Cliff Dapper
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Clifford Roland Dapper (born January 2, 1920 in Los Angeles, California) is a former Major League Baseball catcher who played for the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1942. The 22-year-old rookie stood 6'2" and weighed 190 lbs.
Dapper is one of many ballplayers who only appeared in the major leagues during World War II. He had a short but brilliant career in the big leagues. In his eight games (April 19-May 3) he went 8-for-17, a .471 batting average. He hit one double, one home run, scored two runs, and had nine runs batted in. His on base percentage was .526, and his slugging percentage was .706.
On defense, he had 20 putouts, 3 assists, and no errors, giving him a fielding percentage of 1.000. He also took part in one double play.
[edit] Trivia
- Dapper made his major league debut on the same day as pitcher Warren Spahn and catcher Al Lakeman. (April 19, 1942)
- Dapper is the only player in Major League Baseball history to be traded for a announcer. He was traded from the Brooklyn Dodgers for Ernie Harwell.
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