Jack Damaska
Jack Lloyd Damaska
Born: August 21, 1937
Beaver Falls, PA US
Primary Position: Second base
All Position(s) Played: 1B, 3B, OF, SS
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 168
Career: 1957-1973
Major League Statistics
Jack Damaska compiled a career batting average of .264 with 139 home runs and 837 RBI in his 1902-game career with the Daytona Beach Islanders, Stockton Ports, Billings Mustangs, York White Roses, Memphis Chicks, Tulsa Oilers, Atlanta Crackers, Jacksonville Suns, Columbus Jets, Richmond Braves, Savannah Braves, Quebec Carnavals and Peninsula Whips. He began playing during the 1957 season and last took the field during the 1973 campaign.
 Daytona Beach Islanders |
 Stockton Ports |
 York White Roses |
 Billings Mustangs |
 Tulsa Oilers |
 Jacksonville Suns |
 Columbus Jets |
 Richmond Braves |
 Richmond Braves |
 Savannah Braves |
 Quebec Carnavals |
 Peninsula Whips |
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Batting:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | D | FLOR | Daytona Beach Islanders | 132 | 514 | 450 | 62 | 122 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 58 | 10 | 3 | 50 | 83 | .271 | .346 | .342 | .689 | 154 | 4 | 6 | 4 | ||
| 1958 | C | CALL | Stockton Ports | 135 | 570 | 493 | 95 | 140 | 23 | 6 | 20 | 94 | 9 | 65 | 98 | .284 | .369 | .477 | .845 | 235 | 4 | 3 | 5 | |||
| 1959 | A | EL | York White Roses | 36 | 153 | 140 | 18 | 34 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 5 | 10 | 45 | .243 | .289 | .393 | .682 | 55 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ||
| 1959 | C | PION | Billings Mustangs | 75 | 312 | 266 | 48 | 61 | 10 | 0 | 16 | 53 | 3 | 41 | 67 | .229 | .331 | .447 | .779 | 119 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ||
| 1960 | AA | SOUA | Memphis Chicks | 138 | 585 | 531 | 77 | 148 | 20 | 10 | 11 | 53 | 7 | 45 | 102 | .279 | .334 | .416 | .751 | 221 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 5 | ||
| 1961 | AA | TL | Tulsa Oilers | 138 | 611 | 562 | 102 | 148 | 22 | 3 | 19 | 73 | 4 | 6 | 37 | 71 | .263 | .310 | .415 | .725 | 233 | 3 | 5 | 4 | ||
| 1962 | AAA | IL | Atlanta Crackers | 33 | 116 | 110 | 13 | 30 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 15 | .273 | .310 | .418 | .729 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1963 | AAA | IL | Atlanta Crackers | 80 | 305 | 285 | 36 | 81 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 30 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 44 | .284 | .322 | .421 | .743 | 120 | 3 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 1964 | AAA | IL | Jacksonville Suns | 149 | 631 | 583 | 65 | 164 | 30 | 4 | 12 | 71 | 6 | 6 | 28 | 75 | .281 | .314 | .408 | .723 | 238 | 1 | 17 | 2 | ||
| 1965 | AAA | IL | Columbus Jets | 139 | 559 | 511 | 60 | 132 | 21 | 6 | 10 | 58 | 4 | 4 | 34 | 71 | .258 | .305 | .382 | .687 | 195 | 2 | 8 | 4 | ||
| 1966 | AAA | IL | Columbus Jets | 146 | 588 | 529 | 66 | 131 | 22 | 3 | 10 | 57 | 4 | 1 | 42 | 82 | .248 | .305 | .357 | .662 | 189 | 3 | 11 | 3 | ||
| 1967 | AAA | IL | Columbus Jets | 138 | 557 | 509 | 53 | 131 | 30 | 3 | 12 | 62 | 3 | 0 | 43 | 86 | .257 | .313 | .399 | .712 | 203 | 0 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 1968 | AAA | IL | Columbus Jets | 128 | 479 | 431 | 38 | 96 | 19 | 1 | 3 | 39 | 3 | 5 | 40 | 61 | .223 | .290 | .292 | .582 | 126 | 2 | 3 | 3 | ||
| 1969 | AAA | IL | Richmond Braves | 121 | 486 | 447 | 53 | 128 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 47 | 4 | 1 | 21 | 47 | .286 | .318 | .369 | .687 | 165 | 3 | 8 | 7 | ||
| 1970 | AAA | IL | Richmond Braves | 117 | 479 | 419 | 43 | 113 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 64 | 5 | 3 | 36 | 33 | .270 | .324 | .344 | .668 | 144 | 2 | 13 | 9 | ||
| 1971 | AAA | IL | Richmond Braves | 22 | 52 | 45 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | .222 | .327 | .267 | .594 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1971 | AA | SOUL | Savannah Braves | 13 | 19 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .176 | .263 | .176 | .440 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1972 | AA | EL | Quebec Carnavals | 50 | 161 | 146 | 9 | 32 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 14 | .219 | .277 | .288 | .564 | 42 | 0 | 2 | 1 | ||
| 1972 | AAA | IL | Peninsula Whips | 12 | 26 | 25 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .160 | .192 | .200 | .392 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1973 | AA | EL | Quebec Carnavals | 100 | 242 | 220 | 14 | 65 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 22 | .295 | .350 | .345 | .695 | 76 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ||
| Totals | 1902 | 7445 | 6719 | 861 | 1773 | 275 | 58 | 139 | 837 | 69 | 33 | 552 | 1025 | .264 | .320 | .384 | .704 | 2581 | 0 | 30 | 87 | 57 | 6 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | D | FLOR | Daytona Beach Islanders | SS | 129 | 184 | 372 | 56 | 56 | .908 | 4.310 |
| 1958 | C | CALL | Stockton Ports | SS | 135 | 211 | 366 | 42 | 53 | .932 | 4.274 |
| 1959 | C | PION | Billings Mustangs | SS | 75 | 122 | 226 | 28 | 41 | .926 | 4.640 |
| 1959 | A | EL | York White Roses | SS | 36 | 58 | 96 | 10 | 16 | .939 | 4.278 |
| 1960 | AA | SOUA | Memphis Chicks | SS | 78 | 163 | 180 | 17 | 57 | .953 | 4.397 |
| 1960 | AA | SOUA | Memphis Chicks | 2B | 64 | 121 | 185 | 9 | 36 | .971 | 4.781 |
| 1961 | AA | TL | Tulsa Oilers | SS | 40 | 52 | 103 | 12 | 16 | .928 | 3.875 |
| 1961 | AA | TL | Tulsa Oilers | 2B | 107 | 168 | 286 | 16 | 75 | .966 | 4.243 |
| 1962 | AAA | IL | Atlanta Crackers | 3B | 17 | 18 | 26 | 5 | 3 | .898 | 2.588 |
| 1963 | AAA | IL | Atlanta Crackers | 2B | 35 | 81 | 86 | 8 | 24 | .954 | 4.771 |
| 1963 | AAA | IL | Atlanta Crackers | OF | 25 | 34 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.400 |
| 1963 | AAA | IL | Atlanta Crackers | 3B | 10 | 14 | 23 | 3 | 4 | .925 | 3.700 |
| 1964 | AAA | IL | Jacksonville Suns | 2B | 148 | 308 | 383 | 12 | 88 | .983 | 4.669 |
| 1965 | AAA | IL | Columbus Jets | 2B | 135 | 277 | 368 | 10 | 85 | .985 | 4.778 |
| 1966 | AAA | IL | Columbus Jets | 2B | 145 | 346 | 408 | 18 | 111 | .977 | 5.200 |
| 1967 | AAA | IL | Columbus Jets | 2B | 137 | 325 | 414 | 27 | 105 | .965 | 5.394 |
| 1967 | AAA | IL | Columbus Jets | OF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| 1968 | AAA | IL | Columbus Jets | 2B | 125 | 247 | 391 | 10 | 85 | .985 | 5.104 |
| 1969 | AAA | IL | Richmond Braves | 2B | 120 | 282 | 349 | 20 | 76 | .969 | 5.258 |
| 1970 | AAA | IL | Richmond Braves | 2B | 110 | 270 | 332 | 16 | 80 | .974 | 5.473 |
| 1971 | AA | SOUL | Savannah Braves | 3B | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 2.500 |
| 1971 | AAA | IL | Richmond Braves | 2B | 12 | 23 | 24 | 0 | 6 | 1.000 | 3.917 |
| 1972 | AAA | IL | Peninsula Whips | 2B | 5 | 15 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 1.000 | 5.000 |
| 1972 | AA | EL | Quebec Carnavals | 3B | 31 | 16 | 49 | 2 | 4 | .970 | 2.097 |
| 1972 | AA | EL | Quebec Carnavals | 1B | 10 | 61 | 3 | 2 | 5 | .970 | 6.400 |
| 1972 | AAA | IL | Peninsula Whips | 3B | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 |
| 1973 | AA | EL | Quebec Carnavals | 2B | 49 | 77 | 123 | 7 | 22 | .966 | 4.082 |
| 1973 | AA | EL | Quebec Carnavals | 1B | 17 | 40 | 9 | 1 | 5 | .980 | 2.882 |
| 1973 | AA | EL | Quebec Carnavals | 3B | 12 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 0 | .929 | 1.083 |
| Totals | 1811 | 3518 | 4827 | 332 | 1060 | .962 | 4.608 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | D | Florida State League | Daytona Beach Islanders | SLN | ||
| 1958 | C | California League | Stockton Ports | SLN | ||
| 1959 | C | Pioneer League | Billings Mustangs | SLN | ||
| 1959 | A | Eastern League | York White Roses | SLN | ||
| 1960 | AA | Southern Association | Memphis Chicks | SLN | ||
| 1961 | AA | Texas League | Tulsa Oilers | SLN | ||
| 1962 | AAA | International League | Atlanta Crackers | SLN | ||
| 1963 | AAA | International League | Atlanta Crackers | SLN | ||
| 1964 | AAA | International League | Jacksonville Suns | SLN | ||
| 1965 | AAA | International League | Columbus Jets | PIT | ||
| 1966 | AAA | International League | Columbus Jets | PIT | ||
| 1967 | AAA | International League | Columbus Jets | PIT | ||
| 1968 | AAA | International League | Columbus Jets | PIT | ||
| 1969 | AAA | International League | Richmond Braves | ATL | ||
| 1970 | AAA | International League | Richmond Braves | ATL | ||
| 1971 | AA | Southern League | Savannah Braves | ATL | ||
| 1971 | AAA | International League | Richmond Braves | ATL | ||
| 1972 | AAA | International League | Peninsula Whips | MON | ||
| 1972 | AA | Eastern League | Quebec Carnavals | MON | ||
| 1973 | AA | Eastern League | Quebec Carnavals | MON |
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