William Whiteko/pagetext

From SABR Encyclopedia

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

[edit] Profile

[edit] Personal

• Resided in LaBelle, Pennsylvania in 1955.
• Self-identified as being of Slovak and Italian ancestry.
• Single in 1955.

[edit] Pre-professional career

• Graduated from Brownsville High School in 1952.
• Played baseball in high school.
• Played American Legion ball.

[edit] Outside of baseball

• Was a railroad clerk during the off-season in 1955.

[edit] Contract signing

• Was signed to his first contract by Jocko Collins of the Philadelphia Phillies.

[edit] Sources

• 1955 Pioneer League Index (Fourth Edition).