Michael Roach/pagetext

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[edit] Personal

  • Resided in Woodland, California in 1953.
  • Self-identified as being of Irish-English ancestry.
  • Hitting a home run in his first game with Albuquerque and being rewarded with fifty dollars from the fans in the stands was his most interesting baseball experience as of 1953.

[edit] Pre-professional career

  • Graduated from Woodland High School in 1947.
  • Played baseball, basketball and football in high school.
  • Was named All-Conference in all three sports in his last two years in high school.
  • Graduated from Sacramento Junior College.
  • Played baseball and basketball at junior college.

[edit] Outside of baseball

  • Was an salesman during the off-season in 1953.
  • Served in the U.S. Army for two years.

[edit] Contract signing

  • Was signed to his first contract by Jimmy Hole of the Oakland Oaks.

[edit] Sources

  • 1953 California League Gold Book (Fifth Edition).
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