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"My next-door neighbor was Fred Doe, a grumpy old guy [and two game veteran of the 1890 Player's League]. I hardly ever spoke to him, he was always puttering around the yard. If I ever hit the ball over in his yard, he yelled at me. I never thought he thought much of me. I was having quite a year in high school. He asked me if I ever thought of professional ball. He said, “Well, I have a few contacts with the Braves.” I was shaking in my boots. He asked me, “How would you like to go over and meet a few of the Braves?” The Braves took me in and tried me out for three or four days. This was when Babe Ruth was playing with the Braves. I had my picture taken with Ruth and Joe Dugan. On Mr. Doe’s recommendation the Braves signed me, but from what I understand they didn’t think I was going to make it, but as a favor to Mr. Doe, they took me in."

In 1938, 21-year old Ralph McLeod played six games for the local Boston Braves, and thus, officially "making it". He went on to serve in WWII and fought in the Battle of the Bulge. After the war, he played around Europe and then returned to his hometown of Quincy, Massachusetts, serving as a firefighter and by all accounts, having a wonderful life.

Kept the facegen and colored/tweaked it. Shown are his 1935 N. Quincy, MA Baseball Team yearbook pic, his bRef pic and his obituary picture. The last one seemingly the basis for the original facegen.