Bennie Daniels
[edit] Biography
Born on June 17, 1932 in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, Bennie Daniels (Bennie Daniels) played for the Pittsburgh Pirates and Washington Senators over the course of his 9 year career. Daniels broke into the bigs on September 24, 1957 with the Pittsburgh Pirates, and put up a 5.45 ERA in 100.2 innings pitched in 1959, his rookie year.
Most people believe that Bennie Daniels's best season was 1961, when he posted a 3.44 ERA, won 12 games and struck out 110 batters.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Pitching Stats
| 1957
| PIT
| N
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 1.29
| 2
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 7
| 5
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1958
| PIT
| N
| 8
| 5
| 0
| 3
| 5.53
| 7
| 19
| 17
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 27.2
| 31
| 3
| 15
| 1
| 0
| 1
|
| 1959
| PIT
| N
| 34
| 12
| 7
| 9
| 5.45
| 67
| 69
| 61
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 100.2
| 115
| 9
| 39
| 6
| 5
| 2
|
| 1960
| PIT
| N
| 10
| 6
| 1
| 3
| 7.81
| 16
| 35
| 35
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 40.1
| 52
| 4
| 17
| 1
| 2
| 0
|
| 1961
| WAS
| A
| 32
| 28
| 12
| 11
| 3.44
| 110
| 90
| 81
| 12
| 1
| 0
| 212
| 184
| 14
| 80
| 8
| 5
| 3
|
| 1962
| WAS
| A
| 44
| 21
| 7
| 16
| 4.85
| 66
| 98
| 87
| 3
| 1
| 2
| 161.1
| 172
| 14
| 68
| 5
| 6
| 2
|
| 1963
| WAS
| A
| 35
| 24
| 5
| 10
| 4.38
| 88
| 90
| 82
| 6
| 1
| 1
| 168.2
| 163
| 19
| 58
| 9
| 5
| 1
|
| 1964
| WAS
| A
| 33
| 24
| 8
| 10
| 3.70
| 73
| 75
| 67
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 163
| 147
| 20
| 64
| 8
| 4
| 0
|
| 1965
| WAS
| A
| 33
| 18
| 5
| 13
| 4.72
| 42
| 75
| 61
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 116.1
| 135
| 16
| 39
| 7
| 3
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 53
| 24
| 8
| 16
| 5.84
| 92
| 125
| 114
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 175.2
| 203
| 16
| 74
| 8
| 7
| 3
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 177
| 115
| 37
| 60
| 4.14
| 379
| 428
| 378
| 25
| 5
| 4
| 821.1
| 801
| 83
| 309
| 37
| 23
| 6
|
| Total
|
|
| 230
| 139
| 45
| 76
| 4.44
| 471
| 553
| 492
| 26
| 5
| 5
| 997
| 1004
| 99
| 383
| 45
| 30
| 9
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1957
| PIT
| N
| P
| 1
| 1
| 7
| 1
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .833
|
| 1958
| PIT
| N
| P
| 8
| 5
| 27.2
| 4
| 10
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .875
|
| 1959
| PIT
| N
| P
| 34
| 12
| 100.2
| 6
| 14
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 6
| 2
| 0
| .909
|
| 1960
| PIT
| N
| P
| 10
| 6
| 40.1
| 4
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1961
| WAS
| A
| P
| 32
| 28
| 212
| 18
| 38
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 5
| 8
| 7
| 1
| .949
|
| 1962
| WAS
| A
| P
| 44
| 21
| 161
| 24
| 45
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 6
| 7
| 1
| .958
|
| 1963
| WAS
| A
| OF
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1963
| WAS
| A
| P
| 35
| 24
| 168.2
| 16
| 41
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 8
| 4
| 0
| .919
|
| 1963
| WAS
| A
| LF
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1964
| WAS
| A
| P
| 33
| 24
| 163
| 10
| 39
| 3
| 4
| 0
| 1
| 5
| 4
| 0
| .942
|
| 1965
| WAS
| A
| P
| 33
| 18
| 116.1
| 3
| 22
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 3
| 2
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| LF
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| P
| 230
| 139
| 996.2
| 86
| 224
| 19
| 9
| 0
| 16
| 38
| 27
| 4
| .942
|
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1957
| PIT
| N
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1958
| PIT
| N
| 8
| 8
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 2
| .125
| .125
| .125
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1959
| PIT
| N
| 36
| 29
| 4
| 9
| 1
| 3
| .310
| .412
| .552
| 2
| 1
| 5
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1960
| PIT
| N
| 10
| 16
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 2
| .188
| .188
| .188
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1961
| WAS
| A
| 32
| 76
| 6
| 15
| 2
| 5
| .197
| .253
| .276
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 34
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1962
| WAS
| A
| 44
| 46
| 2
| 6
| 1
| 6
| .130
| .130
| .217
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 27
| 0
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 0
|
| 1963
| WAS
| A
| 36
| 46
| 5
| 7
| 0
| 3
| .152
| .278
| .174
| 1
| 0
| 7
| 20
| 1
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1964
| WAS
| A
| 33
| 47
| 4
| 6
| 1
| 4
| .128
| .196
| .191
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 16
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 2
|
| 1965
| WAS
| A
| 33
| 30
| 2
| 4
| 0
| 1
| .133
| .235
| .133
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 13
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 55
| 55
| 6
| 13
| 1
| 7
| .236
| .300
| .364
| 2
| 1
| 5
| 24
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 178
| 245
| 19
| 38
| 4
| 19
| .155
| .224
| .212
| 2
| 0
| 21
| 110
| 1
| 20
| 1
| 0
| 2
|
| Total
|
|
| 233
| 300
| 25
| 51
| 5
| 26
| .170
| .238
| .240
| 4
| 1
| 26
| 134
| 1
| 20
| 1
| 0
| 2
|
[edit] Transactions
- Signed as an amateur free agent by Pittsburgh Pirates (@July, 1951).
- Traded by Pittsburgh Pirates with Harry Bright and R C Stevens to Washington Senators in exchange for Bobby Shantz (December 16, 1960).
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