Samuel Ball/pagetext

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Profile

Personal

  • Resided in Chula Vista, California in 1953.
  • Self-identified as being of English-German ancestry.
  • Listed hobbies as hunting and fishing.

Pre-professional career

  • Graduated from Sequoia High School in Redwood City in 1948.
  • Was a member of the baseball and boxing teams in high school.

Outside of baseball

  • Did road construction during the off-season in 1953.
  • Served in the U.S. Army for two years.

Sources

  • 1953 California League Gold Book (Fifth Edition).