He toiled one further season, 1960, in the minors (with the Denver Bears of the American Association) before finally making his Major League debut with the Tigers at age 30 on April 19, 1961.
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The Braves, who had moved to Milwaukee just before the 1953 season, employed one of the best and most durable catchers of the 1950s, Del Crandall, and were also one of the era's deepest and strongest Major League clubs.
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He won the Scanlan Award in 1951 for outstanding ability in scholarship, leadership, and athletic ability.
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