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Danny Litwhiler

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Full Name: Daniel Webster Litwhiler Primary Position: OF
Height/Weight: 5' 10.5"/198 First Game: April 25, 1940
Birthdate: August 31, 1916 Final Game: September 25, 1951
Birthplace: Ringtown, Pennsylvania MLB Experience: 11 years
Bat/Throw: Right/Right
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Contents

  • 1 Biography
  • 2 Statistics
    • 2.1 Batting Stats
    • 2.2 Fielding Stats
  • 3 Transactions
  • 4 Trivia
  • 5 Video Gallery
  • 6 Picture Gallery
  • 7 See Also
  • 8 Categories

[edit] Biography

Danny Litwhiler (Daniel Webster Litwhiler) was born on August 31, 1916 in Ringtown, Pennsylvania. He made his Major League debut on April 25, 1940 for the Philadelphia Phillies. In 1940, his rookie year, he hit .345 with 5 home runs and 17 RBI. Litwhiler played for the Philadelphia Phillies, St. Louis Cardinals, Boston Braves and Cincinnati Reds over the course of his 11 year career.

Most people believe that Danny Litwhiler's best season was 1941, when he slugged 18 home runs, hit for a .305 average and knocked in 66 runs.

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[edit] Batting Stats

Year Team G AB R H HR RBI AVG OBP SLG 2B 3B BB SO HBP SH SB IBB GDP
1940 PHI N 36 142 10 49 5 17 .345 .363 .493 2 2 3 13 1 0 1 0 1
1941 PHI N 151 590 72 180 18 66 .305 .350 .466 29 6 39 43 2 4 1 0 15
1942 PHI N 151 591 59 160 9 56 .271 .310 .389 25 9 27 42 7 2 2 0 16
1943 STL N 80 258 40 72 7 31 .279 .333 .438 14 3 19 31 2 4 1 0 3
1943 PHI N 36 139 23 36 5 17 .259 .313 .410 6 0 11 14 0 0 1 0 3
1943 TOT N 116 397 63 108 12 48 .272 .326 .428 20 3 30 45 2 4 2 0 6
1944 STL N 140 492 53 130 15 82 .264 .328 .427 25 5 37 56 10 12 2 0 11
1946 STL N 6 5 0 0 0 0 .000 .167 .000 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
1946 BOS N 79 247 29 72 8 38 .291 .347 .453 12 2 19 23 2 7 1 0 4
1946 TOT N 85 252 29 72 8 38 .286 .343 .444 12 2 20 24 2 7 1 0 4
1947 BOS N 91 226 38 59 7 31 .261 .337 .394 5 2 25 43 1 2 1 0 6
1948 CIN N 106 338 51 93 14 44 .275 .365 .467 19 2 48 41 0 5 1 0 15
1948 BOS N 13 33 0 9 0 6 .273 .385 .333 2 0 4 2 2 1 0 0 3
1948 TOT N 119 371 51 102 14 50 .275 .367 .456 21 2 52 43 2 6 1 0 18
1949 CIN N 102 292 35 85 11 48 .291 .384 .473 18 1 44 42 0 0 0 0 4
1950 CIN N 54 112 15 29 6 12 .259 .371 .455 4 0 20 21 0 1 0 0 5
1951 CIN N 12 29 3 8 2 3 .276 .323 .517 1 0 2 5 0 0 0 0 0
Total 1057 3494 428 982 107 451 .281 .342 .438 162 32 299 377 27 38 11 0 86

[edit] Fielding Stats

Year Team POS G GS INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS PkO AVG
1940 PHI N OF 34 0 0 68 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .986
1941 PHI N OF 150 0 0 393 12 15 3 0 0 0 0 0 .964
1942 PHI N OF 151 0 0 308 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1943 STL N OF 70 0 0 139 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1943 PHI N OF 34 0 0 86 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .989
1943 TOT N LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1943 TOT N OF 104 0 0 225 12 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 .996
1944 STL N OF 136 0 0 294 6 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 .974
1946 BOS N OF 65 0 0 128 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .985
1946 BOS N 3B 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1947 BOS N OF 66 0 0 119 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .976
1948 CIN N OF 83 0 0 165 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .988
1948 CIN N 3B 15 0 0 11 34 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .978
1948 BOS N OF 8 0 0 24 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1948 TOT N LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1948 TOT N OF 91 0 0 189 4 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .990
1949 CIN N OF 82 0 0 143 6 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .987
1949 CIN N 3B 3 0 0 4 6 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .909
1950 CIN N OF 29 0 0 46 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .958
1951 CIN N OF 7 0 0 14 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .933
Total OF 915 0 0 1927 57 37 9 0 0 0 0 0 .982
Total 3B 20 0 0 15 42 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 .966

[edit] Transactions

  • Signed as a non-drafted free agent by Philadelphia Phillies (1940).
  • Traded by Philadelphia Phillies with Earl Naylor to St. Louis Cardinals in exchange for Buster Adams, Coaker Triplett and Dain Clay (June 1, 1943).
  • Sold by St. Louis Cardinals to Boston Braves (June 9, 1946).
  • Traded by Boston Braves to Cincinnati Reds in exchange for Marv Rickert (May 11, 1948).
  • Released by Cincinnati Reds (December 4, 1950).
  • Signed by Cincinnati Reds (July 28, 1951).
  • Released by Cincinnati Reds (October 1, 1951).

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