Roy Welmaker/pagetext
From SABR Encyclopedia
< Roy Welmaker (c618)(Difference between revisions)
PopulateBot2 (Talk | contribs) (Minor automated formatting edits) |
|||
| (3 intermediate revisions not shown) | |||
| Line 2: | Line 2: | ||
|summary=was a professional player. | |summary=was a professional player. | ||
}} | }} | ||
| - | |||
== Profile == | == Profile == | ||
=== Personal === | === Personal === | ||
* Resided in Atlanta, Georgia in 1952. | * Resided in Atlanta, Georgia in 1952. | ||
| + | * Resided in Los Angeles, California in 1953. | ||
* Self-identified as being of African-American ancestry. | * Self-identified as being of African-American ancestry. | ||
* Gained his experience playing in South America and Mexico in 1941, 1942, 1943 and 1948. | * Gained his experience playing in South America and Mexico in 1941, 1942, 1943 and 1948. | ||
| - | * Pitching a no-hit, no-run game after the first man got on base with a bases on balls, the only man to get on basein the game was his biggest thrill. | + | * Pitching a no-hit, no-run game after the first man got on base with a bases on balls, the only man to get on basein the game was his biggest thrill as of 1952. |
* Pitched 10 innings in his first game in 1949 winning for his club, Wilkes-Barre, over Scranton. | * Pitched 10 innings in his first game in 1949 winning for his club, Wilkes-Barre, over Scranton. | ||
| - | * Was a good singer. | + | * Was "a good singer" in 1952 and 1953, according to the PCL Thumbnail Sketches of 1952 and the PCL Sketch Book of 1953. |
| + | |||
=== Pre-professional career === | === Pre-professional career === | ||
* Attended high school in Atlanta, Georgia. | * Attended high school in Atlanta, Georgia. | ||
* Was all-scholastic in baseball in high school. | * Was all-scholastic in baseball in high school. | ||
| + | * Won all-star honors in baseball in high school. | ||
* Attended Clark College in Atlanta and graduated with a Bachelor of Science Degree. | * Attended Clark College in Atlanta and graduated with a Bachelor of Science Degree. | ||
* Made all-Southern team in baseball in college. | * Made all-Southern team in baseball in college. | ||
=== Outside of baseball === | === Outside of baseball === | ||
| - | * Was a mail clerk during the off-season. | + | * Was a mail clerk during the off-season in 1952 and 1953. |
* Served in the U.S. Army Infantry during World War II in Italy. | * Served in the U.S. Army Infantry during World War II in Italy. | ||
| - | == Sources | + | == Sources == |
* {{cite-book | title=1952 Pacific Coast League Thumbnail Sketches}} | * {{cite-book | title=1952 Pacific Coast League Thumbnail Sketches}} | ||
| + | * {{cite-book | title=1953 Pacific Coast League Sketch Book}} | ||
* {{cite-ssdi|ssn=206-09-0702}} | * {{cite-ssdi|ssn=206-09-0702}} | ||
Latest revision as of 18:40, 29 October 2010
Contents |
[edit] Profile
[edit] Personal
- Resided in Atlanta, Georgia in 1952.
- Resided in Los Angeles, California in 1953.
- Self-identified as being of African-American ancestry.
- Gained his experience playing in South America and Mexico in 1941, 1942, 1943 and 1948.
- Pitching a no-hit, no-run game after the first man got on base with a bases on balls, the only man to get on basein the game was his biggest thrill as of 1952.
- Pitched 10 innings in his first game in 1949 winning for his club, Wilkes-Barre, over Scranton.
- Was "a good singer" in 1952 and 1953, according to the PCL Thumbnail Sketches of 1952 and the PCL Sketch Book of 1953.
[edit] Pre-professional career
- Attended high school in Atlanta, Georgia.
- Was all-scholastic in baseball in high school.
- Won all-star honors in baseball in high school.
- Attended Clark College in Atlanta and graduated with a Bachelor of Science Degree.
- Made all-Southern team in baseball in college.
[edit] Outside of baseball
- Was a mail clerk during the off-season in 1952 and 1953.
- Served in the U.S. Army Infantry during World War II in Italy.
[edit] Sources
- 1952 Pacific Coast League Thumbnail Sketches.
- 1953 Pacific Coast League Sketch Book.
- Social Security Death Index (SSN: 206-09-0702).
