Bob VanEman/pagetext

From SABR Encyclopedia

Contents 1 Profile 1.1 Personal 1.2 Pre-professional career 1.3 Achievements 1.4 Outside of baseball 1.5 Career notes 1.6 Leagues not shown 2 Source

[edit] Profile

[edit] Personal

• Resided in New Castle, Pennsylvania in 1953.
• Self-identified as being of Dutch-Irish ancestry.
• Had a bad day in his first pro game in 1946 with Lynn and figured he was in the wrong business.
• Hitting a home run in the last of the ninth inning with the bases loadedto win a game 4-3 was his greatest thrill.

[edit] Pre-professional career

• Attended McKeesport High School.
• Played baseball and football in high school.

[edit] Achievements

• Led the 1949 Piedmont League in triples with 13.
• Led the 1950 Pioneer League in batting average with .368.
• Was third in batting average with .327 in the 1947 Canadian-American League.

[edit] Outside of baseball

• Works as a furnace installer during the off season.
• Served in the Armed Forces.

[edit] Career notes

• Shows on "Disabled List" in 1948.

[edit] Leagues not shown

• 1950 Southern Association Birmingham Shows "Less than 10 games - no record".

[edit] Source

• 1953 Pacific Coast League Sketch Book.