The 5 ft 10 inch 165 pound Chuck Diering ran like a deer and was a wizard ballhawk.His main value to his teams was chiefly in his superb defensive work. He played 5 seasons of errorless baseball and retired after 9 seasons in the major leagues with a resounding .987 career fielding percentage. Played 631 games in OF. Also played last two season with Baltimore 36 games at 3B and 12 games at shortstop. In 1949 Chuck Diering he had a breakout season in batting - hit .263 in 131 games, lined 21 doubles and scored 60 runs. Batted .249 in career, however he compiled a very solid .330 career on-base-percentage. baseballhistorian.com |