John Caffery/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 Source

[edit] Profile

[edit] Personal

• Resided in Toronto, Ontario, Canada in 1959.
• Self-identified as being of Irish ancestry.
• Show he is single.
• Shows his hobby are movies and music.
• Played professional hockey with the Pittsburgh team in the American League in 1954-1955, the Toronto team in the National League in 1954-1955, the Pittsburgh team in the American League in 1955-1956, the Boston team in the National League in 1956-1957 and 1957-1958 and finally the Springfield team in the American League in 1957-1958.

[edit] Pre-professional career

• Graduated from Saint Michael's College Prep.
• Played hockey and football in high school.
• Attended Assumption College.
• Played hockey at college.

[edit] Outside of baseball

• Employed at the Toronto Stock Exchange during the off-season.

[edit] Contract signing

• Signed to his first contract by Dewey Griggs of the Milwaukee Braves.

[edit] Source

• 1959 Texas League Sketches.