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[edit] Profile

[edit] Personal

  • Resided in Long Beach, California in 1952, 1953, and 1954.
  • Self-identified as being of German and Irish ancestry.
  • Listed hobby as "all sports" in 1954.

[edit] Pre-professional career

  • Graduated from Lincoln High School in Seattle in 1949 and played baseball, basketball and football.
  • Attended Seattle University and played baseball.
  • Signed to his first contract by Don McShane of the Philadelphia Phillies.
  • Played Junior American Legion ball in Seattle.

[edit] Achievements

  • Led the 1951 Far West League outfielders in putouts with 262.
  • Hit three home runs in a seven-inning game on September 7, 1952.

[edit] Outside of baseball

  • Employed as a warehouseman and laborer during the off-season.
  • Self-reported as serving in the U. S. Marine Corps for "six whole weeks" in 1953.[1]
  • Self-reported as serving in the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve for four years in 1954.

[edit] Sources

  • 1952 Pioneer League Index.
  • 1953 Pioneer League Index (Second Edition).
  • 1954 Pioneer League Index (Third Edition).
  • Social Security Death Index (SSN: 538-22-4203).
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