Theodore Joseph Norbert was a long-time minor league baseball player who is now in the Pacific Coast League Hall of Fame

Pacific Coast League Hall of Fame

The Pacific Coast League Hall of Fame was created in 1942 by the Helms Athletic Foundation of Los Angeles. The foundation selected players, managers and executives who they felt best contributed to the ideals of the Pacific Coast League. The Hall of Fame inducted its first class in 1943...

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Norbert played 19 seasons in the minor leagues from 1930 to 1948, hitting .306 with 2,491 hits, 493 doubles and 313 home runs. He eclipsed the 20 home run mark in a season ten times, the 25 home run mark five times and the 30 home run mark once. He hit as many as 46 doubles (which he did three times) and 13 triples in a and season, and he had career highs of 192 hits and 677 at-bats. He played in the Pacific Coast League

Pacific Coast League

The Pacific Coast League is a minor-league baseball league operating in the Western, Midwestern and Southeastern United States. Along with the International League and the Mexican League, it is one of three leagues playing at the Triple-A level, which is one step below Major League Baseball.The...

 every year from 1935 to 1945, expect for 1943.

He also managed the Victoria Athletics

Victoria Athletics

The Victoria Athletics were a Western International League baseball team based in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada that existed from 1946 to 1951. From 1947 to 1949, they were affiliated with the New York Yankees. They played their home games at Royal Athletic Park.Gil McDougald played for them....

 from 1947 to 1949, being replaced by Earl Bolyard

Earl Bolyard

Earl B. "Whistlin' Earl" Bolyard was a minor league baseball player and manager. He also served in the Navy during World War II.-Playing career:...

partway through the 1949 season.