Danny O'Connell
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[edit] Biography
Danny O'Connell (Daniel Francis O'Connell) was born on January 21, 1927 in Paterson, New Jersey. He made his Major League debut on July 14, 1950 for the Pittsburgh Pirates. In 1950, his rookie year, he hit .292 with 8 home runs and 32 RBI. O'Connell played for the Pittsburgh Pirates, Milwaukee Braves, New York Giants, San Francisco Giants and Washington Senators over the course of his 10 year career.
Most people believe that Danny O'Connell's best season was 1953, when he hit for a .294 average and knocked in 55 runs.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | AVG | OBP | SLG | 2B | 3B | BB | SO | HBP | SH | SB | IBB | GDP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | PIT | N | 79 | 315 | 39 | 92 | 8 | 32 | .292 | .342 | .425 | 16 | 1 | 24 | 33 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 8 |
| 1953 | PIT | N | 149 | 588 | 88 | 173 | 7 | 55 | .294 | .361 | .401 | 26 | 8 | 57 | 42 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 13 |
| 1954 | MIL | N | 146 | 541 | 61 | 151 | 2 | 37 | .279 | .326 | .357 | 28 | 4 | 38 | 46 | 2 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 11 |
| 1955 | MIL | N | 124 | 453 | 47 | 102 | 6 | 40 | .225 | .276 | .316 | 15 | 4 | 28 | 43 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| 1956 | MIL | N | 139 | 498 | 71 | 119 | 2 | 42 | .239 | .342 | .321 | 17 | 9 | 76 | 42 | 4 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| 1957 | NY | N | 95 | 364 | 57 | 97 | 7 | 28 | .266 | .330 | .390 | 18 | 3 | 33 | 30 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 10 |
| 1957 | MIL | N | 48 | 183 | 29 | 43 | 1 | 8 | .235 | .312 | .311 | 9 | 1 | 19 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1957 | TOT | N | 143 | 547 | 86 | 140 | 8 | 36 | .256 | .324 | .364 | 27 | 4 | 52 | 50 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 11 |
| 1958 | SF | N | 107 | 306 | 44 | 71 | 3 | 23 | .232 | .340 | .314 | 12 | 2 | 51 | 35 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
| 1959 | SF | N | 34 | 58 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 0 | .190 | .254 | .241 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1961 | WAS | A | 138 | 493 | 61 | 128 | 1 | 37 | .260 | .361 | .331 | 30 | 1 | 77 | 62 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 6 |
| 1962 | WAS | A | 84 | 236 | 24 | 62 | 2 | 18 | .263 | .327 | .335 | 7 | 2 | 23 | 28 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| Total | NL | 921 | 3306 | 442 | 859 | 36 | 265 | .260 | .329 | .355 | 144 | 32 | 331 | 306 | 19 | 66 | 28 | 3 | 63 | |
| Total | AL | 222 | 729 | 85 | 190 | 3 | 55 | .261 | .350 | .332 | 37 | 3 | 100 | 90 | 3 | 23 | 20 | 1 | 12 | |
| Total | 1143 | 4035 | 527 | 1049 | 39 | 320 | .260 | .333 | .351 | 181 | 35 | 431 | 396 | 22 | 89 | 48 | 4 | 75 |
[edit] Fielding Stats
| Year | Team | POS | G | GS | INN | PO | A | ERR | DP | TP | PB | SB | CS | PkO | AVG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | PIT | N | SS | 65 | 0 | 0 | 147 | 228 | 9 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .977 |
| 1950 | PIT | N | 3B | 12 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 39 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .964 |
| 1953 | PIT | N | 3B | 104 | 0 | 0 | 119 | 221 | 15 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .958 |
| 1953 | PIT | N | 2B | 47 | 0 | 0 | 107 | 149 | 8 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .970 |
| 1954 | MIL | N | 3B | 36 | 28 | 277.1 | 44 | 67 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1954 | MIL | N | 1B | 8 | 8 | 65 | 63 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1954 | MIL | N | 2B | 102 | 100 | 905.2 | 244 | 314 | 12 | 83 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .979 |
| 1954 | MIL | N | SS | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1955 | MIL | N | 2B | 114 | 0 | 0 | 309 | 357 | 13 | 76 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .981 |
| 1955 | MIL | N | 3B | 7 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .923 |
| 1955 | MIL | N | SS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1956 | MIL | N | 2B | 138 | 0 | 0 | 295 | 381 | 10 | 98 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .985 |
| 1956 | MIL | N | 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .833 |
| 1956 | MIL | N | SS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1957 | NY | N | 3B | 30 | 26 | 229.2 | 33 | 69 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .962 |
| 1957 | NY | N | 2B | 68 | 63 | 576.2 | 156 | 194 | 7 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .980 |
| 1957 | MIL | N | 2B | 48 | 47 | 420 | 128 | 145 | 5 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .982 |
| 1957 | TOT | N | 2B | 116 | 110 | 996.2 | 284 | 339 | 12 | 93 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .981 |
| 1958 | SF | N | 2B | 104 | 99 | 823 | 222 | 278 | 7 | 70 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .986 |
| 1958 | SF | N | 3B | 3 | 0 | 4.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1959 | SF | N | 3B | 25 | 14 | 120 | 15 | 36 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .927 |
| 1959 | SF | N | 2B | 9 | 4 | 49.1 | 16 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1961 | WAS | A | 2B | 60 | 58 | 513.2 | 144 | 170 | 7 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .978 |
| 1961 | WAS | A | 3B | 74 | 74 | 642.2 | 75 | 173 | 16 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .939 |
| 1962 | WAS | A | 3B | 40 | 35 | 319 | 34 | 89 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .961 |
| 1962 | WAS | A | 2B | 23 | 19 | 167 | 36 | 52 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .946 |
| Total | 1B | 8 | 8 | 65 | 63 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | ||
| Total | SS | 68 | 0 | 3 | 148 | 230 | 9 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .977 | ||
| Total | 2B | 713 | 390 | 3455.1 | 1657 | 2049 | 74 | 508 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .980 | ||
| Total | 3B | 335 | 177 | 1593 | 346 | 700 | 48 | 63 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .956 |
[edit] Transactions
- Signed as an amateur free agent by Brooklyn Dodgers (1946).
- Traded by Brooklyn Dodgers to Pittsburgh Pirates in exchange for $50000 and a player to be named later (@October 1, 1949); Brooklyn Dodgers received Jack Cassini (October 11, 1949).
- Traded by Pittsburgh Pirates to Milwaukee Braves in exchange for Sid Gordon, Max Surkont, Sam Jethroe, Curt Raydon, Fred Waters, Larry Lasalle and $100000 (December 26, 1953).
- Traded by Milwaukee Braves with Ray Crone and Bobby Thomson to New York Giants in exchange for Red Schoendienst (June 15, 1957).
- Released by San Francisco Giants (April 12, 1960).
- Signed by Washington Senators (January 7, 1961).
- Released by Washington Senators (December 7, 1962).
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