Did you know? Was the first player in Los Angeles franchise history to hit three home runs in a single game, accomplishing the feat on April 21, 1959 against the hated Giants.
Post-game: Owned a 900-acre farm in Oklahoma, lost a bid for a seat in the Oklahoma House of Representative in 1976, worked as an insurance salesman, owned and operated a swimming pool installation and construction company for 30 years, and also served as a Baptist minister ... was inducted into the Oklahoma Sports Hall of Fame in 2010 ... died on November 29, 2021 at age 86.
Sources: Baseball Reference; SABR Bio; Retrosheet; Munster (IN) Times, 8/25/1964; Daily Oklahoman, 1/15/2010; The Oklahoman, 12/2/2021.
