Tom Saffell/pagetext

From SABR Encyclopedia

Contents 1 Profile 1.1 Personal 1.2 Pre-professional career 1.3 Achievements 1.4 Career notes 2 Sources

[edit] Profile

[edit] Personal

• Resided in Etowah, Tennessee in 1952.
• Resided in Etowah, Tennessee in 1953.
• Self-identified as being of French-Irish-English ancestry.

[edit] Pre-professional career

• Attended Maryville Teachers College in Tennessee.

[edit] Achievements

• Was chosen on the 1950 American Association All-Star team.
• Placed second in batting average in the 1947 Southeastern League with .370.

[edit] Career notes

• Served in the armed forces, 1942-1945.

[edit] Sources

• 1952 Pacific Coast League Thumbnail Sketches.
• 1953 Pacific Coast League Sketch Book.