Year Inducted: 2018
While playing In the York/Adams County Baseball League and after leading the league with an over 0.400 batting average, Gene was 1nvited to the St. Louis Browns tryout camp In Belleville, IL. Retained by the Browns he was sent to the club’s base camp at the Beaver Falls Browns of the Penn State League in 1938 and 1939. There, as their catcher, he compiled a battering average of 0.393. He was offered a contract for 1940 but did not report. Instead, he enlisted in the U.S. Army. For this action during combat he was breveted to 2nd Lieutenant and awarded the Bronze star. He passed away in April 1998.