Danny Murtaugh

Full Name: Daniel Edward Murtaugh	Primary Position: 2B
Height/Weight: 5' 9"/165	First Game: July 6, 1941
Birthdate: October 8, 1917	Final Game: September 6, 1951
Birthplace: Chester, Pennsylvania	MLB Experience: 9 years
Died: December 2, 1976
Deathplace: Chester, Pennsylvania
Bat/Throw: Right/Right

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Danny Murtaugh (Daniel Edward Murtaugh) was born on October 8, 1917 in Chester, Pennsylvania. He made his Major League debut on July 6, 1941 for the Philadelphia Phillies. In 1941, his rookie year, he hit .219 with 0 home runs and 11 RBI. Murtaugh played for the Philadelphia Phillies, Boston Braves and Pittsburgh Pirates over the course of his 9 year career.

Most people believe that Danny Murtaugh's best season was 1948, when he hit for a .290 average and knocked in 71 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	GDP
1941	PHI	N	85	347	34	76	0	11	.219	.275	.248	8	1	26	31	1	1	18	3
1942	PHI	N	144	506	48	122	0	27	.241	.311	.289	16	4	49	39	2	21	13	13
1943	PHI	N	113	451	65	123	1	35	.273	.357	.335	17	4	57	23	2	10	4	9
1946	PHI	N	6	19	1	4	1	3	.211	.286	.421	1	0	2	2	0	0	0	0
1947	BOS	N	3	8	0	1	0	0	.125	.222	.125	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0
1948	PIT	N	146	514	56	149	1	71	.290	.365	.356	21	5	60	40	1	4	10	8
1949	PIT	N	75	236	16	48	2	24	.203	.291	.275	7	2	29	17	0	3	2	2
1950	PIT	N	118	367	34	108	2	37	.294	.376	.392	20	5	47	42	1	1	2	8
1951	PIT	N	77	151	9	30	1	11	.199	.284	.265	7	0	16	19	2	2	0	6
Total			767	2599	263	661	8	219	.254	.331	.317	97	21	287	215	9	42	49	49

[edit] Fielding Stats

Year	Team		POS	G	PO	A	ERR	DP	AVG
1941	PHI	N	2B	85	233	247	11	49	.978
1941	PHI	N	SS	1	1	0	0	0	1.000
1942	PHI	N	SS	60	132	176	20	32	.939
1942	PHI	N	3B	53	84	103	15	14	.926
1942	PHI	N	2B	32	86	98	8	15	.958
1943	PHI	N	2B	113	321	345	18	76	.974
1946	PHI	N	2B	6	13	10	1	0	.958
1947	BOS	N	2B	2	7	6	0	1	1.000
1947	BOS	N	3B	2	0	0	0	0	.000
1948	PIT	N	2B	146	375	412	17	95	.979
1949	PIT	N	2B	74	202	182	10	58	.975
1950	PIT	N	2B	108	273	292	14	84	.976
1951	PIT	N	2B	65	110	113	7	35	.970
1951	PIT	N	3B	3	0	4	1	0	.800
Total			2B	631	1620	1705	86	413	.975
Total			3B	58	84	107	16	14	.923
Total			SS	61	133	176	20	32	.939

[edit] Transactions

Signed as an amateur free agent by St. Louis Cardinals (1937).
Sold by St. Louis Cardinals to Philadelphia Phillies (June 28, 1941).
Sold by Philadelphia Phillies to St. Louis Cardinals (May 2, 1946).
Selected by Boston Braves from St. Louis Cardinals in the Rule 5 major league draft (November 1, 1946).
Traded by Boston Braves with Johnny Hopp to Pittsburgh Pirates in exchange for Jim Russell, Bill Salkeld and Al Lyons (November 18, 1947).

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