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== Profile ==
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=== Personal ===
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* Resided in New Iberia, Louisiana in 1953.
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* In Remy's first pro game he doubled to win the game.
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* Hitting three home runs in one game is his greatest thrill.
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=== Pre-professional career ===
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* Attended New Iberia High School.
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* Was a top boxer in high school.
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* Had a scholarship to Louisiana State University in boxing but the U.S. Marine Corps beckoned him first.
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=== Achievements ===
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* Led the 1951 Evangeline League in home runs with 42 and that set a new League record.
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=== Career notes ===
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* Played at New Iberia in the Evangeline League in 1942, before the league was disbanded.
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* Was in the Marines from 1943-1945 and did not play professional baseball.
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=== Relatives ===
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* His brother, [[Roland LeBlanc]], was a catcher with the Saint Louis Cardinals and later a  manager of Cardinal farm clubs.
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== Sources ==
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* {{cite-book | title=1953 Pacific Coast League Sketch Book}}
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* {{cite-ssdi|ssn=437-24-5862}}

Latest revision as of 17:18, 1 September 2010

Contents

[edit] Profile

[edit] Personal

  • Resided in New Iberia, Louisiana in 1953.
  • In Remy's first pro game he doubled to win the game.
  • Hitting three home runs in one game is his greatest thrill.

[edit] Pre-professional career

  • Attended New Iberia High School.
  • Was a top boxer in high school.
  • Had a scholarship to Louisiana State University in boxing but the U.S. Marine Corps beckoned him first.

[edit] Achievements

  • Led the 1951 Evangeline League in home runs with 42 and that set a new League record.

[edit] Career notes

  • Played at New Iberia in the Evangeline League in 1942, before the league was disbanded.
  • Was in the Marines from 1943-1945 and did not play professional baseball.

[edit] Relatives

  • His brother, Roland LeBlanc, was a catcher with the Saint Louis Cardinals and later a manager of Cardinal farm clubs.

[edit] Sources

  • 1953 Pacific Coast League Sketch Book.
  • Social Security Death Index (SSN: 437-24-5862).
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