Jack Damaska

Who is Jack Damaska?

Jack Lloyd Damaska is a former second baseman and left fielder in Major League Baseball who played for the St. Louis Cardinals during the 1963 season. Listed at 5' 11", 168 lb., Damaska batted and threw right handed. He was born in Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania.

Damaska played in only five games in the major leagues, but he had a long minor league career as a player and manager.

He was signed by the Cardinals in 1957, and as late as 1973 was playing in Quebec. He was also a minor league manager, including a stint as the one and only manager for the Kinston Expos who began operation in 1974 and folded at the end of the season. Damaska's five games in the majors were all in July of 1963. He appeared on the field only twice, once at second base and once in the outfield. He had a total of five major league at bats, with one hit and four strikeouts. His one hit did produce an RBI.

When playing for the International League All-Stars against the Milwaukee Braves in 1965, Damaska went 3 for 4 at the plate, drove in two runs and scored another as the All-Stars defeated the Braves 6-2.