Did you know? Was named the Carolina League MVP in 1973 after topping the loop in batting (.335) and tying for the lead in homers (18) ... played in Japan for three seasons (1981-83) and was a two-time winner of the Best Nine Award ... hit a home run in his first game as a Dodger, on Opening Day, April 3, 1984.
Post-game: Longtime owner and operator of Future Pro Baseball Center, a state-of-the-art indoor batting cage facility in Northern California ... was inducted into the Bay Area Men's Senior Baseball League HOF in 1999.
Sources: Baseball Reference; Los Angeles Times, 4/4/1984; Oakland Tribune, 5/11/1997; Red Bank Daily Register, 10/24/1973; bamsbl.com, accessed, 12/23/2022; cbsnews.com, accessed, 12/23/2022.
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