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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 / Milwaukee Braves and Detroit Tigers.

Jack Dittmer
Second baseman
Born: (1928-01-10)January 10, 1928
Elkader, Iowa
Died: May 31, 2014(2014-05-31) (aged 86)
Strawberry Point, Iowa
Batted: Left
Threw: Right
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 runs24
Runs batted in136
Teams
  • Boston / Milwaukee Braves (1952–56)
  • Detroit Tigers (1957)
Career highlights and awards
  • Led MLB rookie 2B in Fielding percentage (1952) (2nd in NL)
  • Led MLB rookie 2B in Range Factor/Game (1952) (2nd in NL)

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.


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