1929
Born April 3, 1929
Winthrop, MA, USA
Art Ditmar Notable
b. April 3, 1929 · Philadelphia Athletics 1954, Kansas City Athletics 1955–1956, 1961–1962, New York Yankees 1957–1961
Art Ditmar played for three clubs across nine seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Philadelphia Athletics in 1954 and closing with the Kansas City Athletics in 1962. His longest stay was with the New York Yankees, from 1957 to 1961.
He went 72 and 77 with a 3.98 earned run average, pitching 1,268 innings in 287 games. He struck out 552, completed 41 of his 156 starts and threw 5 shutouts. Across 289 games he batted .178, with 75 hits and 27 runs. He finished with 2 home runs, 6 doubles and 1 stolen base.
He was born in Winthrop, MA, USA on April 3, 1929, and died on June 11, 2021. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | PHA | 14 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | .125 |
| 1955 | KCA | 35 | 62 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 0 | .210 |
| 1956 | KCA | 44 | 91 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 24 | 0 | .143 |
| 1957 | NYY | 46 | 35 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 | .200 |
| 1958 | NYY | 38 | 44 | 8 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 0 | .250 |
| 1959 | NYY | 38 | 76 | 6 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 10 | 1 | .197 |
| 1960 | NYY | 36 | 69 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 0 | .159 |
| 1961 | KCA/NYY | 32 | 31 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | .097 |
| 1962 | KCA | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .167 |
| Career | — | 289 | 422 | 27 | 75 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 32 | 13 | 89 | 1 | .178 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | PHA | 1 | 4 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 39.1 | 50 | 28 | 36 | 14 | 6.41 |
| 1955 | KCA | 12 | 12 | 35 | 22 | 1 | 175.1 | 180 | 98 | 86 | 79 | 5.03 |
| 1956 | KCA | 12 | 22 | 44 | 34 | 1 | 254.1 | 254 | 125 | 108 | 126 | 4.42 |
| 1957 | NYY | 8 | 3 | 46 | 11 | 6 | 127.1 | 128 | 46 | 35 | 64 | 3.25 |
| 1958 | NYY | 9 | 8 | 38 | 13 | 4 | 139.2 | 124 | 53 | 38 | 52 | 3.42 |
| 1959 | NYY | 13 | 9 | 38 | 25 | 1 | 202.0 | 156 | 65 | 52 | 96 | 2.90 |
| 1960 | NYY | 15 | 9 | 34 | 28 | 0 | 200.0 | 195 | 68 | 56 | 65 | 3.06 |
| 1961 | KCA/NYY | 2 | 8 | 32 | 13 | 1 | 108.1 | 119 | 62 | 37 | 43 | 5.15 |
| 1962 | KCA | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 21.2 | 31 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 6.65 |
| Career | — | 72 | 77 | 287 | 156 | 14 | 1268.0 | 1237 | 561 | 461 | 552 | 3.98 |
On this day & linked events
2021
Died June 11, 2021
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