1941
Born September 18, 1941
Crawfordsville, IN, USA
Dick Dietz Notable
b. September 18, 1941 · San Francisco Giants 1966–1971, Los Angeles Dodgers 1972, Atlanta Braves 1973
Dick Dietz played for three clubs across eight seasons as a catcher, opening with the San Francisco Giants in 1966 and closing with the Atlanta Braves in 1973.
Across 646 games he batted .261, with 478 hits and 226 runs. He finished with 66 home runs, 89 doubles and 4 stolen bases.
He played 528 games behind the plate, with 2,860 putouts and 61 errors. He turned 30 double plays.
He was an All-Star in 1970.
He was born in Crawfordsville, IN, USA on September 18, 1941, and died on June 27, 2005. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| All-Star selection | 1 | 1970 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | SFG | 13 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | .043 |
| 1967 | SFG | 56 | 120 | 10 | 27 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 19 | 25 | 44 | 0 | .225 |
| 1968 | SFG | 98 | 301 | 21 | 82 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 38 | 34 | 68 | 1 | .272 |
| 1969 | SFG | 79 | 244 | 28 | 56 | 8 | 1 | 11 | 35 | 53 | 53 | 0 | .230 |
| 1970 | SFG | 148 | 493 | 82 | 148 | 36 | 2 | 22 | 107 | 109 | 106 | 0 | .300 |
| 1971 | SFG | 142 | 453 | 58 | 114 | 19 | 0 | 19 | 72 | 97 | 86 | 1 | .252 |
| 1972 | LAD | 27 | 56 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 11 | 2 | .161 |
| 1973 | ATL | 83 | 139 | 22 | 41 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 24 | 49 | 25 | 0 | .295 |
| Career | — | 646 | 1829 | 226 | 478 | 89 | 6 | 66 | 301 | 381 | 402 | 4 | .261 |
On this day & linked events
2005
Died June 27, 2005
1966
Major-league debut: Dick Dietz
Dick Dietz made a major-league debut on June 18, 1966.
1973
Final major-league game: Dick Dietz
Dick Dietz played a final major-league game on September 30, 1973.
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