Dan Whitmer
PositionCatcher
BatsRight
ThrowsRight
Birth dateNovember 23, 1955 (age 70)
Birth placeRedlands, California, U.S.
DebutleagueMLB
DebutdateJuly 20
Debutyear1980
DebutteamCalifornia Angels
FinalleagueMLB
FinaldateMay 10
Finalyear1981
FinalteamToronto Blue Jays
StatleagueMLB
Stat1labelBatting average
Stat1value.229
Stat2labelHome runs
Stat2value0
Stat3labelRuns batted in
Stat3value7
Teams

Daniel Charles Whitmer (born November 23, 1955) is a baseball coach and former professional baseball player. He played parts of two seasons in Major League Baseball, 1980 for the California Angels and 1981 for the Toronto Blue Jays, primarily as a catcher.

After his baseball playing career, Whitmer worked in the Detroit Tigers organization. After starting the 1984 season playing for the Tigers' Double-A farm team, the Birmingham Barons, he was named the bullpen catcher for the eventual 1984 World Series champions on June 15. He was also the team's bullpen coach from 1992 to 1994.[1]

Notes

  1. ^ Dan Whitmer Managing and Coaching History from The Baseball Cube