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[edit] Profile

[edit] Personal

  • Resided in Pasadena, California in 1952, 1953, 1954, and 1955.
  • Self-identified as being of English-French ancestry.

[edit] Pre-professional career

  • Graduated from John Muir High School in Pasadena, California.
  • Played baseball, basketball and tennis in high school.
  • Played American Legion ball.

[edit] Outside of baseball

  • Was in the U.S. Marine Corps in 1945 and 1946.
  • Worked in a department store during the off-season 1954.

[edit] Achievements

  • Pitched a seven inning no-hit, no-run game on June 21, 1951 against Great Falls.
  • Led the 1951 Pioneer League in earned run average with 2.13.
  • Led the 1953 Pioneer League in won-lost percentage with .800 winning 12 games and losing 3 games.
  • Led the 1954 Pioneer League pitchers in assists with 53.

[edit] Sources

  • 1952 Pacific Coast League Thumbnail Sketches.
  • 1953 Pacific Coast League Sketch Book.
  • 1954 Pioneer League Index (Third Edition).
  • 1955 Pioneer League Index (Fourth Edition).
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