Cliff Ditto

Cliff Ditto

• School Occidental College

Biographical Information

Cliff Ditto was a longtime baseball scout. A 1952 graduate of Occidental College, he was a catcher and outfielder, making all conference in 1951. During the 1960s he was also a coach and counselor at South Gate High School in South Gate, California, coaching them to the Los Angeles City baseball championship in 1960. From 1969 to 1981 he was a scout for the San Diego Padres, 1982 to 1986 for the Montreal Expos, and 1987 to 1989 for the California Angels. While with the Padres he signed Tony Gwynn, Ozzie Smith, Tim Flannery and Randy Jones, and Randy Johnson for the Expos [1] [2]. Smith mentioned Ditto in his Hall of Fame induction speech [3]. Ditto also manged in the Padres chain for eight years, aptly managing at Walla Walla.

Ditto was the brother-in-law of Duke Snider [4].

Year-by-Year Managerial Record

Year	Team	League	Record	Finish	Organization	Playoffs
1971	Tri-City Padres	Northwest League	50-30	1st	San Diego Padres	none League Champs
1972	Tri-City Padres	Northwest League	38-42	4th	San Diego Padres	none
1973	Walla Walla Padres	Northwest League	51-29	1st	San Diego Padres	none League Champs
1974	Walla Walla Padres	Northwest League	47-37	4th	San Diego Padres
1975	Walla Walla Padres	Northwest League	48-31	2nd	San Diego Padres
1976	Walla Walla Padres	Northwest League	46-26	1st	San Diego Padres	League Champs
1977	Walla Walla Padres	Northwest League	41-27	3rd	San Diego Padres
1978	Walla Walla Padres	Northwest League	45-24	2nd	San Diego Padres