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From SABR Encyclopedia

Contents 1 Profile 1.1 Personal 1.2 Pre-professional career 1.3 Outside of baseball 1.4 Achievements 1.5 Additional career engagements 1.6 Contract signing 2 Sources

[edit] Profile

[edit] Personal

• Was residing in Wilson, North Carolina in 1949 and in Atlantic Beach, Florida in 1955.
• Self-identified as being of Scottish and Irish ancestry in 1949, and of Scottish-English ancestry in 1955.
• Listed fishing and checkers among his hobbies in 1949, and fishing in 1955.
• Married with one daughter in 1955.
• Ambition in 1955 was to help to develop future major league players.
• Replacing Joe Medwick in the lineup for the New York Giants and hitting a homer and two singles to help beat the Philadelphia Phillies was his biggest thrill in baseball.

[edit] Pre-professional career

• Graduated from Marion High School (North Carolina) in 1939 and played baseball, football and basketball.
• Attended Atlantic Christian College for two years and played baseball and basketball and led the North State Conference in hitting two years.

[edit] Outside of baseball

• Worked for the U.S. Department of Agriculture during the off-season as of 1955.

[edit] Achievements

• Led the 1941 Coastal Plain League in triples with 14.
• Led the 1942 South Atlantic League in stolen bases with 27.
• Led the 1943 Southern Association outfielders in fielding average with .982.
• Led the 1948 Western League in batting average with .352.
• Tied for the lead in in stolen bases with 23 in the 1948 Western League.
• Led the 1948 Western League outfielders in fielding average with .989.

[edit] Additional career engagements

• Manager of Fitzgerald in the 1954 Georgia State League, per 1955 Pioneer League Index.

[edit] Contract signing

• Was signed to his first contract by Claude Dietrich of the Atlanta Crackers.

[edit] Sources

• 1949 California League Gold Book.
• 1955 Pioneer League Index (Fourth Edition).