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Profile
Personal
- Was residing in Wilson, North Carolinal in 1949.
- Self-identified as being of Scottish and Irish ancestry.
- Listed fishing and checkers among his hobbies.
Pre-professional career
- Graduated from Marion High School in 1939 and played baseball, football and basketball.
- Attended Atlantic Christian College for two years and played baseball and basketball and led the North State Conference in hitting two years.
Achievements
- Led the 1941 Coastal Plain League in triples with 14.
- Led the 1942 South Atlantic League in stolen bases with 27.
- Led the 1943 Southern Association outfielders in fielding average with .982.
- Led the 1948 Western League in batting average with .352.
- Tied for the lead in in stolen bases with 23 in the 1948 Western League.
- Led the 1948 Western League outfielders in fielding average with .989.
Sources
- 1949 California League Gold Book.
Profile
Personal
- Resided in Atlantic Beach, Florida in 1955.
- Self-identified as being of Scottish-English ancestry.
- Listed hobby as fishing.
- Shows he is married and has one daughter.
- His ambition is to help to develop future major league players.
- Replacing Joe Medwick in the lineup for the New York Giants and hitting a homer and two singles to help beat the Philadelphia Phillies was his biggest thrill in baseball.
- Shows he was the manager of Fitzgerald in the 1954 Georgia State League.
Pre-professional career
- Graduated from Marion, North Carolina High School in 1938.
Outside of baseball
- Worked for the U.S. Department of Agriculture during the off-season.
Contract signing
- Was signed to his first contract by Claude Dietrich of the Atlanta Crackers.
Sources
- 1955 Pioneer League Index (Fourth Edition).
