Robert Daniel Didier (born February 16, 1949) is an American former catcher in Major League Baseball who played for three different teams from 1969 through 1974. Listed at 6 feet (1.8 m), 190 pounds (86 kg), he was a switch-hitter who threw right-handed.
didier, this, article, includes, list, general, references, lacks, sufficient, corresponding, inline, citations, please, help, improve, this, article, introducing, more, precise, citations, april, 2009, learn, when, remove, this, template, message, robert, dan. This article includes a list of general references but it lacks sufficient corresponding inline citations Please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations April 2009 Learn how and when to remove this template message Robert Daniel Didier born February 16 1949 is an American former catcher in Major League Baseball who played for three different teams from 1969 through 1974 Listed at 6 feet 1 8 m 190 pounds 86 kg he was a switch hitter who threw right handed Bob DidierCatcherBorn 1949 02 16 February 16 1949 age 74 Hattiesburg Mississippi U S Batted SwitchThrew RightMLB debutApril 7 1969 for the Atlanta BravesLast MLB appearanceApril 23 1974 for the Boston Red SoxMLB statisticsBatting average 229Hits172Home runs0Runs batted in59TeamsAtlanta Braves 1969 1972 Detroit Tigers 1973 Boston Red Sox 1974 He entered the majors in 1969 with the Atlanta Braves playing with them four years before joining the Detroit Tigers 1973 and Boston Red Sox 1974 In his rookie season Didier appeared in a career high 114 games helping his team win the National League West Division title At the end of the season he finished fourth in the Rookie of the Year vote behind Ted Sizemore Coco Laboy and Al Oliver and over Larry Hisle and also was named to the 1969 Topps All Star Rookie Roster After that he suffered arm and back problems and played only in 133 games over the next five seasons While in Atlanta he became the preferred catcher of knuckleballer Phil Niekro The son of Mel Didier a longtime scout and player development executive in the major leagues Bob Didier was born in Hattiesburg Mississippi In a six season career he was a 229 hitter 172 for 751 with 32 RBI and 32 runs without home runs As a catcher he collected 1276 outs 119 assists and committed only nine errors in 1404 chances for a 994 fielding percentage Following his playing retirement Didier managed in the minor leagues for the Tigers Chicago White Sox Los Angeles Dodgers and Chicago Cubs organizations In the majors he has coached for the Oakland Athletics 1984 86 and Seattle Mariners 1989 90 and also has worked as a catching coordinator in the Arizona Diamondbacks system In 2007 Didier was part of the coaching staff at Major League Baseball s Academy in Tirrenia Italy 1 He managed the Yakima Bears from 2008 to 2010 References Edit Names in the Game USA Today August 7 2007 Retrieved February 10 2023 External links EditCareer statistics and player information from Baseball Reference or RetrosheetPortals Biography Baseball Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Bob Didier amp oldid 1167494703, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
