James Baldacci/pagetext

From SABR Encyclopedia

Contents 1 Profile 1.1 Personal 1.2 Pre-professional career 1.3 Outside of baseball 1.4 Contract signing 1.5 Relatives 2 Sources

[edit] Profile

[edit] Personal

• Resided in Santa Clara, California in 1954.
• Self-identified as being of Italian ancestry.
• Listed hobbies as golf and hunting.

[edit] Pre-professional career

• Graduated from Bellarmine Prep School in 1952.
• Played baseball, basketball, football and tennis in prep school.
• Attended San Jose State College.
• Played freshman football at college.

[edit] Outside of baseball

• Was a farmer during the off-season in 1954.

[edit] Contract signing

• Signed for the Chicago Cubs by Ivy Griffin.

[edit] Relatives

• His brother formerly played in the Arizona-Texas League.

[edit] Sources

• 1954 California League Gold Book (Sixth Edition).
• Social Security Death Index (SSN: 551-42-5557).