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Wilbur McRae Morrell
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"McRae, Mac"
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Bat/Throw:
| R/R
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Height:
| 6' 3"
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Weight:
| 190
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Born:
| 1935-5-6 at Lovell, WY (US)
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Wilbur Morrell was a professional player.
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Profile
Personal
- Resided in Salt Lake City, Utah in 1954.
- Self-identified as being of Scottish, Indian and English ancestry.
Pre-professional career
- Graduated from West High School in 1953.
- Played baseball, basketball and football in high school.
- Tied his high school strikeout record with eighteen in one game.
- Attended the University of Utah.
Outside of baseball
- Is a clothing salesman during the off-season.
Contract signing
- Was signed to his first professional contract by Gordon L. Jones of the New York Yankees.
Source
- 1954 California League Gold Book (Sixth Edition).