James Knox/pagetext

From SABR Encyclopedia

Contents 1 Profile 1.1 Personal 1.2 Pre-professional career 1.3 Outside of baseball 1.4 Contract signing 2 Career discrepancies 3 Sources

[edit] Profile

[edit] Personal

• Resided in Richmond, California in 1954.
• Listed hobby as airplanes.

[edit] Pre-professional career

• Played American Legion ball in Richmond.

[edit] Outside of baseball

• Worked in a parking lot during the off-season in 1954.

[edit] Contract signing

• Was signed to his first contract by Bob Fontaine of the Hollywood Stars.

[edit] Career discrepancies

• The 1954 California League Gold Book (Sixth Edition) does not show him playing for any team in 1951.

[edit] Sources

• 1954 California League Gold Book (Sixth Edition).