Jack Banta (baseball)

Jack Banta

Pitcher
Born: June 24, 1925(1925-06-24)
Hutchinson, Kansas
Died: September 17, 2006(2006-09-17) (aged 81)
Hutchinson, Kansas
Batted: Left Threw: Right 
MLB debut
September 18, 1947 for the Brooklyn Dodgers
Last MLB appearance
June 21, 1950 for the Brooklyn Dodgers
Career statistics
Win-Loss     14-12
Earned run average     3.78
Strikeouts     116
Teams
Career highlights and awards

Jackie Kay Banta (June 24, 1925 in Hutchinson, Kansas - September 17, 2006 in Hutchinson, Kansas, aged 81) was an American right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the Brooklyn Dodgers from 1947 to 1950.

Banta won the game which clinched the 1949 National League pennant for the Dodgers, and made three appearances in relief in the 1949 World Series against the New York Yankees.

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