Robert Wetzel

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Robert Wetzel
Robert Charles Wetzel
"Turkey"
Bat/Throw: R/R
Height: 6' 0"
Weight: 170
Born: 1935-11-23 at Santa Ana, CA (US)
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Robert Wetzel was a professional player.

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Profile

Personal

  • Resided in Costa Mesa, California in 1955.
  • Listed hobbies as swimming and hunting.
  • Single in 1955.

Pre-professional career

  • Graduated from Newport Harbor High School in 1953.
  • Played baseball and basketball in high school.
  • Attended Orange Coast Junior College.
  • Played baseball and basketball at college.
  • Was named the Most Valuable Player on his college basketball team in 1953-1954.
  • Was named the Most Valuable Player in the Junior College Citrus Tournament in 1953-1954.
  • Played American Legion ball in Costa Mesa.

Outside of baseball

  • Was a form setter during the off-season.

Contract signing

  • Was signed to his first contract by Bob Mattick of the Cincinnati Redlegs.

Sources

  • 1955 Pioneer League Index (Fourth Edition).


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