ART DITMAR
My Biggest Thrill in Baseball by Art Ditmar"There really isn't one big thrill, there are a lot of them. These are my biggest thrills: My first and only home run, hit my first at-bat in A ball during the 1949 season at Savannah. Then, I pitched two consecutive 4-0 shutouts at Ottawa during the 1954 season. I also pitched a 15-inning 5-2 win over Richmond. Then I won my first major league game pitching the first five innings of an 8-6 win over the Yankees on the last day of the 1954 season."
-1955 Bowman No. 90
"After his Army discharge in 1953, Art won seven straight games for Savannah of the Sally League. He was the No. 2 man on the A's pitching staff in 1955. Between seasons he attends American International College."
-1956 Topps No. 258
"Art was the American League's tough luck pitcher last season. Although he dropped the most decisions, he posted enough victories to be the Athletics' winningest hurler. He pitched 14 complete games including two shutouts and a classy 1-hit job.
Starting in baseball in 1948, Art toiled in the minors for four years [along with two years of military service] before coming to the A's in 1954. As this card went to press, he was traded to the Yankees."
-1957 Topps No. 132
RIP COLEMAN
"In high school, Coleman was a first baseman and earned the nickname Rip, after the old Cardinal first sacker, Rip Collins. When he signed with the Yankee chain in 1952 he was a full-fledged pitcher and enjoyed a fine minor league apprenticeship, with 45 triumphs against 40 losses. He came to Kansas City in a trade in 1957."
-1957 Topps No. 354
No comments:
Post a Comment