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== Profile == | == Profile == | ||
=== Personal === | === Personal === | ||
* Resided in Torrance, California in 1952. | * Resided in Torrance, California in 1952. | ||
| + | * Resided in Torrance, California in 1953. | ||
* Self-identified as being of Yugoslav ancestry. | * Self-identified as being of Yugoslav ancestry. | ||
| - | * | + | * Listed hobby as photography. |
| - | * Hit a home run off Joe Haynes of the Chicago White Sox on the first pitch in his initial game as a | + | * Hit a home run off Joe Haynes of the Chicago White Sox on the first pitch in his initial game as a member of the Detroit Tigers in 1948; this is also his biggest thrill. |
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=== Pre-professional career === | === Pre-professional career === | ||
* Attended San Fernando High School. | * Attended San Fernando High School. | ||
* Played baseball, basketball and was on the track team in high school. | * Played baseball, basketball and was on the track team in high school. | ||
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| - | == Career notes == | + | === Outside of baseball === |
| - | * 1943 | + | * Was a carpenter during the off-season in 1952 and 1953. |
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| + | === Career notes === | ||
| + | * Served in the Navy from 1943-1945. | ||
| - | = | + | === 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}} | ||
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[edit] Profile
[edit] Personal
- Resided in Torrance, California in 1952.
- Resided in Torrance, California in 1953.
- Self-identified as being of Yugoslav ancestry.
- Listed hobby as photography.
- Hit a home run off Joe Haynes of the Chicago White Sox on the first pitch in his initial game as a member of the Detroit Tigers in 1948; this is also his biggest thrill.
[edit] Pre-professional career
- Attended San Fernando High School.
- Played baseball, basketball and was on the track team in high school.
[edit] Outside of baseball
- Was a carpenter during the off-season in 1952 and 1953.
[edit] Career notes
- Served in the Navy from 1943-1945.
[edit] Sources
- 1952 Pacific Coast League Thumbnail Sketches.
- 1953 Pacific Coast League Sketch Book.
