Jack Lloyd Damaska (born August 21, 1937) is a retired

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professional baseball player. He appeared as a

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, second baseman and left fielder in five Major League

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for the St. Louis Cardinals. Listed at tall and , Damaska batted and threw right-handed. He was born in Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania. Signed by the Cardinals in 1957, Damaska played in 1,902 games during a 17-year-long

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playing career but his five appearances for the Cardinals all occurred in July of

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. He took the field only twice, once at second base and once in the outfield; in four

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on defense, he recorded no

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. He had a total of five at bats, with four

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s and one hit, a pinch

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off

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of the

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on July 11 in the first game of a doubleheader. His hit, however, sparked a five-

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seventh-inning rally to enable the Cardinals to defeat the Braves, 6–3. He notched his only MLB run scored and run batted in during that rally. As late as 1973, Damaska was playing for the

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of the Double-A Eastern League. He spent one year as a minor league

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in 1974 for the Kinston Expos of the Class-A Carolina League, a Montreal affiliate that folded at the end of its only season of play. When a member of the

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All-Stars against the Milwaukee Braves in 1965, Damaska went three-for-four at the plate, drove in two runs and scored another to lead the All-Stars to a 6–2 upset win over the MLB Braves.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Damaska, Jack 1937 births Living people Atlanta Crackers players Baseball players from Pennsylvania Billings Mustangs players Columbus Jets players Daytona Beach Islanders players Jacksonville Suns players Leones del Caracas players American expatriate baseball players in Venezuela Major League Baseball left fielders Major League Baseball second basemen Memphis Chickasaws players Minor league baseball managers Peninsula Whips players People from Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania Sportspeople from Beaver County, Pennsylvania Québec Carnavals players Richmond Braves players St. Louis Cardinals players Savannah Braves players Sportspeople from Pennsylvania Stockton Ports players Tulsa Oilers (baseball) players York White Roses players