Dick Dietz

Positions: Catcher and First Baseman

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-1, 195lb (185cm, 88kg)

Born: September 18, 1941 in Crawfordsville, IN us

Died: June 27, 2005 in Clayton, GA

Buried: Woodlawn Memorial Park, Greenville, SC

High School: Greenville HS (Greenville, SC)

Debut: June 18, 1966 (Age 24-273d, 12,480th in major league history)
vs. LAD 3 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 30, 1973 (Age 32-012d)
vs. HOU 2 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1967 season

Full Name: Richard Allen Dietz

Nicknames: Mule

Pronunciation: \DEETZ\

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1x All-Star

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

12.6

1829

478

.261

226

RBI

301

OBP

.390

SLG

.425

OPS

.815

OPS+

129

Many detailed statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by Retrosheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1912 to 1968 are missing or have incomplete accounts, click link for year and team summary of data completeness) for some players prior to 1969 and even complete seasons may not match the official totals due to errors in both the official totals and the play-by-play accounts.

Summary of 66 Home Runs

(For more accurate walk-off HR totals, see the Batting Event Finder)

0 leading off, 1 walk-off, 6 tying, 24 go ahead

3 Tms
SFG	62
ATL	3
LAD	1

Platoon
vs RHP	39
vs LHP	27

Home/Road
Away	34
Home	32

Outs
2	23
0	22
1	21

11 Opps
ATL	9
CIN	9
LAD	8
PHI	7
CHC	7
HOU	7
NYM	5
STL	5
SDP	4
MON	3
PIT	2

51 Pitchers
Jim Merritt	3
Bill Hands	3
Pat Jarvis	3
George Stone	3
Don Wilson	2
Don Sutton	2
Ken Holtzman	2
Jim Brewer	2
Fergie Jenkins	2
Claude Osteen	2
Rick Wise	2
Howie Reed	1
Don Drysdale	1
Bob Gibson	1
Alan Foster	1
Jim Ray	1
Mike Corkins	1
Tug McGraw	1
Ray Sadecki	1
Hoyt Wilhelm	1
Pat Dobson	1
Nelson Briles	1
Jerry Reuss	1
Denny Lemaster	1
Jim Maloney	1
Wayne Granger	1
Don Gullett	1
Chris Short	1
Larry Jaster	1
Tony Cloninger	1
Jim Nash	1
Rich Folkers	1
Jack DiLauro	1
Clay Kirby	1
Ron Taylor	1
Steve Carlton	1
Pete Mikkelsen	1
Bob Priddy	1
Jim McGlothlin	1
Ross Grimsley	1
Grant Jackson	1
Jerry Johnson	1
Marty Martínez	1
Jim Bunning	1
Steve Arlin	1
Dick Ellsworth	1
Jerry Koosman	1
Ken Reynolds	1
Chuck Taylor	1
Carroll Sembera	1
Buddy Harris	1

13 Parks
3Com Park (SFO)	31
Atl-Fulton (ATL)	7
Dodger Stad (LOS)	5
Wrigley Fld (CHI)	4
Busch Stad (STL)	3
Astrodome (HOU)	3
ConnieMackSt (PHI)	3
Crosley Fld (CIN)	3
Qualcomm St (SAN)	2
Shea Stad (NYC)	2
VeteransStad (PHI)	1
Cinergy Fld (CIN)	1
Forbes Fld (PIT)	1

Where Hit
7	44
8	9
78	5
9	3

General field locations
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	66

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases
---	28
1--	21
12-	10
123	3
-23	2
-2-	1
1-3	1

123 RBI
RISP	17
0 on	28
1 on	22
2 on	13
3 on	3
Any on	38

Inning
1	4
2	9
3	5
4	9
5	7
6	7
7	12
8	9
9	3
Extra	1

1-3	18
4-6	23
7-end	25

RelScore
+4..	3
+3	7
+2	5
+1	6
Tied	18
-1	7
-2	9
-3	6
-4..	5

Ahead	21
Tied	18
Behind	27

Before event,
for batter

DefPos
C	60
PH	4
1B	2

OrderPos
6th	32
5th	12
7th	10
4th	5
8th	4
9th	2
1st	1

Leverage
High Lev	19
Medium Lev	25
Low Lev	22

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
1967	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
1	1	1	1	1967-06-01	SFG		PIT	Pete Mikkelsen	ahead 4-1	b 8	2	-23	3	7	2	0.020	100%		Home Run (Deep LF); J. Hart Scores; W. McCovey Scores
2	2	2	1	1967-06-30 (1)	SFG	@	PHI	Chris Short	behind 0-2	t 3	2	12-	3	6	2	0.329	59%		Home Run (Deep LF); W. Mays Scores; J. Hiatt Scores
3	3	3	1	1967-07-23 (2)	SFG	@	CHC	Bill Hands	behind 2-6	t 9	1	---	1	8	PH	0.007	1%		Home Run (Deep CF)
4	4	4	1	1967-08-08	SFG	@	PHI	Dick Ellsworth	ahead 1-0	t 4	0	12-	3	6	2	0.171	90%		Home Run (Deep LF); J. Hart Scores; J. Hiatt Scores
1968	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
5	5	1	1	1968-05-28	SFG	@	STL	Bob Gibson	behind 0-1	t 6	0	---	1	7	2	0.196	50%		Home Run (Deep LF)
6	6	2	1	1968-07-04	SFG		ATL	George Stone	tied 4-4	b 7	1	-2-	2	6	2	0.283	90%		Home Run (LF-CF); J. Hart Scores
7	7	3	1	1968-07-11	SFG	@	CIN	Jim Maloney	ahead 3-0	t 4	0	---	1	6	2	0.058	91%		Home Run (Deep LF)
8	8	4	1	1968-07-30	SFG	@	CHC	Bill Hands	behind 3-10	t 8	0	---	1	1	PH	0.003	1%		Home Run (Deep LF)
9	9	5	1	1968-08-01	SFG	@	LAD	Don Drysdale	ahead 1-0	t 6	1	---	1	5	2	0.134	82%		Home Run (LF-CF)
10	10	6	1	1968-08-16	SFG	@	PHI	Jerry Johnson	behind 1-3	t 5	0	---	1	6	2	0.124	33%		Home Run (Deep LF)
1969	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
11	11	1	1	1969-04-07	SFG	@	ATL	Pat Jarvis	tied 0-0	t 2	1	---	1	6	2	0.115	59%		Home Run (Deep LF)
12	12	2	1	1969-06-15 (2)	SFG		MON	Larry Jaster	tied 0-0	b 2	1	---	1	6	2	0.119	64%		Home Run (Deep LF)
13	13	3	1	1969-06-22 (2)	SFG	@	ATL	Pat Jarvis	behind 1-3	t 7	0	1--	2	7	2	0.272	50%		Home Run (Deep LF); B. Etheridge Scores
14	14	4	1	1969-06-23	SFG	@	HOU	Don Wilson	tied 0-0	t 2	2	1--	2	7	2	0.214	69%		Home Run (Deep LF); J. Hart Scores
15	15	5	1	1969-07-09	SFG		HOU	Marty Martínez	ahead 9-3	b 8	2	---	1	9	2	0.001	100%		Home Run (Deep LF)
16	16	6	1	1969-07-26	SFG	@	STL	Steve Carlton	behind 2-4	t 4	0	1--	2	5	2	0.201	50%		Home Run (Deep LF); W. McCovey Scores
17	17	7	1	1969-08-01	SFG	@	PIT	Jim Bunning	tied 1-1	t 7	0	1--	2	5	2	0.275	84%		Home Run (Deep LF); W. McCovey Scores
18	18	8	1	1969-08-15	SFG		CHC	Ken Holtzman	tied 0-0	b 6	2	1--	2	6	2	0.305	84%		Home Run (Deep LF); K. Henderson Scores
19	19	9	1	1969-08-27	SFG		PHI	Rick Wise	ahead 4-3	b 4	1	---	1	7	2	0.112	79%		Home Run (Deep LF)
20	20	10	1	1969-09-09	SFG	@	CIN	Jim Merritt	behind 0-1	t 5	1	---	1	6	2	0.148	47%		Home Run (Deep LF)
21	21	11	1	1969-09-14	SFG		CIN	Jim Merritt	tied 0-0	b 2	1	1--	2	6	2	0.195	75%		Home Run (Deep LF); W. McCovey Scores
1970	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
22	22	1	1	1970-04-08	SFG		HOU	Denny Lemaster	behind 0-1	b 6	2	1--	2	6	2	0.361	71%		Home Run (LF-CF); W. McCovey Scores
23	23	2	1	1970-04-09	SFG		HOU	Jim Ray	behind 0-3	b 5	1	1--	2	6	2	0.188	38%		Home Run (Deep CF); W. McCovey Scores
24	24	3	1	1970-04-14	SFG	@	ATL	Jim Nash	behind 2-8	t 3	2	12-	3	7	2	0.112	17%		Home Run (Deep CF); K. Henderson Scores; A. Gallagher Scores
25	25	4	1	1970-04-15	SFG	@	HOU	Jack DiLauro	ahead 5-3	t 7	2	---	1	6	2	0.087	89%		Home Run (Deep LF)
26	26	5	1	1970-04-24	SFG		MON	Howie Reed	ahead 5-2	b 7	2	12-	3	6	2	0.051	99%		Home Run (Deep LF); W. Mays Scores; K. Henderson Scores
27	27	6	1	1970-04-26 (1)	SFG		MON	Carroll Sembera	ahead 7-1	b 8	2	123	4	6	2	0.002	100%		Home Run (Deep LF); R. Hunt Scores; W. McCovey Scores; K. Henderson Scores
28	28	7	1	1970-05-02	SFG		PHI	Grant Jackson	ahead 4-1	b 8	2	-23	3	6	2	0.024	100%		Home Run (LF-CF); W. McCovey Scores; K. Henderson Scores
29	29	8	1	1970-05-11	SFG	@	SDP	Pat Dobson	behind 0-1	t 4	0	1--	2	6	2	0.212	63%		Home Run (Deep LF); K. Henderson Scores
30	30	9	1	1970-05-22	SFG		SDP	Mike Corkins	behind 2-3	b 5	1	1--	2	5	2	0.274	69%		Home Run (Deep LF); W. McCovey Scores
31	31	10	1	1970-05-28	SFG		LAD	Jim Brewer	tied 3-3	b 9	0	---	1	5	2	0.363	100%	Walk-Off	Home Run (LF-CF)
32	32	11	1	1970-06-07	SFG	@	CHC	Ken Holtzman	ahead 1-0	t 4	0	---	1	6	2	0.103	72%		Home Run (Deep CF)
33	33	12	1	1970-06-14	SFG		STL	Chuck Taylor	tied 0-0	b 2	0	1--	2	6	2	0.163	75%		Home Run (Deep RF); K. Henderson Scores
34	34	13	1	1970-06-16	SFG		CHC	Bill Hands	tied 0-0	b 2	0	12-	3	6	2	0.180	83%		Home Run (Deep LF); W. McCovey Scores; K. Henderson Scores/unER
35	35	14	1	1970-06-22	SFG	@	CIN	Tony Cloninger	ahead 11-6	t 8	2	---	1	6	2	0.011	99%		Home Run (Deep RF)
36	36	15	1	1970-06-27	SFG		ATL	George Stone	tied 0-0	b 2	0	12-	3	6	2	0.180	83%		Home Run (Deep LF); W. McCovey Scores/unER; K. Henderson Scores
37	37	16	1	1970-07-04	SFG		LAD	Alan Foster	behind 1-3	b 6	1	---	1	6	2	0.133	35%		Home Run (Deep LF)
38	38	17	1	1970-07-06	SFG	@	ATL	George Stone	tied 0-0	t 1	2	1--	2	4	2	0.179	65%		Home Run (Deep LF); R. Hunt Scores
39	39	18	1	1970-07-07	SFG	@	ATL	Hoyt Wilhelm	tied 5-5	t 7	1	1-3	3	5	2	0.266	88%		Home Run (Deep LF); T. Fuentes Scores; W. McCovey Scores
40	40	19	1	1970-07-20	SFG		NYM	Rich Folkers	behind 0-2	b 4	1	---	1	4	2	0.118	39%		Home Run (Deep CF)
41	41	20	1	1970-08-04	SFG	@	LAD	Don Sutton	ahead 2-0	t 1	2	12-	3	7	2	0.186	88%		Home Run (Deep CF); K. Henderson Scores; J. Hart Scores
42	42	21	1	1970-08-26	SFG		STL	Nelson Briles	behind 3-6	b 6	1	---	1	6	2	0.089	22%		Home Run (Deep LF)
43	43	22	1	1970-09-23	SFG	@	LAD	Jim Brewer	behind 5-8	t 7	2	123	4	6	2	0.524	66%		Home Run (Deep CF); W. Mays Scores; F. Johnson Scores; K. Henderson Scores
1971	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
44	44	1	1	1971-04-07	SFG	@	SDP	Clay Kirby	ahead 1-0	t 4	0	1--	2	6	2	0.167	85%		Home Run (Deep LF); K. Henderson Scores
45	45	2	1	1971-04-10	SFG	@	STL	Jerry Reuss	ahead 2-0	t 4	0	1--	2	6	2	0.120	89%		Home Run (Deep LF); K. Henderson Scores
46	46	3	1	1971-04-16	SFG		CHC	Fergie Jenkins	ahead 2-0	b 3	1	12-	3	4	2	0.136	94%		Home Run (Deep CF); C. Speier Scores; W. Mays Scores
47	47	4	1	1971-05-11	SFG		CIN	Jim Merritt	ahead 3-0	b 1	2	---	1	6	2	0.062	87%		Home Run (Deep LF)
48	48	5	1	1971-05-19	SFG	@	CHC	Fergie Jenkins	behind 2-5	t 3	2	1--	2	6	2	0.165	34%		Home Run (Deep LF); K. Henderson Scores
49	49	6	1	1971-05-26	SFG	@	LAD	Claude Osteen	tied 0-0	t 1	2	1--	2	4	2	0.211	69%		Home Run (Deep LF); W. Mays Scores
50	50	7	1	1971-05-27	SFG	@	LAD	Don Sutton	behind 0-5	t 7	1	---	1	5	2	0.016	3%		Home Run (Deep LF)
51	51	8	1	1971-06-12	SFG	@	NYM	Ron Taylor	ahead 3-1	t 8	2	1--	2	5	2	0.095	97%		Home Run; K. Henderson Scores
52	52	9	1	1971-07-18 (1)	SFG	@	ATL	Bob Priddy	tied 4-4	t 12	2	---	1	4	2	0.419	82%		Home Run (Deep LF)
53	53	10	1	1971-07-27	SFG		ATL	Pat Jarvis	behind 0-3	b 5	0	---	1	5	2	0.096	26%		Home Run (Deep CF)
54	54	11	1	1971-08-02	SFG		LAD	Claude Osteen	behind 0-1	b 7	0	---	1	5	2	0.249	58%		Home Run (Deep LF)
55	55	12	1	1971-08-13	SFG		NYM	Ray Sadecki	ahead 3-0	b 3	2	1--	2	6	2	0.092	94%		Home Run (Deep LF); B. Bonds Scores
56	56	13	1	1971-08-14	SFG		NYM	Tug McGraw	behind 4-5	b 9	0	---	1	9	PH	0.447	62%		Home Run
57	57	14	1	1971-08-18	SFG		PHI	Rick Wise	tied 0-0	b 2	0	1--	2	5	2	0.179	77%		Home Run (Deep LF); W. McCovey Scores/unER
58	58	15	1	1971-09-03	SFG		HOU	Buddy Harris	ahead 9-6	b 8	1	12-	3	6	2	0.017	100%		Home Run (Deep LF); W. Mays Scores; W. McCovey Scores
59	59	16	1	1971-09-15	SFG		CIN	Jim McGlothlin	behind 1-4	b 7	1	---	1	8	2	0.074	15%		Home Run (Deep LF)
60	60	17	1	1971-09-16	SFG		CIN	Ross Grimsley	behind 0-2	b 5	1	---	1	5	2	0.131	36%		Home Run (Deep RF)
61	61	18	1	1971-09-17	SFG		SDP	Steve Arlin	behind 3-5	b 6	1	12-	3	8	PH	0.443	74%		Home Run (Deep LF); A. Gallagher Scores; C. Speier Scores
62	62	19	1	1971-09-26	SFG	@	CIN	Wayne Granger	ahead 3-2	t 5	1	123	4	6	2	0.191	95%		Home Run (Deep LF); T. Fuentes Scores; W. Mays Scores; B. Bonds Scores
1972	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
63	63	1	1	1972-07-10 (1)	LAD	@	PHI	Ken Reynolds	behind 1-3	t 7	0	---	1	7	2	0.125	29%		Home Run
1973	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
64	64	1	1	1973-07-06	ATL	@	NYM	Jerry Koosman	tied 0-0	t 7	2	1--	2	7	3	0.354	81%		Home Run; D. Baker Scores
65	65	2	1	1973-08-02	ATL		CIN	Don Gullett	behind 0-16	b 8	0	---	1	7	3	0.000	0%		Home Run (Deep LF)
66	66	3	1	1973-09-23	ATL	@	HOU	Don Wilson	tied 0-0	t 2	2	1--	2	8	2	0.211	68%		Home Run; F. Tepedino Scores

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