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Robert Morgan Maurer
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"Bobby"
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Bat/Throw:
| R/R
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Height:
| 6' 0"
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Weight:
| 156
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Born:
| 1932-5-20 at Gilberton, PA (US)
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Robert Maurer was a professional player.
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Profile
Personal
- Resided in Girardville, Pennsylvania in 1955.
- Self-identified as being of Dutch ancestry.
- Listed hobbies as movies and dancing.
- Single in 1955.
Pre-professional career
- Graduated from Girardville High School in 1949.
- Played baseball and basketball in high school.
- Graduated from Villanova College with a B.A. Degree.
- Played baseball and basketball in college.
- His college baseball team won the district championship.
- Was selected on the All-East Baseball Team in college.
Outside of baseball
- Was a recreational director during the off-season in 1955.
Contract signing
- Was signed to his first contract by Jim Weaver of the Baltimore Orioles.
Sources
- 1955 Pioneer League Index (Fourth Edition).