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Patrick Neal Dodson Early Life Patrick Neal Dodson was born on October 11, 1959, in Santa Monica California. He is the son of Ken and Carol Dodson. He and his wife Lisa Dodson have three children, Ryan, Tyler, and Taylor Dodson. Patrick Dodson started off his baseball career at an early age. He attended Inglewood High School in Los Angelas California and was recruited to play baseball at the University of California Los Angelas (UCLA). [BH: Having the two "Dodsons" back to back makes the meaning unclear. One is Taylor Dodson, and the other is Patrick Dodson. Please restate.] Pat Dodson played three years at UCLA and was then drafted by the Boston Red Sox in 1980. From 1981 to 1985 Dodson played in the Minor League and in 1986 he made his Major League debut. Dodson bats left and throws left. [BH: You need links (sources) for all this information.]

Statistics At age 20 Pat Dodson played for the Single A Winter Haven Red Sox in the Florida State League. Dodson played in 61 games, and accounted for 52 hits, 18 of them being doubles. He posted a batting average of .274 and a slugging percentage of .384. Dodson would continue to play for the Winter Haven Red Sox in 1981 where he appeared in 127 games, saw 190 at bats, posted 104 hits, 17 doubles, 3 triples, and 4 homeruns. Dodson put up a .252 batting average and had a slugging percentage of .337. In 1982 Dodson would spend his last year with the Winter Haven Red Sox. He appeared in 104 games and had 345 at bats. He posted 87 hits, 16 doubles, 0 triples, and 15 homeruns. Dodson drove in 69 run and put up a batting average of .252. Dodson spent a total of 3 years in Single A. He played in 292 games, where he had 948 at bats, 243 hits, and posted a batting average of .256. [BH: Look at the Wikipedia pages for other major league athletes. Are their stats listed this way or in a table format? You'll want to follow what others have done. In 1983 Dodson got called up to play for the AA New Britain Red Sox in the Eastern League. Dodson spent one year with in New Britain where he played in 118 games, had 383 at bats and posted 100 hits, 25 doubles, 1 triple, and 12 homeruns. Dodson held a batting average of .261 and a slugging percentage of .426. He accounted for 163 total bases. Dodson continued his career with the Triple AAA Pawtucket Red Sox in the International League in 1984-1988. In Dodson’s first year in Pawtucket he appeared in 114 games [BH: Throughout, note the need for commas after introductory clauses]. The 24 year old had 292 at bats where he posted 75 hits, 17 of them being doubles, 0 triples, and 16 homeruns. He held a batting average of .257 and a slugging percentage of .479. In 1985 Dodson appeared in 123 games. He saw 400 at bats and accounted for 89 hits, 14 being doubles, 0 triples, and 18 homeruns. He posted a batting average of .223 and a slugging percentage of .393. In 1986 at age 26 Dodson appeared in 120 games. He saw 416 at bats where he put up 112 hits, 23 doubles, 1 triple, and 27 homeruns. He posted a .269 batting average and a .524 slugging percentage. In 1987 Dodson played in 111 games and had 367 at bats, 15 doubles, 1 triple, and 18 homeruns. He would post a .275 batting average and hold a slugging percentage of .469. In Dodson’s final year in Pawtucket he appeared in 64 games. He saw 197 at bats and got 45 hits, 7 being doubles, 0 triples, and 7 homeruns. He would post a batting average of .228 and a slugging percentage of .371. In 1988 at age 28 Dodson got called up to the play in the American League for the Boston Red Sox. He would spend one year in the Major League. In 1989 Dodson played with the Buffaloes of the Japanese league. After playing in the Japanese League for one year Dodson signed with the Texas Rangers where he played for the triple A Oklahoma City 89ers. Dodson played for one year for the Texas Rangers and then decided to pursue a career in coaching and teaching. He made the decision to continue his education at Northeastern State University in Talequah, Oklahoma. In 1992 Dodson got hired as the head baseball coach at Grove High School in Grove, Oklahoma and also to teach Oklahoma history. Dodson coached baseball for 12 years where he won a state championship in 1997. In 1998 Dodson decided to take over the softball program as well. He coached both softball and baseball and won a state championship in softball in 2000. Dodson is currently the principal at Grove Middle school in Grove, Oklahoma.