Skip Jutze
| Skip Jutze | |||
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| Catcher | |||
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Born: May 28, 1946 Bayside, New York | |||
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| MLB debut | |||
| September 1, 1972, for the St. Louis Cardinals | |||
| Last MLB appearance | |||
| September 21, 1977, for the Seattle Mariners | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Batting average | .215 | ||
| Home runs | 3 | ||
| Runs batted in | 51 | ||
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Alfred Henry "Skip" Jutze (born May 28, 1946) is a former professional baseball player. He played all or part of six seasons in Major League Baseball, primarily as a catcher.
Baseball career
Jutze was drafted out of Central Connecticut State University by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 4th round of the 1968 MLB amateur draft. Prior to his major league debut, Jutze taught at Candlewood Junior High School, in Dix Hills, New York.
Jutze made his Major League Baseball debut with the St. Louis Cardinals on September 1, 1972, and appeared in his final game on September 21, 1977.
Jutze was a member of the inaugural Seattle Mariners team that began playing in 1977. He also holds the distinction of having hit the first grand slam home run in Mariners history on May 17 of that year.[1]
Personal life
Jutze is a convert to Judaism.[2]
References
- ↑ [https://books.google.com/books?id=dAq4TGQsWwwC&pg=PA138 Day by day in Jewish sports history by Bob Wechsler], p. 138, at Google Books
- ↑ http://jewsinsports.org/profile.asp?sport=baseball&ID=147
Sources
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)