Joe Watt/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 Redondo Beach, California in 1954.
• Listed hobby as golf.

[edit] Pre-professional career

• Graduated from Redondo High School in 1953.
• Played baseball and basketball in high school.
• Was selected on the All-League team in baseball in his senior year.

[edit] Outside of baseball

• Was an aircraft worker during the off-season.

[edit] Contract signing

• Was signed to his first contract by Ross Gilhousen of the Hollywood Stars.

[edit] Sources

• 1954 California League Gold Book (Sixth Edition).