Dick Dietz
[edit] Biography
Dick Dietz (Richard Allen Dietz) was born on September 18, 1941 in Crawfordsville, Indiana. He made his Major League debut on June 18, 1966 for the San Francisco Giants. In 1968, his rookie year, he hit .272 with 6 home runs and 38 RBI. Dietz played for the San Francisco Giants, Los Angeles Dodgers and Atlanta Braves over the course of his 8 year career.
Most people believe that Dick Dietz's best season was 1970, when he slugged 22 home runs, hit for a .300 average and knocked in 107 runs.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1966
| SF
| N
| 13
| 23
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .043
| .083
| .043
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 9
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1967
| SF
| N
| 56
| 120
| 10
| 27
| 4
| 19
| .225
| .358
| .350
| 3
| 0
| 25
| 44
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3
|
| 1968
| SF
| N
| 98
| 301
| 21
| 82
| 6
| 38
| .272
| .347
| .392
| 14
| 2
| 34
| 68
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 3
| 5
|
| 1969
| SF
| N
| 79
| 244
| 28
| 56
| 11
| 35
| .230
| .372
| .406
| 8
| 1
| 53
| 53
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 3
| 11
|
| 1970
| SF
| N
| 148
| 493
| 82
| 148
| 22
| 107
| .300
| .426
| .515
| 36
| 2
| 109
| 106
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 10
| 16
|
| 1971
| SF
| N
| 142
| 453
| 58
| 114
| 19
| 72
| .252
| .387
| .419
| 19
| 0
| 97
| 86
| 4
| 2
| 1
| 8
| 8
|
| 1972
| LA
| N
| 27
| 56
| 4
| 9
| 1
| 6
| .161
| .329
| .232
| 1
| 0
| 14
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 2
| 1
|
| 1973
| ATL
| N
| 83
| 139
| 22
| 41
| 3
| 24
| .295
| .474
| .432
| 8
| 1
| 49
| 25
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 4
| 6
|
| Total
|
|
| 646
| 1829
| 226
| 478
| 66
| 301
| .261
| .390
| .425
| 89
| 6
| 381
| 402
| 13
| 8
| 4
| 30
| 51
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1966
| SF
| N
| C
| 6
| 3
| 36.1
| 22
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1967
| SF
| N
| C
| 42
| 34
| 299
| 206
| 19
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 3
| 18
| 11
| 0
| .983
|
| 1968
| SF
| N
| C
| 90
| 80
| 722.1
| 497
| 37
| 13
| 10
| 0
| 16
| 59
| 20
| 0
| .976
|
| 1969
| SF
| N
| C
| 73
| 69
| 617.1
| 432
| 31
| 13
| 5
| 0
| 14
| 27
| 19
| 1
| .973
|
| 1970
| SF
| N
| C
| 139
| 137
| 1219
| 820
| 58
| 14
| 9
| 0
| 25
| 92
| 21
| 0
| .984
|
| 1971
| SF
| N
| C
| 135
| 127
| 1142
| 712
| 37
| 14
| 4
| 0
| 20
| 54
| 15
| 0
| .982
|
| 1972
| LA
| N
| C
| 22
| 15
| 151
| 104
| 12
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 3
| 6
| 7
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1973
| ATL
| N
| C
| 20
| 12
| 107
| 67
| 5
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 14
| 2
| 0
| .960
|
| 1973
| ATL
| N
| 1B
| 36
| 35
| 251.2
| 258
| 24
| 3
| 19
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .989
|
| Total
|
|
| C
| 527
| 477
| 4294
| 2860
| 202
| 61
| 30
| 0
| 86
| 273
| 98
| 1
| .980
|
| Total
|
|
| 1B
| 36
| 35
| 251.2
| 258
| 24
| 3
| 19
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .989
|
[edit] Transactions
- Signed as an amateur free agent by San Francisco Giants (1960).
- Claimed on waivers by Los Angeles Dodgers from San Francisco Giants (April 14, 1972).
- Sold by Los Angeles Dodgers to Atlanta Braves (March 27, 1973).
- Released by Atlanta Braves (March 25, 1974).
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