Print, Photographic

Photograph

Shanaman Sports Museum

Jim Rediske

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Print, Photographic

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2001.27.11

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Jim Rediske prepares to swing a bat in a posed photo wearing his baseball uniform. Rediske, a Roy, Washington, native, was known for his phenomenal fielding and glove work at shortstop and in centerfield, not to mention is work at the plate. Rediske played for the 1948 Pacific Lutheran College’s Washington Intercollegiate Conference Championship team. His talent for the game came early and scouts took notice. Rediske was pursued by the St. Louis Cardinals at the age of 16, right out of high school, but his parents wouldn’t let him sign the consent form. After Pacific Lutheran, he went on to play in the City League with South Tacoma, and Woodworth Contractors among others. Rediske was inducted into the Pierce-County Baseball-Softball Old-timers Hall of Fame. Photo donated by Marc Blau.

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Baseball, Professional/Semi-Pro, High School, College

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Rediske, Jim

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Roy, Washington

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baseball

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Pacific Lutheran College

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Washington Intercollegiate Conference Championship

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Tacoma-Pierce County Baseball-Softball Old-Timers Association Hall of Fame