Berlin Claridge

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Berlin Claridge
Berlin Faucher Claridge
"Ben"
Bat/Throw: R/R
Height: 6' 1"
Weight: 187
Born: 1928-7-22 at Phoenix, AZ (US)
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Berlin Claridge was a professional player.

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Personal

  • Resided in San Gabriel, California in 1953 and 1954.
  • Self-identified as being of English ancestry in 1953, and of English and French Canadian ancestry in 1954.

Pre-professional career

  • Graduated from Mark Kipple High School in 1947.
  • Played baseball and basketball in high school.

Outside of baseball

  • Is a cement mason apprentice during the off-season.
  • Served two years in the U. S. Army, including nine months in Korea.

Contract signing

  • Signed to his first professional contract by Jack Fournier of the Chicago Cubs.

Sources

  • 1953 California League Gold Book (Fifth Edition).
  • 1954 Pioneer League Index (Third Edition).


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