Fun
card to add to the “nicknames” thread today, a 1970 edition for the
“Mule” Dick Dietz, who had himself a nice eight-year MLB career, with a
colossal All-Star season in 1970:
Dietzput in a decent career, with this MVP-calibre season smack in the
middle in 1970 when he hit .300 with 22 homers, 107 runs batted in, 36
doubles and 109 walks. One of the better seasons by a catcher in that era.
This season was so far and away from any of his other seven campaigns it
reminds me of the 1980 Miguel Dilone or Steve Stone years, or maybe the
1973 Davey Johnson season among others.
Over his eight seasons In the Big Leagues, Dietz hit .261, with 478 hits
in 1829 at-bats, hitting 66 homers and driving in 301, with 226 runs
scored over 646 games, with his one all-star season coming in 1970.