Word: rucker
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Bill Guzzetti, a fast-baller who played JV ball most of last year, and Tom Rucker, a sophomore, are being considered for the third slot, Guzzetti has the speed to collect strikeouts, but like Garibaldi, could use a wider assortment of pitches...
...Rucker is a possible gift from God. During his junior year in high school in Oklahoma he so impressed the St. Louis Cardinals that they reportedly offered him a substantial bonus. The following fall, however, he injured his shoulder in a football game and hasn't been able to throw hard since...
Pitching is their one weak area (Coach Nat Harris calls it "thin.") He does see Tom Rucker as a really "top flight hurler," however. Rucker, unfortunately, has been plagued by a sore...