Dick Such

Such attended Elon College and pitched on the baseball team. On 8 June 1965, Such was drafted by the New York Yankees in the 40th round of the 1965 amateur draft, but did not sign. Drafted by the Washington Senators in the 8th round of the 1966 amateur draft (January secondary phase), Such would sign his first professional contract later that spring and would pitch in 14 games for the Burlington Senators in the single-A Carolina League, finishing with a respectable 6-8 record and 3.13 ERA. In his second season in minor league baseball, 1967 with the York White Roses, Washington\'s Double-A Eastern League affiliate, Such allowed only 108 hits in 128 innings pitched, hurled eight complete games, and compiled an excellent 2.81 earned run average—but he also piled up a frustrating 0–16 win-loss record.\n', '

He would return to Burlington in 1968 and, while toiling for another last-place tea…