Banta, Jack b. June 24, 1925 d. September 17, 2006 Major League Baseball Player. Real name Jackie Kay Banta. He was a pitcher for four seasons (1947 to 1950) with the Brooklyn Dodgers. Banta was a member of the 1949 National League Pennant winning Dodgers and appeared in 3 games during the 1949 World Series. That year he recorded a season high 10 victories and posted a 3.37 ERA. In a career 69 games, Banta won 14 and lost 12 with a 3.78 lifetime ERA. (Bio by: C.S.) Memorial Park Cemetery, Hutchinson, Reno County, Kansas, USA
b. June 24, 1925 d. September 17, 2006