Minor League Baseball Umpires - Gil Stratton, Doc Bennett, Pam Postema, Bernice Gera, Kirk Sawyers, Larry Goetz, Rick Roder, RIA Cortesio (Paperback)

Chapters: Gil Stratton, Doc Bennett, Pam Postema, Bernice Gera, Kirk Sawyers, Larry Goetz, Rick Roder, Ria Cortesio, Chris Jaksa. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 30. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Gil Stratton Jr. (June 2, 1922-October 11, 2008) was an actor and sportscaster who was born in Brooklyn, New York. He most recently resided in Toluca Lake, California until his death from congestive heart failure. Gil Stratton Jr. was born June 2, 1922, in Brooklyn, N.Y. He attended Poly Prep in Brooklyn. He later attended St. Lawrence University in Canton, N.Y., where he eventually graduated with a bachelor's degree and starred as goalie of the SLU hockey team. He first became interested in acting as a teenager. He debuted on Broadway at the age of 19 as Bud Hooper in the George Abbott musical "Best Foot Forward." The musical ran from October 1, 1941 to July 4, 1942. As a result of Stratton's appearance in Best Foot Forward, MGM hired him as a contract player. His first job for MGM was in the film Girl Crazy with Mickey Rooney and Judy Garland, singing "Embraceable You" in a duet with Garland. After completing Girl Crazy, he had a short film hiatus, due to having enlisted in the Army Air Forces upon the US entry to World War II. He later noted that he ended up spending much of his service umpiring baseball. During this time, he began umpiring for the Pacific Coast League. While he umpired the PCL, he began using the line "Time to call 'em as I see 'em." When Stratton completed his time with the Army, he returned to film. In 1953, he starred in the film "Stalag 17." He also appeared with Marlon Brando in the 1954 film "The Wild One." He appeareed in Bundle of Joy (1956 film). He starred in a total of 40 films during his film career, sharing the big screen with other notable actors su...More: http: //booksllc.net/?id=1289103