Kenneth Hommel

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Kenneth Hommel
Kenneth Herbert Hommel
Bat/Throw: R/R
Height: 5' 11"
Weight: 170
Born: 1932-2-8 at Queens, NY (US)
Died: 1996-4-14
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Kenneth Hommel was a professional player.

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Personal

  • Resided in Queens, New York in 1954.
  • Self-identified as being of German and Bohemian ancestry.
  • Shows his hobby is all sports.

Pre-professional career

  • Graduated from Grover Cleveland High School in 1950.
  • Played baseball in high school.
  • Attended New York University.
  • Played baseball at New York University.

Achievements

  • Pitched two no-hitters and two one-hitters while in the Marine Corps at Camp Lejuene play-offs.[1]

Outside of baseball

  • Served in the U. S. Marine Corps for two years.
  • Struck out thirty batters in a 13-inning game while playing baseball in the Marine Corps.

Contract signing

  • Was signed to his first contract by Jerry Monte of the Cincinnati Reds.

Sources

  • 1954 Pioneer League Index (Third Edition).
  • Social Security Death Index (SSN: 109-24-1965).

Footnotes

  1. ↑ "Tabbing the Kids", pg 34. The Sporting News, 1954-03-03.
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