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 team, Such would lose 17 games while winning only 10. After starting the season with Washington\'s AAA Denver Bears, Such would receive his only major league duty in 1970. His Major League career consisted of 21 games (starting five) while compiling a won-lost mark of 1-5 in 50 innings pitched with a 7.56 earned-run average.\n', '

Such would be back at Denver in 1971, but would take a step backward (finishing with a 6.12 ERA in 24 games). Such spent the next two years in the Washington/Texas Rangers organization, returning to single-A Burlington in 1972, before calling it a career during the 1973 season after laboring to a 1-1 record and 7.71 ERA in 8 games at AA Pittsfield.\n', '

Return to Dick Such Autograph Profile