A finesse control pitcher, Ditmar divided his career between the Athletics and Yankees. Ditmar won 47 games for the Yankees in a span of five years, with a career-high 15 in 1960, despite not getting to pitch on a regular basis in a rotation which included Whitey Ford, Bobby Shantz, Don Larsen and Bob Turley. In a nine-season career, Ditmar compiled a 72–77 record with 552 strikeouts and a 3.98 ERA in 1,268 innings.
Ditmar defeated the Yankees 8–6, when the Athletics played their last game at Shibe Park in Philadelphia before moving to Kansas City. In the same game, Yankees regular catcherYogi Berra played his only game at third base in his career, and teammate Mickey Mantle appeared at shortstop (September 26, 1954). Ditmar started and lost both Game 1 and Game 5 of the 1960 World Series for the Yankees, lasting only 1⁄3 of an inning in Game 1 and 1+1⁄3 inning in Game 5.
^. Archived from the original on March 23, 2005. Retrieved March 29, 2005.
^Herman, Howard (June 15, 2021). "Art Ditmar, a Pittsfield native who pitched for the New York Yankees, dies at 92". The Berkshire Eagle. Retrieved June 16, 2021.
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ditmar, arthur, john, ditmar, april, 1929, june, 2021, american, starting, pitcher, major, league, baseball, played, with, philadelphia, kansas, city, athletics, 1954, 1961, york, yankees, 1957, pitcherborn, 1929, april, 1929winthrop, massachusetts, died, june. Arthur John Ditmar April 3 1929 June 11 2021 was an American starting pitcher in Major League Baseball who played with the Philadelphia Kansas City Athletics 1954 56 1961 62 and the New York Yankees 1957 61 Art DitmarPitcherBorn 1929 04 03 April 3 1929Winthrop Massachusetts U S Died June 11 2021 2021 06 11 aged 92 Myrtle Beach South Carolina U S Batted RightThrew RightMLB debutApril 19 1954 for the Philadelphia AthleticsLast MLB appearanceMay 19 1962 for the Kansas City AthleticsMLB statisticsWin loss record72 77Earned run average3 98Strikeouts552TeamsPhiladelphia Kansas City Athletics 1954 1956 New York Yankees 1957 1961 Kansas City Athletics 1961 1962 Career highlights and awardsWorld Series champion 1958 Ditmar batted and threw right handed and was listed at 6 feet 2 inches 1 88 m tall and 185 pounds 84 kg Born in Winthrop Massachusetts Ditmar grew up in the Berkshire County city of Pittsfield where he graduated from high school 1 A finesse control pitcher Ditmar divided his career between the Athletics and Yankees Ditmar won 47 games for the Yankees in a span of five years with a career high 15 in 1960 despite not getting to pitch on a regular basis in a rotation which included Whitey Ford Bobby Shantz Don Larsen and Bob Turley In a nine season career Ditmar compiled a 72 77 record with 552 strikeouts and a 3 98 ERA in 1 268 innings Ditmar defeated the Yankees 8 6 when the Athletics played their last game at Shibe Park in Philadelphia before moving to Kansas City In the same game Yankees regular catcher Yogi Berra played his only game at third base in his career and teammate Mickey Mantle appeared at shortstop September 26 1954 Ditmar started and lost both Game 1 and Game 5 of the 1960 World Series for the Yankees lasting only 1 3 of an inning in Game 1 and 1 1 3 inning in Game 5 After a Budweiser television commercial of the 1980s incorporated the original radio broadcast of the 1960 World Series Game 7 with announcer Chuck Thompson incorrectly naming Ditmar instead of Ralph Terry as the pitcher off whom Bill Mazeroski hit a home run Ditmar sued Anheuser Busch for 500 000 contending his reputation was tarnished 2 Ditmar died on June 11 2021 at the age of 92 3 References edit Skelton David E Art Ditmar sabr org Society for American Baseball Research Retrieved June 17 2021 Day Frederick J Clubhouse Lawyer Archived from the original on March 23 2005 Retrieved March 29 2005 Herman Howard June 15 2021 Art Ditmar a Pittsfield native who pitched for the New York Yankees dies at 92 The Berkshire Eagle Retrieved June 16 2021 External links editCareer statistics and player information from MLB or Baseball Reference or Baseball Reference Minors or Retrosheet Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Art Ditmar amp oldid 1162416511, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
