- Bob Dillinger
Infobox MLB retired
name=Bob Dillinger
position=Third Baseman
bgcolor1=#2a1301
bgcolor2=#fa5905
textcolor1=white
textcolor2=white
bats=Right
throws=Right
birthdate=birth date and age|1918|9|17
city-state|Glendale|California
deathdate=
debutdate=April 16
debutyear=1946
debutteam=St. Louis Browns
finaldate=September 28
finalyear=1951
finalteam=Chicago White Sox
stat1label=Batting average
stat1value=.306
stat2label=Hits
stat2value=888
stat3label=Stolen bases
stat3value=106
teams=
* St. Louis Browns (1946-49)
* Philadelphia Athletics (1950)
*Pittsburgh Pirates (1950-51)
*Chicago White Sox (1951)
highlights=
*American League All-Star: 1949
*A.L. stolen base champion: 1947-49
*A.L. Hits leader (207) in 1948
*.306 batting averageRobert Bernard "Bob" Dillinger (born
September 17 , 1918) is a former professionalbaseball player who playedthird base in the major leagues from 1946-51. He played for the St. Louis Browns, Philadelphia Athletics,Pittsburgh Pirates , andChicago White Sox . He was born inGlendale, California .Dillinger led the
American League in hits in 1948 with 207, was an A.L. All-Star in 1949, and was the A.L. stolen base champion for three consecutive seasons. An excellentcontact hitter , his careerbatting average in the majors was .306, amassing 888 hits in 3,201plate appearance s. [http://www.baseball-reference.com/d/dillibo01.shtml]Bob Dillinger played his last four seasons (1952-55) in the
Pacific Coast League , where he moved to theoutfield and led the league in hitting with a .366 mark in 1953.Dillinger is an
alumnus of theUniversity of Idaho ; he was signed by the Browns as anamateur free agent in 1939.Hitting Statistics
* 753 Games
* .306 Batting Average
* 888 Hits
* 10 Home Runs
* 213 RBIsee also
*
List of Major League Baseball stolen base champions
*Chicago White Sox all-time roster External Links
* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/d/dillibo01.shtml Baseball- Reference.com] - Bob Dillinger
* [http://www.baseball-fever.com/showthread.php?t=35685 Baseball-Fever.com] - Bob Dillinger
* [http://app.infopia.com/Shop/Control/Product/fp/SFV/31941/vpid/5441463/vpcsid/0/rid/126606 Baseball card] - 1951 - Bob Dillinger - Pirates
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