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Jack Dittmer
John Douglas Dittmer
Bats: Left , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1" , Weight: 175 lb.

Born: January 10, 1928 in Elkader, IA
High School: Elkader (Elkader, IA)
School: University of Iowa
Signed by the Boston Braves as an amateur free agent in 1950. (All Transactions)
Debut: June 17, 1952
Final Game: June 23, 1957
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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1952 24 BSN NL 93 355 326 26 63 7 2 7 41 1 0 26 26 .193 .255 .291 .546 53 95 9 1 2 4
1953 25 MLN NL 138 525 504 54 134 22 1 9 63 1 0 18 35 .266 .293 .367 .660 75 185 11 1 2 *4
1954 26 MLN NL 66 219 192 22 47 8 0 6 20 0 1 19 17 .245 .319 .380 .700 87 73 4 3 3 2 4
1955 27 MLN NL 38 77 72 4 9 1 1 1 4 0 0 4 15 .125 .171 .208 .379 2 15 1 0 1 0 1 4
1956 28 MLN NL 44 112 102 8 25 4 0 1 6 0 0 8 8 .245 .300 .314 .614 70 32 0 0 2 0 0 4
1957 29 DET AL 16 24 22 3 5 1 0 0 2 0 0 2 1 .227 .292 .273 .564 54 6 0 0 0 0 1 /54
6 Seasons 395 1312 1218 117 283 43 4 24 136 2 1 77 102 .232 .280 .333 .614 66 406 25 5 10 2 2
162 Game Avg. 162 538 500 48 116 18 2 10 56 1 0 32 42 .232 .280 .333 .614 66 167 10 2 4
MLN (5 yrs) 379 1288 1196 114 278 42 4 24 134 2 1 75 101 .232 .280 .334 .615 66 400 25 5 10 2 1
DET (1 yr) 16 24 22 3 5 1 0 0 2 0 0 2 1 .227 .292 .273 .564 54 6 0 0 0 0 1
NL (5 yrs) 379 1288 1196 114 278 42 4 24 134 2 1 75 101 .232 .280 .334 .615 66 400 25 5 10 2 1
AL (1 yr) 16 24 22 3 5 1 0 0 2 0 0 2 1 .227 .292 .273 .564 54 6 0 0 0 0 1

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rdp RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1952 BSN NL 24 2B 90 504 228 267 9 60 .982 5.50 .975 4.96
1953 MLN NL 25 2B 138 656 290 343 23 95 .965 4.59 .972 4.83
1954 MLN NL 26 2B 55 50 445.0 266 119 141 6 31 .977 0.8 2.2 2.8 1.1 1.7 -2 5.26 4.73 .976 5.57 5.31
1955 MLN NL 27 2B 28 17 165.2 88 44 42 2 9 .977 -3.0 -21.7 -3.0 -1.7 -1.3 0 4.67 3.07 .974 5.48 5.00
1956 MLN NL 28 2B 42 23 248.1 145 64 78 3 15 .979 0.8 3.9 1.8 0.5 1.3 -1 5.15 3.38 .980 5.33 4.66
1957 DET AL 29 3B 3 2 16.1 6 3 3 0 0 1.000 0.3 22.0 0.3 0.3 0.0 0 3.31 2.00 .950 3.20 2.77
1957 DET AL 29 2B 1 1 5.0 2 1 1 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 3.60 2.00 1.000 5.40 4.80
6 Seasons 2B 354 91 864.0 1661 746 872 43 210 .974 -1.4 -1.9 1.6 -0.1 1.7 -3 16.85 4.57 .974 5.48 4.93
1 Season 3B 3 2 16.1 6 3 3 0 0 1.000 0.3 22.0 0.3 0.3 0.0 0 3.31 2.00 .950 3.20 2.77
6 Seasons TOT 357 93 880.1 1667 749 875 43 210 .974 -1.1 -1.5 1.9 0.2 1.7 -3 16.60 4.55 .949 5.44 4.91

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Transactions

Before 1950 Season: Signed by the Boston Braves as an amateur free agent.

February 12, 1957: Traded by the Milwaukee Braves to the Detroit Tigers for Chick King and cash.

October 15, 1957: Traded by the Detroit Tigers to the San Francisco Giants for Wayne Terwilliger.

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