George Milke
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George E. Milke (born 1954) is a former baseball
1974 College World Series Most Outstanding Player award while a sophomore at University of Southern California.[1] He is one of seven players from USC to win that award. The others are Bill Thom, Bud Hollowell, Bill Seinsoth, Russ McQueen, Rod Boxberger and Wes Rachels
.
Prior to playing collegiately, he attended
San Diego, California
.
In 1973 and 1974, he played for the
Alaska Goldpanners of the Alaska Baseball League
.
Following his college career, he played professionally from 1975 to 1979, although he never reached the big leagues.California Angels in the sixth round of the 1972 draft, but he chose not to sign. When he was drafted by the New York Mets in the third round of the 1975 draft, he did sign.
In his first professional season, 1975, he played for the
Bakersfield Outlaws
, going 2-4 with a 6.16 ERA.
References
- ^ "U.S.C. Nine Takes Fifth Title in Row". The New York Times. June 16, 1974 – via NYTimes.com.
- ^ "George Milke Minor Leagues Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com.