Pete Ortega

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Pete Ortega
Pedro Ortega Jr.
"Buster"
Bat/Throw: R/R
Height: 5' 11"
Weight: 160
Born: 1935-11-13 at Ajo, AZ (US)
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Pete Ortega was a professional player.

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Personal

  • Resided in Los Angeles, California in 1954 and 1955.
  • Self-identified as being of Mexican ancestry.
  • Single in 1955.

Pre-professional career

  • Graduated from Garfield High School in 1953.
  • Played football, basketball and baseball in high school.
  • His high school team won the city championship in 1952.

Outside of baseball

  • Was a bottler during the off-season in 1954.

Contract signing

  • Signed to his first professional contract by Owen Martinez of the Chicago Cubs.

Sources

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


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