John Maggio/pagetext

From SABR Encyclopedia

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

[edit] Profile

[edit] Personal

• Resided in Homer City,, Pennsylvania in 1954.
• Self-identified as being of Italian ancestry.

[edit] Pre-professional career

• Graduated from Homer City High School.
• Played baseball and football in high school.

[edit] Achievements

• Led the 1953 Pennsylvania-Ontario-New York League in hits with 184.

[edit] Outside of baseball

• Served in the U. S. Army for two years.

[edit] Contract signing

• Signed to his first contract by Pat Colgan of the Philadelphia Athletics.

[edit] Sources

• 1954 Pioneer League Index (Third Edition).