Word: igoe
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...shaped, hard-hitting outfielder, he stayed in the majors for twelve years, averaged .312 at bat. But today, says Bibb, many boys with too little talent are tempted to sign baseball contracts and quit school. The Kansas City Athletics, for example, have signed 322 collegians since 1955-but igo have already been released, and only 17 are rated as likely prospects. College authorities estimate that, of the students who sign baseball contracts, 75% never go on to get their college degrees. "It's the damned scouts' fault,'' says Bibb. "They paint a rosy picture...
After two hits and an intentional walk had loaded the bases with only one out, Buskie coach Herb Gallagher and Crimson coach Stuffy Mclnnis began a little game of master-minding. DeRosa, who had doubled the inning before, was up, but Gallagher sent Dick Igo, a right-handed hitter, to face southpaw Cooko. Mclnnis countered with John Arnold, a right hander, so Paul Kelley, who bats left, replaced Igo...