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== Profile ==
== Profile ==
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* Played baseball and basketball in high school.
* Played baseball and basketball in high school.
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== Achievements ==
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=== Achievements ===
* Led the 1951 Georgia-Florida League in runs batted in with 100.
* Led the 1951 Georgia-Florida League in runs batted in with 100.
* Led the 1951 Georgia-Florida League first basemen in putouts with 1,138 and double plays with 120.
* Led the 1951 Georgia-Florida League first basemen in putouts with 1,138 and double plays with 120.
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== Outside of baseball ==
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=== Outside of baseball ===
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* Was recently discharged from the U. S. Army after two years of service.
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* Was recently discharged from the U.S. Army after two years of service.
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== Contract signing ==
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=== Contract signing ===
* Signed for the Saint Louis Cardinals by Henry Greenway.  
* Signed for the Saint Louis Cardinals by Henry Greenway.  
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== Source ==
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== Sources ==
* {{cite-book | title=1954 California League Gold Book (Sixth Edition)}}
* {{cite-book | title=1954 California League Gold Book (Sixth Edition)}}
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* Social Security Death Index account number 031-20-2797
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* {{cite-ssdi|ssn=031-20-2797}}

Revision as of 13:41, 28 April 2010


Contents

Profile

Personal

  • Resided in Malden, Massachusetts in 1954.
  • Self-identified as being of Irish ancestry.

Pre-professional career

  • Graduated from Malden High School.
  • Played baseball and basketball in high school.

Achievements

  • Led the 1951 Georgia-Florida League in runs batted in with 100.
  • Led the 1951 Georgia-Florida League first basemen in putouts with 1,138 and double plays with 120.

Outside of baseball

  • Was recently discharged from the U.S. Army after two years of service.

Contract signing

  • Signed for the Saint Louis Cardinals by Henry Greenway.

Sources

  • 1954 California League Gold Book (Sixth Edition).
  • Social Security Death Index (SSN: 031-20-2797).