Al Lien

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Al Lien
Alfred Woodrow Lien
Bat/Throw: S/L
Height: 6' 2"
Weight: 180
Born: 1915-2-2 at Canby, OR (US)
Died: 1967-6-?
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Al Lien was a professional player.

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Profile

Personal

  • Resided in San Bruno, California in 1952 and 1953.
  • Self-identified as being of Norwegian-Danish ancestry.
  • Listed hobbies as fishing and growing roses.

Pre-professional career

  • Attended high school in Canby, Oregon.
  • Won three letters in baseball and one letter in football in high school.
  • Played American Legion ball.

Achievements

  • Led the 1937 Western Association in earned run average with 2.53.

Outside of baseball

  • Was a manager of a chain store during the off-season in 1952.

Career notes

  • In the armed forces in 1944 and 1945.

Sources

  • 1952 Pacific Coast League Thumbnail Sketches.
  • 1953 Pacific Coast League Sketch Book.


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