Did you know? Served in the US Army during the Korean War and missed the entire 1952 season ... was the first American-born pitcher to start and register a victory in a Japanese All-Star Game, 7/27/1960 ... compiled a pedestrian record of 45-51 despite a sparkling 2.55 ERA in five seasons in Japan (1959-63).
Post-game: Served as an assistant coach at UCLA for more than a quarter of a century, retiring in 1989 ... died of pneumonia at the age of 88 on July 9, 2019.
Sources: Baseball Reference; Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12/22/1952; Honolulu Star-Bulletin, 7/28/1960; Long Beach Independent, 2/24/1961; Los Angeles Times, 10/5/1989, 7/14/2019; ripbaseball.com, accessed 1/2/2023.
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