Danny Cater
[edit] Biography
Danny Cater (Danny Anderson Cater) was born on February 25, 1940 in Austin, Texas. He made his Major League debut on April 14, 1964 for the Philadelphia Phillies. In 1964, his rookie year, he hit .296 with 1 home run and 13 RBI. Cater played for the Philadelphia Phillies, Chicago White Sox, Kansas City Athletics, Oakland Athletics, New York Yankees, Boston Red Sox and St. Louis Cardinals over the course of his 12 year career.
Most people believe that Danny Cater's best season was 1970, when he hit for a .301 average and knocked in 76 runs.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1964
| PHI
| N
| 60
| 152
| 13
| 45
| 1
| 13
| .296
| .325
| .388
| 9
| 1
| 7
| 15
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 6
|
| 1965
| CHI
| A
| 142
| 514
| 74
| 139
| 14
| 55
| .270
| .316
| .403
| 18
| 4
| 33
| 65
| 3
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 18
|
| 1966
| KC
| A
| 116
| 425
| 47
| 124
| 7
| 52
| .292
| .334
| .393
| 16
| 3
| 28
| 37
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 2
| 11
|
| 1966
| CHI
| A
| 21
| 60
| 3
| 11
| 0
| 4
| .183
| .194
| .233
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 10
| 1
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 1
|
| 1966
| TOT
| A
| 137
| 485
| 50
| 135
| 7
| 56
| .278
| .317
| .373
| 17
| 4
| 28
| 47
| 2
| 4
| 4
| 2
| 12
|
| 1967
| KC
| A
| 142
| 529
| 55
| 143
| 4
| 46
| .270
| .317
| .340
| 17
| 4
| 34
| 56
| 4
| 2
| 4
| 9
| 14
|
| 1968
| OAK
| A
| 147
| 504
| 53
| 146
| 6
| 62
| .290
| .336
| .393
| 28
| 3
| 35
| 43
| 2
| 5
| 8
| 3
| 21
|
| 1969
| OAK
| A
| 152
| 584
| 64
| 153
| 10
| 76
| .262
| .296
| .361
| 24
| 2
| 28
| 40
| 2
| 1
| 1
| 3
| 25
|
| 1970
| NY
| A
| 155
| 582
| 64
| 175
| 6
| 76
| .301
| .340
| .393
| 26
| 5
| 34
| 44
| 2
| 1
| 4
| 6
| 19
|
| 1971
| NY
| A
| 121
| 428
| 39
| 118
| 4
| 50
| .276
| .308
| .364
| 16
| 5
| 19
| 25
| 2
| 4
| 0
| 4
| 18
|
| 1972
| BOS
| A
| 92
| 317
| 32
| 75
| 8
| 39
| .237
| .270
| .372
| 17
| 1
| 15
| 33
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 16
|
| 1973
| BOS
| A
| 63
| 195
| 30
| 61
| 1
| 24
| .313
| .348
| .390
| 12
| 0
| 10
| 22
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 6
|
| 1974
| BOS
| A
| 56
| 126
| 14
| 31
| 5
| 20
| .246
| .309
| .405
| 5
| 0
| 10
| 13
| 2
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 5
|
| 1975
| STL
| N
| 22
| 35
| 3
| 8
| 0
| 2
| .229
| .250
| .286
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 82
| 187
| 16
| 53
| 1
| 15
| .283
| .311
| .369
| 11
| 1
| 8
| 18
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 6
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 1207
| 4264
| 475
| 1176
| 65
| 504
| .276
| .316
| .377
| 180
| 28
| 246
| 388
| 22
| 22
| 25
| 31
| 154
|
| Total
|
|
| 1289
| 4451
| 491
| 1229
| 66
| 519
| .276
| .316
| .377
| 191
| 29
| 254
| 406
| 22
| 22
| 26
| 33
| 160
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1964
| PHI
| N
| 1B
| 7
| 6
| 51
| 62
| 3
| 2
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .970
|
| 1964
| PHI
| N
| 3B
| 1
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1964
| PHI
| N
| OF
| 38
| 30
| 258
| 48
| 4
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .981
|
| 1964
| PHI
| N
| RF
| 2
| 2
| 16
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1964
| PHI
| N
| LF
| 35
| 27
| 232
| 45
| 4
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .980
|
| 1964
| PHI
| N
| CF
| 2
| 1
| 10
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1965
| CHI
| A
| CF
| 1
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1965
| CHI
| A
| 3B
| 12
| 8
| 65
| 1
| 15
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .941
|
| 1965
| CHI
| A
| OF
| 126
| 109
| 1033.1
| 174
| 6
| 4
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .978
|
| 1965
| CHI
| A
| 1B
| 3
| 2
| 9
| 14
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .933
|
| 1965
| CHI
| A
| LF
| 126
| 109
| 1029.1
| 173
| 5
| 4
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .978
|
| 1966
| KC
| A
| OF
| 22
| 21
| 177
| 40
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .976
|
| 1966
| KC
| A
| 1B
| 54
| 49
| 447.1
| 459
| 36
| 3
| 48
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .994
|
| 1966
| KC
| A
| LF
| 21
| 20
| 170
| 38
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .975
|
| 1966
| KC
| A
| 3B
| 42
| 39
| 340
| 46
| 67
| 5
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .958
|
| 1966
| KC
| A
| RF
| 1
| 1
| 7
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1966
| CHI
| A
| RF
| 3
| 2
| 22
| 5
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .714
|
| 1966
| CHI
| A
| OF
| 18
| 15
| 136.1
| 20
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .909
|
| 1966
| CHI
| A
| LF
| 16
| 13
| 114.1
| 16
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1966
| TOT
| A
| LF
| 37
| 33
| 284.1
| 54
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .982
|
| 1966
| TOT
| A
| OF
| 40
| 36
| 313.1
| 60
| 1
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .953
|
| 1966
| TOT
| A
| RF
| 4
| 3
| 29
| 6
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .750
|
| 1967
| KC
| A
| 3B
| 56
| 51
| 437
| 43
| 77
| 11
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .916
|
| 1967
| KC
| A
| 1B
| 44
| 33
| 320
| 297
| 30
| 1
| 32
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .997
|
| 1967
| KC
| A
| LF
| 55
| 54
| 421.2
| 83
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .989
|
| 1967
| KC
| A
| OF
| 55
| 54
| 421.2
| 84
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .989
|
| 1968
| OAK
| A
| LF
| 19
| 14
| 118
| 19
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1968
| OAK
| A
| 1B
| 121
| 114
| 1008.2
| 985
| 68
| 5
| 89
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .995
|
| 1968
| OAK
| A
| RF
| 2
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1968
| OAK
| A
| OF
| 20
| 14
| 120
| 21
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1968
| OAK
| A
| 2B
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1969
| OAK
| A
| 1B
| 132
| 120
| 1081.1
| 1087
| 97
| 9
| 112
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .992
|
| 1969
| OAK
| A
| 2B
| 4
| 2
| 36
| 8
| 9
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1969
| OAK
| A
| OF
| 20
| 17
| 158.1
| 30
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1969
| OAK
| A
| RF
| 1
| 0
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1969
| OAK
| A
| LF
| 19
| 17
| 151.1
| 29
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1970
| NY
| A
| 3B
| 43
| 42
| 337
| 24
| 83
| 8
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .930
|
| 1970
| NY
| A
| OF
| 6
| 6
| 43
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1970
| NY
| A
| 1B
| 132
| 99
| 938.1
| 981
| 70
| 8
| 79
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .992
|
| 1970
| NY
| A
| RF
| 6
| 6
| 43
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1971
| NY
| A
| 1B
| 78
| 57
| 535.2
| 564
| 62
| 3
| 54
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .995
|
| 1971
| NY
| A
| 3B
| 52
| 49
| 409.2
| 41
| 111
| 10
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .938
|
| 1972
| BOS
| A
| 1B
| 90
| 83
| 727.2
| 656
| 61
| 5
| 65
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .993
|
| 1973
| BOS
| A
| DH
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1973
| BOS
| A
| 1B
| 38
| 29
| 287.2
| 287
| 17
| 1
| 37
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .997
|
| 1973
| BOS
| A
| 3B
| 20
| 16
| 144.2
| 16
| 39
| 5
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .917
|
| 1974
| BOS
| A
| 1B
| 23
| 17
| 145.1
| 126
| 10
| 0
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1974
| BOS
| A
| DH
| 14
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1975
| STL
| N
| 1B
| 12
| 7
| 52.1
| 49
| 4
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .981
|
| Total
|
|
| 3B
| 226
| 205
| 1736.1
| 171
| 392
| 40
| 35
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .934
|
| Total
|
|
| LF
| 291
| 254
| 2236.2
| 403
| 15
| 7
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .984
|
| Total
|
|
| 1B
| 734
| 616
| 5604.1
| 5567
| 458
| 39
| 534
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .994
|
| Total
|
|
| CF
| 3
| 1
| 14
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 305
| 266
| 2347.2
| 428
| 15
| 9
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .980
|
| Total
|
|
| 2B
| 5
| 2
| 38
| 9
| 10
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| DH
| 17
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| RF
| 15
| 11
| 97
| 20
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .909
|
[edit] Transactions
- Signed as an amateur free agent by Philadelphia Phillies (June 8, 1958).
- Traded by Philadelphia Phillies with Lee Elia to Chicago White Sox in exchange for Ray Herbert and Jeoff Long (December 1, 1964).
- Traded by Chicago White Sox to Kansas City Athletics in exchange for Wayne Causey (May 27, 1966).
- Traded by Oakland Athletics with Ossie Chavarria to New York Yankees in exchange for Al Downing and Frank Fernandez (December 5, 1969).
- Traded by New York Yankees with a player to be named later to Boston Red Sox in exchange for Sparky Lyle (March 22, 1972); Boston Red Sox received Mario Guerrero (June 30, 1972).
- Traded by Boston Red Sox to St. Louis Cardinals in exchange for Danny Godby (March 29, 1975).
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