From SABR Encyclopedia
| Herbert Allen Gorman
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| Bat/Throw:
| L/L
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| Height:
| 5' 11"
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| Weight:
| 180
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| Born:
| 1924-12-19 at San Francisco, CA (US)
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| Died:
| 1953-4-5 at San Diego, CA (US)
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| Interred:
| Oak Hill Memorial Park in San Jose, CA (US)
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| Statistics: | Retrosheet
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Herb Gorman was a professional player.
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Profile
Personal
- Resided in Los Angeles, California in 1953.
- Self-identified as being of Portuguese-Irish ancestry.
Pre-professional career
- Won letters in baseball in high school.
- Made all-city one year in baseball in high school.
- Played American Legion ball.
Achievements
- Led the 1947 Western International League in batting average with .351 and runs batted in with 138.
Outside of baseball
- Spent three years in the U.S. Coast Guard during World War II.
Sources
- 1953 Pacific Coast League Sketch Book.
