Jack Dittmer

Position: Second Baseman

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

6-1, 175lb (185cm, 79kg)

Born: January 10, 1928 in Elkader, IA us

Died: May 31, 2014 in Strawberry Point, IA

Buried: St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery, Elkader, IA

High School: Elkader HS (Elkader, IA)

School: University of Iowa (Iowa City, IA)

Debut: June 17, 1952 (Age 24-159d, 10,930th in major league history)
vs. CIN 4 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: June 23, 1957 (Age 29-164d)
vs. BAL 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1952 season

Full Name: John Douglas Dittmer

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-0.8

1218

283

.232

117

RBI

136

OBP

.280

SLG

.333

OPS

.614

OPS+

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1954 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1954 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	4 (3)	Apr 18 (1)	MLN		CIN	L,4-6	CG	37	9.0	5	1	0	6	1	2B
2	5	Apr 18 (2)	MLN		CIN	L,3-5	CG	39	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	2B
3	6	Apr 21	MLN		CHC	W,7-3	CG	37	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	2B
4	7	Apr 23	MLN	@	STL	W,7-5	CG	55	14.0	3	3	0	6	1	2B
5	8	Apr 24	MLN	@	STL	L,3-7	CG	35	8.0	2	3	0	5	1	2B
6	9	Apr 25	MLN	@	STL	L,6-7	GS	20	5.0	3	0	0	3	0	2B
7	10	Apr 27	MLN		NYG	W,3-2	CG	41	9.0	3	6	1	10	1	2B
8	11	Apr 28	MLN		NYG	L,1-3	CG	39	9.0	2	3	0	5	0	2B
9	12	Apr 29	MLN		PHI	L,0-4	CG	39	9.0	1	6	0	7	2	2B
10	13	Apr 30	MLN		PHI	L,2-5	CG	45	9.0	2	5	0	7	0	2B
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
11	28 (14)	May 18	MLN	@	PHI	W,6-2	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH 2B
12	29	May 19	MLN	@	PHI	W,6-2	CG	34	9.0	2	1	0	3	1
13	34 (4)	May 23 (2)	MLN	@	CHC	W,9-3	GF	15	4.0	0	1	0	1	0	PH 2B
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
14	40 (5)	Jun 1	MLN		BRO	L,0-2	GF	14	3.0	1	0	0	1	0	PH 2B
15	41	Jun 2	MLN		BRO	L,6-7	CG	31	5.0	3	1	1	5	0	2B
16	42	Jun 4	MLN		PIT	L,1-4	CG	44	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	2B
17	57 (14)	Jun 19	MLN	@	PIT	W,11-2	CG	37	9.0	3	4	0	7	3	2B
18	58	Jun 20 (1)	MLN	@	PIT	L,1-2	CG	43	9.2	2	3	1	6	0	2B
19	59	Jun 20 (2)	MLN	@	PIT	L,3-6	CG	37	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	2B
20	60	Jun 22	MLN	@	NYG	L,2-3	CG	36	8.2	2	4	0	6	0	2B
21	61	Jun 23	MLN	@	NYG	W,5-2	CG	36	9.0	2	3	0	5	0	2B
22	62	Jun 24	MLN	@	NYG	L,1-2	GS	26	7.0	3	3	0	6	1	2B
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
23	123 (60)	Aug 27	MLN		NYG	L,1-3	GF	3	1.0	0	1	0	1	0	2B
24	124	Aug 28	MLN		NYG	W,5-2	CG	36	9.0	4	2	0	6	0	2B
25	125	Aug 29 (1)	MLN		BRO	L,4-12	GS	34	8.0	2	2	0	4	0	2B
26	126	Aug 29 (2)	MLN		BRO	L,4-11	CG	48	9.0	3	5	1	9	0	2B
27	127	Aug 30	MLN		BRO	W,7-5	CG	43	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	2B
28	128	Aug 31	MLN		BRO	W,2-0	CG	31	9.0	0	5	0	5	0	2B
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
29	129	Sep 1	MLN		PIT	W,3-1	CG	32	9.0	0	4	0	4	1	2B
30	130	Sep 3	MLN	@	CIN	W,3-2	CG	47	12.0	3	1	2	6	0	2B
31	131	Sep 4	MLN	@	CIN	W,5-4	CG	51	11.0	3	4	0	7	1	2B
32	132	Sep 5 (1)	MLN	@	CIN	W,11-8	CG	45	9.0	1	2	0	3	1	2B
33	133	Sep 5 (2)	MLN	@	CIN	W,9-7	CG	44	9.0	4	3	0	7	1	2B
34	134	Sep 6 (1)	MLN		CHC	W,13-2	CG	34	9.0	3	1	0	4	1	2B
35	135	Sep 6 (2)	MLN		CHC	W,6-1	CG	38	9.0	3	4	0	7	2	2B
36	136	Sep 8	MLN	@	PIT	W,5-2	CG	36	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	2B
37	137	Sep 10	MLN	@	BRO	L,1-2	CG	24	4.0	1	3	0	4	0	2B
38	138	Sep 11	MLN	@	BRO	L,3-5	CG	34	8.0	2	3	0	5	1	2B
39	139	Sep 12 (1)	MLN	@	PHI	L,2-5	CG	37	8.0	2	3	0	5	0	2B
40	140	Sep 12 (2)	MLN	@	PHI	W,2-1	CG	31	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	2B
41	141	Sep 13	MLN	@	PHI	W,7-4	CG	33	9.0	2	1	0	3	1	2B
42	142	Sep 14	MLN	@	NYG	L,1-2	CG	36	8.0	3	2	0	5	1	2B
43	143	Sep 16 (1)	MLN	@	NYG	L,2-6	CG	37	8.0	2	3	0	5	1	2B
44	144	Sep 16 (2)	MLN	@	NYG	L,2-6	CG	35	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	2B
45	145	Sep 17	MLN	@	STL	W,6-4	CG	40	9.0	2	3	0	5	2
46	146	Sep 18	MLN	@	STL	L,0-3	CG	0	8.0	4	4	0	8	1
47	147	Sep 19	MLN	@	STL	L,6-7	CG	43	8.2	3	5	0	8	2	2B
48	148	Sep 20 (1)	MLN		CIN	W,6-2	CG	38	9.0	5	2	0	7	1	2B
49	149	Sep 20 (2)	MLN		CIN	L,1-3	CG	39	9.0	5	5	0	10	2	2B
50	150	Sep 21	MLN		CIN	L,0-5	GS	26	7.0	2	2	0	4	0	2B
51	151	Sep 22 susp	MLN		CIN	W,4-3	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	2B
52	152	Sep 24	MLN		STL	W,4-2	CG	34	9.0	3	3	0	6	0	2B
53	153	Sep 25	MLN		STL	W,3-0	CG	30	9.0	4	5	0	9	0	2B
54	154	Sep 26	MLN		STL	L,0-2	CG	40	11.0	1	4	0	5	2	2B
							55gm		445.0	119	141	6	266	31