Jim Montgomery/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 Sources

[edit] Profile

[edit] Personal

• Resided in Bakersfield, California in 1953.
• Resided in Arvin, California in 1954 and 1955.
• Married in 1955.
• Self-identified as being of English-Irish ancestry.

[edit] Pre-professional career

• Graduated from Arvin High School in 1952.
• Played baseball, basketball and football in high school.

[edit] Outside of baseball

• Is a farmer during the off-season.

[edit] Contract signing

• Was signed to his first contract by Jack Fournier and Arnold (Jigger) Statz of the Chicago Cubs.

[edit] Sources

• 1953 California League Gold Book (Fifth Edition).
• 1954 California League Gold Book (Sixth Edition).
• 1955 Pioneer League Index (Fourth Edition).