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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 runs	24
Runs batted in	136
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.

References

External links

• Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
• Retrosheet
• 9-Time Letterwinner Jack Dittmer Passes Away

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