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From SABR Encyclopedia

Contents 1 Personal 2 Pre-professional career 3 Outside of baseball 4 Achievements 5 Sources

[edit] Personal

• Resided in Wilminton, California in 1951, 1952, and 1953.
• Resided in Santa Barbara, California in 1954.
• Married with two sons in 1951 and 1952.
• Self-identified as being of Mexican ancestry.

[edit] Pre-professional career

• Graduated from Banning High School in 1943 and participated in baseball, basketball and track.

[edit] Outside of baseball

• Pursues the building trade during the off-season.
• Served 30 or 33 months in the U.S. Army.

[edit] Achievements

• Led the 1949 California League shortstops in putouts with 243.
• Led the 1951 California League shortstops in fielding average with .947 and set a new California League record for most assists by a shortstop with 444.
• Led the 1952 California League shortstops in fielding average with .952, pitouts with 269 and assists with 379.
• Led the 1953 California League shortstops in fielding average with .959 which marked a California League record.

[edit] Sources

• 1951 California League Gold Book (Third Edition).
• 1952 California League Gold Book (Fourth Edition).
• 1953 California League Gold Book (Fifth Edition).
• 1954 California League Gold Book (Sixth Edition).