IPA 50th Anniversary All-Time All-Star Team
2B: Jojo DeLucca (2035-2053)
Sorry... when it came to second sackers in the IPA, no one was close to Jojo DeLucca... he was an almost unanimous choice for the IPA Fifth Decade Team and a landslide winner in the 50th Anniversary vote... DeLucca made the Ruthlandian All-Stars 13 times... won the Golden Glove 7 times... he played with Volusia in his rookie season, but has played for the Claxton Diamonds ever since, 19 seasons in all and still very active... DeLucca is still playing at age 38 and isn't done yet... this past year he hit .315 for average, cracked 25 out of the park, batted in 93 runs and scored 78 times... he has led Claxton to 5 Ruthlandian South Division flags, but never won a Pro Cup ring... DeLucca is 6th all-time in RBIs with 2142 and 6th all-time in hits with 3713... in his fabulous career DeLucca is carrying a .311 BA with 567 homers and 1895 runs... won his only RU Golden Bat and Most Valuable Player Award in 2045... batted .299 in the playoffs with 8 home runs, 32 RBIs and scored 23 runs in 45 games... he is the son of Hall-of-Famer Joe DeLucca, who starred mainly for Volusia in the teens and 20's... his dad hit .304 lifetime with 384 homers, 1508 RBIs and scored 1107 runs... inducted into the IPA Hall of Fame in 2039... the younger DeLucca will take command of Claxton in the 2055 season, replacing longtime skipper Dixie Baker... Jojo is thinking of being a playing manager for the Diamonds.
Last edited by Eugene Church; 06-24-2020 at 01:26 PM.
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