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From SABR Encyclopedia

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

Profile

Personal

• Resided in Atwater, California in 1951 and 1953.
• Resided in Livingston, California in 1954.
• Self-identified as being of Scottish-English-Portuguese ancestry.
• Was out of baseball in 1952 due to a serious leg injury suffered in an automobile accident following the close of the 1951 season.
• Listed hobbies as golf and hunting in 1954.
• Attended Saint Mary's College during the off-season and was in his junior year in 1951.

Pre-professional career

• Graduated from Merced High School in 1948.
• Played baseball, football and basketball in high school.
• Attended Saint Mary's College for three years.
• Played semi-pro ball for the Atwater Packers.

Outside of baseball

• Was a farmer during the off-season in 1954.

Contract signing

• Was signed to his first contract by Bill Brenzel of the Brooklyn Dodgers.

Achievements

• Led the 1951 California League second basemen in putouts with 410, assists with 377, double plays with 101 and fielding average with .968.

Sources

• 1953 California League Gold Book (Fifth Edition).
• 1954 California League Gold Book (Sixth Edition).