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James Robert Dyck
Baltimore Orioles
Outfield
Outfield
Born: February 3, 1922, Omaha, NE
Signed: Signed by the New York Yankees as an amateur free agent before 1941 season
Major League Teams: St. Louis Browns 1951-53; Cleveland Indians 1954; Baltimore Orioles 1955-56; Cincinnati Redlegs 1956
Died: January 11, 1999, Cheney, WA (age 76)
Jim Dyck played professionally for 20 years, missing three full years while serving in the military during World War II, and spending parts of six seasons in the majors. Dyck was originally signed by the Yankees in 1941, and it took him joining the Browns' organization in late 1949 to finally get a shot at the big leagues a few years later. Dyck, a 30-year-old rookie in 1952, spent his first full season in the majors, appearing in a career-high 122 games and setting career-best marks in nearly every offensive category. He batted .269 with 15 home runs and 64 RBIs, as arguably the best offensive player for the seventh place Browns. His numbers would slip in 1953, and he appeared in 112 games, batting .213. Traded to the Indians in April 1954 for Bob Kennedy (#38), Dyck would appear in only two games for the eventual pennant winners, and he'd be sold back to the his former team, now the Orioles, in July 1955.
Dyck's final big league action came in 1956, playing in 49 games for the Orioles and Redlegs. In 330 games, he batted .246 with 26 home runs and 114 RBIs. He'd continue to play professionally through the 1961 season, last appearing in 29 games as a player-coach with the Vancouver Mounties in the Pacific Coast League.
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| January 28, 2006 - Celebrating Dad's 62nd birthday |
December 3, 2005 in Ft. Washington, PA - Card #276
This was a relatively late edition to our set and one of eight cards we purchased at the 93rd Philadelphia Sports Card Show held at the convention center in Ft. Washington. My notes say we purchased this Dyck card for a little less than $5. With the Ocean City baseball card shows long gone by now, our only options for local baseball card shows were the "Philly Shows" held in Ft. Washington or the occasional mall baseball card show.
My Dad didn't like the drive to Ft. Washington, and this would have been one of only a few shows we attended together in this location. Looking at my records of when and where we purchased our cards, a full year would go by before we'd add any more cards to the set.
The year-long hiatus in collecting the set came at a time my wife and I were expecting our first son and as we moved into our first real house.
The Card / Orioles Team Set
This is Dyck's final mainstream baseball card appearance, and he had previously appeared in 1953 Topps set before being exclusive to Bowman in 1954 and without a baseball card appearance in 1955. That could be Dyck sliding back into second base against the Yankees, as he wore #14 with the Orioles in 1955. The cartoons on the back highlight his minor league accomplishments and his versatility in the field. For his career, Dyck played 157 games at all three outfield positions, 147 games at third base and one game at first base.
This card is the final Orioles card in the set, making the Orioles team set the first to be completed. A full gallery is linked above and all team sets are linked at this page.
1956 Season
Dyck began the year with the Orioles, and batted .217 (5 for 23) in 11 games, including a pair of pinch-hitting appearances. Sold to Cincinnati on May 11th, Dyck played in 18 games for the Redlegs, batting .091 (1 for 11) with most of his appearances coming as a pinch-hitter or pinch-runner. In late July, Dyck was demoted to the Triple-A Seattle Rainiers, where he'd bat .185 over 54 games.
1956 Season
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First Mainstream Card: 1953 Bowman Color #111
Topps Flagship Set Appearances (2): 1953, 1956
Most Recent Mainstream Card: 1991 Topps Archives 1953 #177
20 - Dyck non-parallel baseball cards in the Beckett online database as of 8/9/24.
Sources:
Baseball Reference
Beckett Database
SABR
The Trading Card Database
The Trading Card Database
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Order Collected: #299 Charley Neal - Brooklyn Dodgers / #309 Don Blasingame - St. Louis Cardinals
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