Gerald Neal
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Gerald Neal | |
Gerald Lee Neal | |
Bat/Throw: | R/R |
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Height: | 6' 1" |
Weight: | 192 |
Born: | 1937-6-12 at Lafayette, IN (US) |
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Profile
Personal
- Resided in Lafayette, Indiana in 1959.
- Shows he is single.
- Self-identified as being of Irish ancestry.
- Shows his hobbies are gold, reading and water skiing.
- Being coached by Casey Stengel and Jim Turner while he was attending the Yankees' rookie school in Saint Petersburg, Florida in 1956 was his most interesting baseball experience.
Pre-professional career
- Graduated from Jefferson High School in Lafayette, Louisiana in 1955.
- Lettered in baseball, basketball and football in high school.
- Majoring in Economics at Purdue and is in his Junior Year.
- Helps coach the Purdue baseball team.
- Played American Legion baseball.
Outside of baseball
- Attended Purdue University during the off-season.
Contract signing
- Signed to his first contract by Lester (Pat) Patterson of the New York Yankees.
Source
- 1959 Texas League Sketches.