Jack Dittmer
John Douglas "Jack" Dittmer (January 10, 1928 – May 31, 2014) was a Major League Baseball second baseman. He played six seasons in the majors, from 1952 until 1957, for the Boston and Milwaukee Braves and Detroit Tigers.
| Jack Dittmer | |||
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| Second baseman | |||
| Born: January 10, 1928 Elkader, Iowa | |||
| Died: May 31, 2014 (aged 86) Strawberry Point, Iowa | |||
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| MLB debut | |||
| June 17, 1952, for the Boston Braves | |||
| Last MLB appearance | |||
| June 23, 1957, for the Detroit Tigers | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Batting average | .232 | ||
| Home runs | 24 | ||
| Runs batted in | 136 | ||
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| Career highlights and awards | |||
As an amateur, Dittmer was a three-sport star at Elkader High School, where he played basketball, baseball, and football. In Dittmer's senior year of high school, he was selected the best high-school baseball player in the state of Iowa, and he went on to play in a National All-star Game. He continued to play all three sports at the University of Iowa, where he was mainly known as a wide receiver. Dittmer was inducted into the University of Iowa Athletics Hall of Fame in 1993.
References
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)
- Retrosheet
- 9-Time Letterwinner Jack Dittmer Passes Away
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