Larry Sherry/pagetext

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[edit] Profile

[edit] Personal

  • Resided in Los Angeles, California in 1954 and 1955.
  • Shows his hobby is eating.
  • Biggest baseball thrill was hurling a four-hit shutout in his first professional start, Santa Barbara against Bakersfield, on August 2, 1953.

[edit] Pre-professional career

  • Graduated from Fairfax High School in 1953.
  • Played baseball and basketball in high school.

[edit] Outside of baseball

  • Is a grocery clerk during the off-season.

[edit] Contract signing

  • Was signed to his first contract by Harold (Lefty) Phillips of the Brooklyn Dodgers.

[edit] Relatives

  • Is a brother of Norman Sherry, catcher in the Brooklyn Dodgers organization, and George Sherry who is a former Pittsburgh Pirates farm system pitcher.

[edit] Sources

  • 1954 Pioneer League Index (Third Edition).
  • 1955 Pioneer League Index (Fourth Edition).
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