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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 2 Sources

[edit] Profile

[edit] Personal

• Resided in Springfield, Missouri in 1952.
• Self-identified as being of Scottish-Irish-Indian ancestry.
• Listed hobbies as woodcraft and reading.
• Hit a game-winning triple his first trip up to the plate in his first game.
• His biggest thrill was when the home folks held an Al White Night; he did not strike out that night, in fact he hit the first ball pitched for a home run.
• He also got a thrill out of stealing 80 bases in one season with Topeka in the 1939 Western Association.

[edit] Pre-professional career

• Attended high school in Springfield, Missouri.
• Did not participate in sports in high school.

[edit] Achievements

• Led the 1939 Western Association in stolen bases with 80.
• Led the 1949 Pacific Coast League in hits with 244.

[edit] Outside of baseball

• Officiated football and basketball games during the off-season in 1952.

[edit] Career notes

• In the armed forces, 1942-1945.

[edit] Sources

• 1952 Pacific Coast League Thumbnail Sketches.