Oliver Cheso

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Oliver Cheso
Oliver Anthony Cheso
"Reno, Chess"
Bat/Throw: R/R
Height: 5' 10"
Weight: 175
Born: 1929-8-2 at San Francisco, CA (US)
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Oliver Cheso was a professional player.

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Profile

Personal

  • Resided in San Francisco, California in 1952 and 1953.
  • Self-identified as being of Italian ancestry.
  • Listed hobbies as hunting and swimming.

Pre-professional career

  • Attended Mission High School.
  • Won a block "M" award for athletic participation in high school.
  • Was named on the all city high school team.
  • Attended Saint Mary's College, did not graduate.
  • Did not participate in sports at college.
  • Played American Legion ball.

Career notes

  • Refused to report to Vancouver at the start of the 1952 season and had been playing semi-pro ball while working with his father as a plasterer.
  • Had a tryout with Oakland as a catcher early in the 1952 season but was released.

Sources

  • 1952 Pacific Coast League Thumbnail Sketches.
  • 1953 Pacific Coast League Sketch Book.


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