Dan Whitmer
Dan Whitmer | |||
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Catcher | |||
Born: Redlands, California | November 23, 1955|||
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MLB debut | |||
July 20, 1980, for the California Angels | |||
Last MLB appearance | |||
May 10, 1981, for the Toronto Blue Jays | |||
MLB statistics | |||
Batting average | .229 | ||
Home runs | 0 | ||
Runs batted in | 7 | ||
Teams | |||
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Daniel Charles Whitmer is a former professional baseball player and coach. He played parts of two seasons in Major League Baseball, 1980 for the California Angels and 1981 for the Toronto Blue Jays, primarily as a catcher.
After his baseball playing career, Whitmer worked in the Detroit Tigers organization. After starting the 1984 season playing for the Tigers' Double-A farm team, the Birmingham Barons, he was named the bullpen catcher for the eventual 1984 World Series champions on June 15. He was also the team's bullpen coach from 1992–1994.[1]
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- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)
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