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Contents 1 Profile 1.1 Personal 1.2 Pre-professional career 1.3 Outside of baseball 1.4 Achievements 1.5 Career notes 1.6 Contract signing 2 Sources

[edit] Profile

[edit] Personal

• Resided in Bison, Kansas in 1952 and 1953.
• Self-identified as being of German ancestry.

[edit] Pre-professional career

• Attended Sterling College in Kansas.

[edit] Outside of baseball

• Served in the U.S. Air Force during World War II.

[edit] Achievements

• Led the 1952 Pacific Coast League in sacrifice hits with 27.

[edit] Career notes

• Was in the armed forces during the 1943, 1944 and 1945 seasons.

[edit] Contract signing

• Was signed to his first pro contract with Bert Wells in 1942 and went to Durham of the Piedmont League.
• Was drafted from Fort Worth in 1947 by the Pittsburgh Pirates.

[edit] Sources

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