Ralph Weigel

Ralph Richard Weigel (Wig)

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 6' 1", Weight 180 lb.
• Debut September 18, 1946
• Final Game July 7, 1949
• Born October 2, 1921 in Coldwater, OH USA
• Died April 15, 1992 in Memphis, TN USA

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Biographical Information

Ralph Weigel, born in 1921 in Coldwater, Ohio, played in the minor leagues baseball prior to World War II. He joined the Coast Guard in 1943 and went through OCS at the Coast Guard Academy and was commissioned as an ensign. He served in the Pacific during World War II.

This article incorporates public domain text from a Coast Guard website.

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