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[edit] Profile
[edit] Personal
- Resided in Mountain View, California in 1954.
- Listed hobby as fishing.
[edit] Pre-professional career
- Graduated from Mountain View High School in 1953.
- Played baseball and basketball in high school.
- Was chosen Most Valuable Player in prep league in 1953.
- Pitched a no-hit, no-run game in the championship playoff game in high school.
- Played American Legion ball.
- Played Winter ball for Palo Alto Oaks in the San Francisco-Peninsula League in 1954.
[edit] Contract signing
- Was signed to his first contract by Bob Fontaine of the Hollywood Stars.
[edit] Sources
- 1954 California League Gold Book (Sixth Edition).
- Social Security Death Index (SSN: 549-44-9532).