finalyear bats birth_place debutyear finaldate statvalue position finalteam statlabel debutdate birth_date article_title debutteam name throws
1974 right denver , colorado 1974 june 5 2 2 0 catcher new york yankees games played at bats hits may 31 6 june 1949 jim deidel
 new york yankees jim deidel right
jim deidel

james lawrence deidel -lrb- born june 6 , 1949 in denver , colorado -rrb- is a former major league baseball catcher .
he bats and throws right-handed .
deidel was drafted by the new york yankees in the 15th round of the 1967 major league baseball draft .
he played only in with the yankees .
he had two at-bats , in two games , going 0-2 .
deidel attended mullen high school in denver where he lettered in several sports and colorado state university in fort collins .
he had football scholarship offers to several major college programs as a quarterback but opted to accept the yankee 's signing bonus and pursue a professional baseball career instead .
in addition to his brief stint with the new york yankees as a backup catcher to thurman munson , deidel played nine years in the yankee 's farm system including seasons at johnson city , tn , oneonta , ny , kinston , nc , and west haven , ct. .
he ended his career in the mid-1970s after several seasons in the aaa international league at syracuse , new york .
he played under legendary manager , bobby cox at west haven and syracuse .
