Edward Schaack/pagetext

From SABR Encyclopedia

Contents 1 Profile 1.1 Personal 1.2 Pre-professional career 1.3 Achievements 1.4 Outside of baseball 2 Sources

[edit] Profile

[edit] Personal

• Resided in Kimberly, Idaho in 1953.

[edit] Pre-professional career

• Graduated from York Township High School.
  • Played baseball and basketball in high school.
• Was the batting practice pitcher for the Chicago Cubs in 1939.

[edit] Achievements

• Led the 1940 Evangeline League in the highest winning percentage with .813.

[edit] Outside of baseball

• Was a farmer (raising dill) during the off-season.
• Served in the U. S. Army in 1941-1945.

[edit] Sources

• 1953 Pioneer League Index (Second Edition).