Loyd Wallis

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Loyd Wallis
Loyd Elmo Wallis
"Lefty"
Bat/Throw:	R/L
Height:	6' 1"
Weight:	170
Born:	1933-3-7 at Alice, TX (US)

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Loyd Wallis was a professional player.

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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

Profile

Personal

• Resided in Alvarado, Texas in 1955.
• Listed hobbies as hunting and fishing.
• Married with one son in 1955.
• Graduated from Alvarado High School in 1951.

Pre-professional career

• Played basketball and football in high school.

Achievements

• Struck out 159 batters in 189 innings in the 1952 Longhorn League.

Outside of baseball

• Worked in a steel mill during the off-season in 1952.
• Was "recently discharged" from the U.S. Army after two years of service as of 1955.

Contract signing

• Was signed to his first contract by Jim Walkup.

Sources

• 1955 Pioneer League Index (Fourth Edition).