Lindy McDaniel
[edit] Biography
Born on December 13, 1935 in Hollis, Oklahoma, Lindy McDaniel (Lyndall Dale McDaniel) played for the St. Louis Cardinals, Chicago Cubs, San Francisco Giants, New York Yankees and Kansas City Royals over the course of his 21 year career. McDaniel broke into the bigs on September 2, 1955 with the St. Louis Cardinals, and put up a 3.40 ERA in 116.1 innings pitched in 1956, his rookie year.
Most people believe that Lindy McDaniel's best season was 1960, when he posted a 2.09 ERA, won 12 games, notched 26 saves and struck out 105 batters.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Pitching Stats
| 1955
| STL
| N
| 4
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 4.74
| 7
| 10
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 19
| 22
| 4
| 7
| 1
| 0
| 0
|
| 1956
| STL
| N
| 39
| 7
| 7
| 6
| 3.40
| 59
| 60
| 44
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 116.1
| 121
| 7
| 42
| 7
| 8
| 0
|
| 1957
| STL
| N
| 30
| 26
| 15
| 9
| 3.49
| 75
| 87
| 74
| 10
| 1
| 0
| 191
| 196
| 13
| 53
| 4
| 9
| 3
|
| 1958
| STL
| N
| 26
| 17
| 5
| 7
| 5.80
| 47
| 76
| 70
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 108.2
| 139
| 17
| 31
| 2
| 3
| 2
|
| 1959
| STL
| N
| 62
| 7
| 14
| 12
| 3.82
| 86
| 61
| 56
| 1
| 0
| 15
| 132
| 144
| 11
| 41
| 8
| 10
| 1
|
| 1960
| STL
| N
| 65
| 2
| 12
| 4
| 2.09
| 105
| 28
| 27
| 1
| 0
| 26
| 116.1
| 85
| 8
| 24
| 3
| 7
| 1
|
| 1961
| STL
| N
| 55
| 0
| 10
| 6
| 4.87
| 65
| 57
| 51
| 0
| 0
| 9
| 94.1
| 117
| 11
| 31
| 11
| 8
| 2
|
| 1962
| STL
| N
| 55
| 2
| 3
| 10
| 4.12
| 79
| 53
| 49
| 0
| 0
| 14
| 107
| 96
| 12
| 29
| 8
| 6
| 1
|
| 1963
| CHI
| N
| 57
| 0
| 13
| 7
| 2.86
| 75
| 32
| 28
| 0
| 0
| 22
| 88
| 82
| 9
| 27
| 5
| 9
| 0
|
| 1964
| CHI
| N
| 63
| 0
| 1
| 7
| 3.88
| 71
| 43
| 41
| 0
| 0
| 15
| 95
| 104
| 4
| 23
| 4
| 10
| 1
|
| 1965
| CHI
| N
| 71
| 0
| 5
| 6
| 2.59
| 92
| 45
| 37
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 128.2
| 115
| 12
| 47
| 20
| 7
| 0
|
| 1966
| SF
| N
| 64
| 0
| 10
| 5
| 2.66
| 93
| 48
| 36
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 121.2
| 103
| 5
| 35
| 9
| 2
| 0
|
| 1967
| SF
| N
| 41
| 3
| 2
| 6
| 3.72
| 48
| 34
| 30
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 72.2
| 69
| 5
| 24
| 10
| 1
| 2
|
| 1968
| SF
| N
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 7.45
| 9
| 16
| 16
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 19.1
| 30
| 2
| 5
| 0
| 2
| 0
|
| 1968
| NY
| A
| 24
| 0
| 4
| 1
| 1.75
| 43
| 10
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 10
| 51.1
| 30
| 5
| 12
| 3
| 0
| 1
|
| 1968
| Total
|
| 36
| 0
| 4
| 1
| 3.31
| 52
| 26
| 26
| 0
| 0
| 10
| 70.2
| 60
| 7
| 17
| 3
| 2
| 1
|
| 1969
| NY
| A
| 51
| 0
| 5
| 6
| 3.55
| 60
| 37
| 33
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 83.2
| 84
| 4
| 23
| 6
| 3
| 0
|
| 1970
| NY
| A
| 62
| 0
| 9
| 5
| 2.01
| 81
| 29
| 25
| 0
| 0
| 29
| 111.2
| 88
| 7
| 23
| 5
| 3
| 0
|
| 1971
| NY
| A
| 44
| 0
| 5
| 10
| 5.04
| 39
| 41
| 39
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 69.2
| 82
| 12
| 24
| 6
| 5
| 0
|
| 1972
| NY
| A
| 37
| 0
| 3
| 1
| 2.25
| 47
| 23
| 17
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 68
| 54
| 4
| 25
| 5
| 3
| 0
|
| 1973
| NY
| A
| 47
| 3
| 12
| 6
| 2.86
| 93
| 54
| 51
| 1
| 0
| 10
| 160.1
| 148
| 11
| 49
| 9
| 8
| 1
|
| 1974
| KC
| A
| 38
| 5
| 1
| 4
| 3.46
| 47
| 50
| 41
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 106.2
| 109
| 6
| 24
| 5
| 1
| 0
|
| 1975
| KC
| A
| 40
| 0
| 5
| 1
| 4.15
| 40
| 40
| 36
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 78
| 81
| 3
| 24
| 5
| 7
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 644
| 66
| 97
| 85
| 3.63
| 911
| 650
| 569
| 15
| 2
| 112
| 1410
| 1423
| 120
| 419
| 92
| 82
| 13
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 343
| 8
| 44
| 34
| 3.11
| 450
| 284
| 252
| 3
| 0
| 60
| 729.1
| 676
| 52
| 204
| 44
| 30
| 2
|
| Total
|
|
| 987
| 74
| 141
| 119
| 3.45
| 1361
| 934
| 821
| 18
| 2
| 172
| 2139.1
| 2099
| 172
| 623
| 136
| 112
| 15
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1955
| STL
| N
| P
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1956
| STL
| N
| P
| 39
| 0
| 0
| 9
| 24
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .917
|
| 1957
| STL
| N
| P
| 30
| 26
| 191
| 12
| 33
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 7
| 2
| 0
| .978
|
| 1958
| STL
| N
| P
| 26
| 17
| 108.2
| 4
| 26
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 1
| .968
|
| 1959
| STL
| N
| P
| 62
| 7
| 132
| 7
| 31
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 2
| 5
| 6
| 0
| .927
|
| 1960
| STL
| N
| P
| 65
| 2
| 116.1
| 5
| 21
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 3
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1961
| STL
| N
| P
| 55
| 0
| 94.1
| 5
| 22
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 6
| 2
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1962
| STL
| N
| P
| 55
| 2
| 107
| 10
| 25
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 3
| 8
| 1
| 0
| .972
|
| 1963
| CHI
| N
| P
| 57
| 0
| 88
| 3
| 16
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 7
| 4
| 1
| .950
|
| 1964
| CHI
| N
| P
| 63
| 0
| 95
| 3
| 18
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 7
| 3
| 0
| .955
|
| 1965
| CHI
| N
| P
| 71
| 0
| 129
| 5
| 30
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 13
| 5
| 1
| 1.000
|
| 1966
| SF
| N
| P
| 64
| 0
| 121.2
| 8
| 24
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 9
| 6
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1967
| SF
| N
| P
| 41
| 3
| 72.2
| 5
| 19
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 4
| 2
| 1.000
|
| 1968
| SF
| N
| P
| 12
| 0
| 19.1
| 0
| 6
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| .857
|
| 1968
| NY
| A
| P
| 24
| 0
| 51.1
| 10
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1968
| Total
|
| P
| 36
| 0
| 70.2
| 10
| 20
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 1
| 0
| .968
|
| 1969
| NY
| A
| P
| 51
| 0
| 83.2
| 3
| 21
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 9
| 2
| 0
| .923
|
| 1970
| NY
| A
| P
| 62
| 0
| 112
| 7
| 19
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 3
| 0
| .897
|
| 1971
| NY
| A
| P
| 44
| 0
| 69.2
| 2
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1972
| NY
| A
| P
| 37
| 0
| 68
| 5
| 14
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 4
| 0
| .950
|
| 1973
| NY
| A
| P
| 47
| 3
| 160.1
| 9
| 35
| 1
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 9
| 7
| 1
| .978
|
| 1974
| KC
| A
| P
| 38
| 5
| 106.2
| 8
| 21
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 8
| 6
| 0
| .967
|
| 1975
| KC
| A
| P
| 40
| 0
| 78
| 4
| 11
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 9
| 3
| 0
| .882
|
| Total
|
|
| P
| 987
| 65
| 2004.2
| 127
| 447
| 22
| 28
| 0
| 12
| 126
| 62
| 6
| .963
|
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1955
| STL
| N
| 4
| 5
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .200
| .200
| .200
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1956
| STL
| N
| 39
| 32
| 1
| 7
| 0
| 2
| .219
| .242
| .344
| 4
| 0
| 1
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1957
| STL
| N
| 31
| 74
| 7
| 19
| 1
| 5
| .257
| .257
| .365
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 24
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 2
|
| 1958
| STL
| N
| 26
| 30
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 3
| .067
| .067
| .067
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 14
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1959
| STL
| N
| 62
| 29
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .034
| .125
| .034
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 16
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1960
| STL
| N
| 65
| 26
| 0
| 6
| 0
| 0
| .231
| .259
| .269
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1961
| STL
| N
| 55
| 17
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 0
| .235
| .235
| .235
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1962
| STL
| N
| 55
| 21
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 1
| .095
| .174
| .095
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 11
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1963
| CHI
| N
| 57
| 22
| 1
| 2
| 1
| 2
| .091
| .091
| .227
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 8
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1964
| CHI
| N
| 63
| 16
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| .125
| .125
| .125
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 9
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1965
| CHI
| N
| 71
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .111
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1966
| SF
| N
| 64
| 22
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| .091
| .091
| .091
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 10
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1967
| SF
| N
| 41
| 11
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .091
| .091
| .091
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1968
| SF
| N
| 12
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1968
| NY
| A
| 24
| 13
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 10
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1968
| Total
|
| 36
| 15
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 11
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1969
| NY
| A
| 51
| 8
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .111
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 7
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1970
| NY
| A
| 62
| 24
| 2
| 4
| 0
| 2
| .167
| .167
| .208
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 7
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1971
| NY
| A
| 44
| 9
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .111
| .111
| .111
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1972
| NY
| A
| 37
| 7
| 1
| 2
| 1
| 2
| .286
| .286
| .714
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1973
| NY
| A
| 47
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1974
| KC
| A
| 38
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1975
| KC
| A
| 40
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 645
| 315
| 14
| 49
| 2
| 13
| .156
| .176
| .206
| 10
| 0
| 7
| 128
| 1
| 18
| 0
| 0
| 4
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 343
| 63
| 5
| 7
| 1
| 4
| .111
| .125
| .175
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 31
| 0
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 988
| 378
| 19
| 56
| 3
| 17
| .148
| .168
| .201
| 11
| 0
| 8
| 159
| 1
| 25
| 0
| 0
| 4
|
[edit] Transactions
- Signed as an amateur free agent (bonus baby) by St. Louis Cardinals (August 19, 1955).
- Traded by St. Louis Cardinals with Larry Jackson and Jimmie Schaffer to Chicago Cubs in exchange for George Altman, Don Cardwell and Moe Thacker (October 17, 1962).
- Traded by Chicago Cubs with Don Landrum to San Francisco Giants in exchange for Randy Hundley and Bill Hands (December 2, 1965).
- Traded by San Francisco Giants to New York Yankees in exchange for Bill Monbouquette (July 12, 1968).
- Traded by New York Yankees to Kansas City Royals in exchange for Lou Piniella and Ken Wright (December 7, 1973).
- Released by Kansas City Royals (January 3, 1977).
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