John Smith/pagetext

From SABR Encyclopedia

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

[edit] Profile

[edit] Personal

• Resided in Detroit, Michigan in 1954.
• Self-identified as being of Polish ancestry.
• Listed hobbies as hunting and fishing.

[edit] Pre-professional career

• Graduated from Denby High School in 1952.
• Played baseball in high school.

[edit] Outside of baseball

• Worked in an automotive shop during the off-season.

[edit] Contract signing

• Was signed to his first professional contract by Maurice DeLoof of the Boston Red Sox.

[edit] Relatives

• His father played professional baseball.

[edit] Sources

• 1954 California League Gold Book (Sixth Edition).