Skip Jutze was born on Tuesday, May 28, 1946, in Bayside, New York. Jutze was 26 years old when he broke into the big leagues on September 1, 1972, with the St. Louis Cardinals. 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 Skip Jutze baseball stats page.
"JEWS ON FIRST: 1977 - Skip Jutze hits the first grand slam homer in Seattle Mariners history off pitcher Rudy May in the third inning of a 10-2 win over Baltimore at the Kingdome." - Author Bob Wechsler in Day by Day in Jewish Sports History (Bob Wechsler, KTAV Publishing House, 11/01/2007, Page 138)
Skip JutzeSkip Jutze Autograph on a 1975 SSPC (#52) |
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Skip JutzeSkip Jutze 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 |
- | - | Did Not Pitch | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Career | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
Skip JutzeSkip Jutze 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 |
1972 | 26 | Cardinals | 21 | 71 | 1 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .239 | .247 | .268 |
1973 | 27 | Astros | 90 | 278 | 18 | 62 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 19 | 5 | 37 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 14 | .223 | .273 | .245 |
1974 | 28 | Astros | 8 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .231 | .267 | .231 |
1975 | 29 | Astros | 51 | 93 | 9 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .226 | .242 | .247 |
1976 | 30 | Astros | 42 | 92 | 7 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .152 | .186 | .239 |
1977 | 31 | Mariners | 42 | 109 | 10 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .220 | .267 | .321 |
Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
6 Years | 254 | 656 | 45 | 141 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 51 | 34 | 6 | 86 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 24 | .215 | .253 | .259 |
Skip JutzeSkip Jutze Fielding Stats |
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Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
1972 Cardinals | C | 17 | 17 | 444 | 112 | 6.6 | 108 | 93 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 12 | .964 | 6.57 |
1973 Astros | C | 86 | 78 | 2,093 | 489 | 5.7 | 481 | 450 | 31 | 8 | 4 | 11 | 41 | 20 | .984 | 6.20 |
1974 Astros | C | 7 | 4 | 132 | 18 | 2.6 | 18 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.000 | 3.68 |
1975 Astros | C | 47 | 26 | 785 | 164 | 3.5 | 162 | 147 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 4 | .988 | 5.57 |
1976 Astros | C | 42 | 23 | 716 | 148 | 3.5 | 146 | 125 | 21 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 24 | 10 | .986 | 5.51 |
1977 Mariners | C | 40 | 31 | 846 | 188 | 4.7 | 185 | 170 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 33 | 14 | .984 | 5.90 |
Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
C Totals | 239 | 179 | 5,016 | 1,119 | 4.7 | 1,100 | 1,001 | 99 | 19 | 16 | 27 | 128 | 63 | .983 | 5.92 | |
6 Years | 239 | 179 | 5,016 | 1,119 | 4.7 | 1,100 | 1,001 | 99 | 19 | 16 | 27 | 128 | 63 | .983 | 5.92 |
Skip JutzeSkip Jutze 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 |
1972 Cardinals | 0 | 1 | .000 | 4 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 4.4 | 14.2 | - | - | - |
1973 Astros | 0 | 1 | .000 | 4 | 1 | n/a | 0.0 | 7.5 | 15.4 | - | - | - |
1974 Astros | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 3 | n/a | 0.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | - | - | - |
1975 Astros | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 2 | 15 | n/a | 0.0 | 23.3 | 15.5 | - | - | - |
1976 Astros | 0 | 0 | .000 | 2 | 6 | n/a | 0.0 | 5.8 | 15.3 | - | - | - |
1977 Mariners | 0 | 4 | .000 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 36.3 | 9.1 | 7.3 | - | - | - |
Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
6 Years | 1 | 6 | .143 | 17 | 25 | 0 | 218.7 | 7.6 | 12.9 | - | - | - |
Skip JutzeSkip Jutze Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
1972 St. Louis Cardinals | 18 | $13,500.00 | - | - |
1973 Houston Astros | 9 | $15,000.00 | - | - |
1974 Houston Astros | 9 | $15,000.00 | - | - |
1975 Houston Astros | 9 | $25,000.00 | - | - |
1976 Houston Astros | 9 | $28,000.00 | - | - |
1977 Seattle Mariners | 3 | $34,500.00 | - | - |
Skip Jutze Stats by Baseball Almanac |
Skip Jutze was called-up in September 1972, by the St. Louis Cardinals, and proceeded to catch seven complete games in seven straight days (Skip Jutze 1972 Game by Game Logs). Proving he had what it takes, the Cards traded Skip after the season with Milt Ramirez to the Houston Astros for Ray Busse and Bobby Fenwick. Jutze caught 182 games in Houston over the next 4 years, sharing catching duties with their veteran / former All-Star backstop Johnny Edwards.
The 1977 baseball expansion resulted in the establishment of Major League Baseball teams in Seattle (Washington) and Toronto (Ontario, Canada) - paving the way for two new American League teams, the Seattle Mariners and the Toronto Blue Jays:
When Skip Jutze took the field in the Kingdome on April 12, 1977, he became the first Seattle Mariner to ever wear #3 in a regular season game. Sixteen years later, a nineteen-year-old shortstop made his debut in Seattle wearing that same number, clubbing more than 500 home runs in his career, do you know who it was? [Answer]
When Skip Jutze took the field in the Kingdome on May 17, 1977, he had never hit a grand slam. He hadn't even hit a single home run in St. Louis, or Houston! But in the bottom of the third inning, Jutze stepped to the plate in a bases loaded situation. Orioles starter Rudy May was struggling so Baltimore replaced him with Dyar Miller. Skip proceeded to etch his name in the Baseball Almanac, hitting the first grand slam by a Seattle Mariner.
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