Jim Dyck, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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American baseball player
Date of Birth: 03-Feb-1922
Place of Birth: Omaha, Nebraska, United States
Date of Death: 11-Jan-1999
Profession: baseball player
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Aquarius 
About Jim Dyck
- James Robert Dyck (February 3, 1922 – January 11, 1999) was a third baseman and left fielder in Major League Baseball who played for four different teams between 1951 and 1956.
- Listed at 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m), 200 lb., Dyck batted and threw right-handed.
- He was born in Omaha, Nebraska. Prior to his baseball career Dyck served in the US Navy during World War II.Dyck entered the majors in 1951 with the St.
- Louis Browns, playing for them three years before joining the Cleveland Indians (1954), Baltimore Orioles (1955–56) and Cincinnati Redlegs (1956).
- His most productive season came with the 1952 Browns, when he posted career-highs in home runs (15), RBI (64), runs (60), doubles (22) and games played (122), while hitting a .269 batting average.
- On July 16, 1953, he entered the books records when the Browns tied, by then, a major league mark with three successive home runs during the first inning of an 8–6 victory over the Yankees.
- Dyck hit his homer after solo shots belted by Clint Courtney and Dick Kryhoski.
- Dyck also played every position in his career except for pitcher or catcher. In a six-season career, Dyck was a .246 hitter (242-for-983) with 26 home runs and 114 in 330 games, including 52 doubles, five triples, four stolen bases, and a .344 on-base percentage. Following his majors career, Dyck played during three seasons in the Pacific Coast League with the Indians and Reds affiliated teams, before retiring in 1960 to open a family bowling-alley business in Cheney, Washington.Dyck died in Cheney at the age of 76.
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