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=== Personal === | === Personal === | ||
| - | * Resided in San Francisco, California in 1952. | + | * Resided in San Francisco, California in 1952 and 1953. |
* Self-identified as being of Italian ancestry. | * Self-identified as being of Italian ancestry. | ||
* Listed hobbies as hunting and swimming. | * Listed hobbies as hunting and swimming. | ||
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* Won a block "M" award for athletic participation in high school. | * Won a block "M" award for athletic participation in high school. | ||
* Was named on the all city high school team. | * Was named on the all city high school team. | ||
| - | * Attended Saint Mary's College. | + | * Attended Saint Mary's College, did not graduate. |
* Did not participate in sports at college. | * Did not participate in sports at college. | ||
* Played American Legion ball. | * Played American Legion ball. | ||
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* Refused to report to Vancouver at the start of the 1952 season and had been playing semi-pro ball while working with his father as a plasterer. | * Refused to report to Vancouver at the start of the 1952 season and had been playing semi-pro ball while working with his father as a plasterer. | ||
* Had a tryout with Oakland as a catcher early in the 1952 season but was released. | * Had a tryout with Oakland as a catcher early in the 1952 season but was released. | ||
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== Sources == | == Sources == | ||
| + | * {{cite-book | title=1952 Pacific Coast League Thumbnail Sketches}} | ||
* {{cite-book | title=1953 Pacific Coast League Sketch Book}} | * {{cite-book | title=1953 Pacific Coast League Sketch Book}} | ||
Revision as of 19:53, 7 May 2010
Contents |
Profile
Personal
- Resided in San Francisco, California in 1952 and 1953.
- Self-identified as being of Italian ancestry.
- Listed hobbies as hunting and swimming.
Pre-professional career
- Attended Mission High School.
- Won a block "M" award for athletic participation in high school.
- Was named on the all city high school team.
- Attended Saint Mary's College, did not graduate.
- Did not participate in sports at college.
- Played American Legion ball.
Career notes
- Refused to report to Vancouver at the start of the 1952 season and had been playing semi-pro ball while working with his father as a plasterer.
- Had a tryout with Oakland as a catcher early in the 1952 season but was released.
Sources
- 1952 Pacific Coast League Thumbnail Sketches.
- 1953 Pacific Coast League Sketch Book.
