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 | |
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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 | |
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Career highlights and awards | |
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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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