Ronald Coburn/pagetext

From SABR Encyclopedia

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

[edit] Profile

[edit] Personal

• Resided in San Francisco, California in 1955.
• Self-identified as being of Scottish ancestry.
• Single in 1955.

[edit] Pre-professional career

• Graduated from Mission High School in San Francisco.
• Played baseball in high school.

[edit] Achievements

• Struck out 176 batters in 207 innings in the 1953 Sooner State League.

[edit] Outside of baseball

• Was a stock clerk during the off-season.

[edit] Contract signing

• Was signed to his first contract by Tony Robello of the Saint Louis Browns.

[edit] Sources

• 1955 Pioneer League Index (Fourth Edition).