Dick Dietz Positions: Catcher and First Baseman Bats: Right • Throws: Right 6-1, 195lb (185cm, 88kg) Born: September 18, 1941 in Crawfordsville, IN us Died: June 27, 2005 in Clayton, GA Buried: Woodlawn Memorial Park, Greenville, SC High School: Greenville HS (Greenville, SC) Debut: June 18, 1966 (12,494th in major league history) vs. LAD 3 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB Last Game: September 30, 1973 vs. HOU 2 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 1…
On June 13 1973, At Atlanta Fulton County Stadium, in the 4th inning, Dock Ellis walks a batter without ever throwing a pitch to him. After going 2-0 on the Atlanta left fielder Sonny Jackson, the Pirates right-hander is replaced by Ramon Hernandez, who throws two more balls to Dick Dietz, a pinch-hitter for Jackson,…
On May 31, 1968, the shutout streak of Don Drysdale appears to end when he hits Dick Dietz with a bases-loaded pitch in the ninth inning. But umpire Harry Wendelstedt rules that Dietz made no effort to avoid the pitch, thus prolonging the at-bat. Drysdale then retires Dietz on a fly ball and and the…