Art Ditmar was born on Wednesday, April 3, 1929, in Winthrop, Massachusetts. Ditmar was 25 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 19, 1954, with the Philadelphia Athletics. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Art Ditmar baseball stats page.
"My pride and joy was that I pitched for the Athletics in the last game they played in Philadelphia (in 1954), and then I won the last game they ever played as the Philadelphia Athletics." - Art Ditmar (Chimelis, Ron. Western Mass. Hall of Famer Art Ditmar's career was about more than one World Series. 21 January 2015.)
Art DitmarArt Ditmar Autograph on a 1962 Topps Baseball Card (#246 | Checklist) |
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Art DitmarArt Ditmar Pitching Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
1954 | 25 | Athletics | 14 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 4 | .200 | 6.41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.1 | 199 | 50 | 28 | 35 | 4 | 36 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 | - |
1955 | 26 | Athletics | 35 | 22 | 8 | 12 | 12 | .500 | 5.03 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 175.1 | 773 | 180 | 98 | 109 | 23 | 86 | 5 | 79 | 7 | 7 | 1 | - |
1956 | 27 | Athletics | 44 | 34 | 6 | 12 | 22 | .353 | 4.42 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 254.1 | 1,101 | 254 | 125 | 141 | 30 | 108 | 6 | 126 | 5 | 7 | 0 | - |
1957 | 28 | Yankees | 46 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 3 | .727 | 3.25 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 127.1 | 532 | 128 | 46 | 55 | 9 | 35 | 1 | 64 | 1 | 2 | 0 | - |
1958 | 29 | Yankees | 38 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 8 | .529 | 3.42 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 139.2 | 575 | 124 | 53 | 71 | 14 | 38 | 2 | 52 | 0 | 5 | 0 | - |
1959 | 30 | Yankees | 38 | 25 | 7 | 13 | 9 | .591 | 2.90 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 202.0 | 810 | 156 | 65 | 75 | 17 | 52 | 2 | 96 | 0 | 8 | 1 | - |
1960 | 31 | Yankees | 34 | 28 | 3 | 15 | 9 | .625 | 3.06 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 200.0 | 825 | 195 | 68 | 77 | 25 | 56 | 1 | 65 | 4 | 1 | 1 | - |
1961 | 32 | Yankees | 12 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | .400 | 4.64 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 54.1 | 231 | 59 | 28 | 33 | 9 | 14 | 0 | 24 | 1 | 2 | 0 | - |
1961 | 32 | Athletics | 20 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 5 | .000 | 5.67 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 54.0 | 242 | 60 | 34 | 34 | 6 | 23 | 1 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 0 | - |
1962 | 33 | Athletics | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 6.65 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21.2 | 113 | 31 | 16 | 19 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 0 | - |
Career | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD | ||
9 Years | 287 | 156 | 61 | 72 | 77 | .483 | 3.98 | 41 | 5 | 14 | 1,268.0 | 5,401 | 1,237 | 561 | 649 | 138 | 461 | 19 | 552 | 23 | 37 | 3 | - |
Art DitmarArt Ditmar Hitting Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG |
1954 | 25 | Athletics | 14 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .125 | .300 | .125 |
1955 | 26 | Athletics | 35 | 62 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .210 | .222 | .210 |
1956 | 27 | Athletics | 44 | 91 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 24 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .143 | .170 | .176 |
1957 | 28 | Yankees | 46 | 35 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .200 | .200 | .200 |
1958 | 29 | Yankees | 38 | 44 | 8 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .250 | .283 | .250 |
1959 | 30 | Yankees | 38 | 76 | 6 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | .197 | .195 | .289 |
1960 | 31 | Yankees | 36 | 69 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .159 | .205 | .188 |
1961 | 32 | Yankees | 12 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .053 | .053 | .053 |
1961 | 32 | Athletics | 20 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .167 | .231 | .167 |
1962 | 33 | Athletics | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .167 | .167 | .167 |
Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
9 Years | 289 | 422 | 27 | 75 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 32 | 13 | 0 | 89 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 16 | .178 | .202 | .206 |
Art DitmarArt Ditmar Fielding Stats |
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Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
1954 Athletics | P | 14 | 5 | 118 | 10 | 0.7 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .900 | 2.06 |
1955 Athletics | P | 35 | 22 | 526 | 45 | 1.3 | 44 | 15 | 29 | 1 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .978 | 2.26 |
1956 Athletics | P | 44 | 34 | 763 | 55 | 1.3 | 53 | 20 | 33 | 2 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .964 | 1.88 |
1957 Yankees | P | 46 | 11 | 382 | 31 | 0.7 | 27 | 8 | 19 | 4 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .871 | 1.91 |
1958 Yankees | P | 38 | 13 | 419 | 21 | 0.6 | 21 | 6 | 15 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.35 |
1959 Yankees | P | 38 | 25 | 606 | 49 | 1.3 | 46 | 21 | 25 | 3 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .939 | 2.05 |
1960 Yankees | P | 34 | 28 | 600 | 43 | 1.3 | 42 | 18 | 24 | 1 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .977 | 1.89 |
1961 Yankees | P | 12 | 8 | 163 | 16 | 1.3 | 16 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.65 |
1961 Athletics | P | 20 | 5 | 162 | 13 | 0.7 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .923 | 2.00 |
1962 Athletics | P | 6 | 5 | 65 | 5 | 0.8 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.08 |
Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
P Totals | 287 | 156 | 3,804 | 288 | 1.0 | 275 | 103 | 172 | 13 | 13 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .955 | 1.95 | |
9 Years | 287 | 156 | 3,804 | 288 | 1.0 | 275 | 103 | 172 | 13 | 13 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .955 | 1.95 |
Art DitmarArt Ditmar Miscellaneous Stats |
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Baserunning Statistics | Other Positions | Common Hitting Ratios | Common Pitching Ratios | |||||||||
Team | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
1954 Athletics | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.39 | 3.20 | 8.24 |
1955 Athletics | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 6.9 | 10.3 | 0.92 | 4.06 | 4.41 |
1956 Athletics | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 91.0 | 3.8 | 22.8 | 1.17 | 4.46 | 3.82 |
1957 Yankees | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 3.9 | 17.5 | 1.83 | 4.52 | 2.47 |
1958 Yankees | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 4.4 | 8.8 | 1.37 | 3.35 | 2.45 |
1959 Yankees | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 76.0 | 7.6 | 6.9 | 1.85 | 4.28 | 2.32 |
1960 Yankees | 0 | 0 | .000 | 2 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 4.9 | 34.5 | 1.16 | 2.93 | 2.52 |
1961 Yankees | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 3.8 | 0.0 | 1.71 | 3.98 | 2.32 |
1961 Athletics | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 6.0 | 12.0 | 0.83 | 3.17 | 3.83 |
1962 Athletics | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 3.0 | 6.0 | 1.00 | 5.40 | 5.40 |
Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
9 Years | 1 | 1 | .500 | 2 | 0 | n/a | 211.0 | 4.7 | 13.2 | 1.20 | 3.92 | 3.27 |
Art DitmarArt Ditmar Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
1954 Philadelphia Athletics | 20 | Undetermined | - | - |
1955 Kansas City Athletics | 28 | Undetermined | - | - |
1956 Kansas City Athletics | 28 | Undetermined | - | - |
1957 New York Yankees | 28 | Undetermined | - | Stats |
1958 New York Yankees | 28 | Undetermined | - | Stats |
1959 New York Yankees | 28 | Undetermined | - | - |
1960 New York Yankees | 28 | Undetermined | - | Stats |
1961 New York Yankees | 28 | Undetermined | - | - |
1961 Kansas City Athletics | 28 | Undetermined | - | - |
1962 Kansas City Athletics | 28 | Undetermined | - | - |
Art Ditmar Stats by Baseball Almanac |
Arthur John Ditmar was a Major League Baseball player who pitched for the Philadelphia Athletics (1954), Kansas City Athletics (1955-1956), New York Yankees (1957-1961), and Kansas City Athletics (1961-1962). Art, his nickname, was the starting pitcher on September 19, 1954, the last Athletics regular season game ever played in Connie Mack Stadium (Shibe Park).
Art Ditmar Rookie Card | 1955 Bowman Baseball Card (#90 | Checklist)
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Did you know that Art Ditmar was 14-2 his senior year at Pittsfield High School, where he was the captain of the Pittsfield Generals? After graduating in 1947, Ditmar was scouted by several Major League teams, then invited to Shibe Park for a tryout, where he signed with the A's for a $1,000 bonus, passing up on an athletic scholarship he had received from the University of Mississippi!
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