbies as golf and bowling.
• Nickname "Frank" according to 1952 Pacific Coast League Thumbnail Sketches.
• Says getting his first major league home run which won the game 2-1 is his greatest thrill.

[edit] Pre-professional career

• Attended Carl Schurz High School in Chicago, Illinois.
• Graduated from the University of Illinois with a Bachelor of Science degree in education.
• Was a honor student at the University of Illinois.

[edit] Achievements

• Hit a home run in 1949 which clinched the game and the Pacific Coast League championship for Hollywood.
• Led all of organized baseball in hitting with a .439 batting average for Beckley in the 1939 Mountain States League.
• Won the Louisville "Slugger" Trophy in 1939.
• Led the 1939 Mountain States League in home runs with 26.
• Tied for the lead in triples with 13 in the 1939 Mountain States League.

[edit] Outside of baseball

• Was a distributor and salesman during the off-season in 1952.

[edit] Career notes

• 1943, 1944, 1945 – "Armed Forces"
• 1946, 1947, 1948 – "Mexican and Cuban Leagues - no figures available"

[edit] Sources

• 1952 Pacific Coast League Thumbnail Sketches.