Born in Livingston, Montana, Bouchee moved with his family to Spokane, Washington during World War II. He attended Lewis and Clark High School in Spokane, where he was an all-state athlete in football, basketball and baseball. In high school, he became longtime friends with future major league pitcher Jack Spring.\n', '

Bouchee attended Washington State University, where he played college baseball for the Cougars in 1952.\n', '

He finished second in the Rookie of the Year voting in 1957, hitting .293 with 17 home runs and 76 RBI. Those would all prove to be career highs. On April 24, 1957, Bouchee\'s bases-loaded triple against Bob Friend of the Pittsburgh Pirates allowed pinch runner John Kennedy, the first black player in Phillies\' history, to score his only major league run.\n', '

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