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Danny O'Connell
Daniel Francis O'Connell

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 0", Weight 180 lb.

MLB Debut July 14, 1950
Final Game September 26, 1962
Born January 21, 1927 in Paterson, NJ
Died October 2, 1969 (age 42)

Batting   Glossary     Home Run Log       Vs. All Pitchers 
 Year Ag Tm  Lg   G   AB    R    H   2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS  BB   SO    BA   OBP   SLG   OPS   OPS+   TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1950 23 DEA AL  112  325   33   96  14   1   5   39   2   1   32   31  .295  .357  .391  .747   100   127   9   2   5   0  14  
 1951           [Did not play]
 1952           [Did not play]
 1953 26 BOA AL  154  624   75  194  21  10  13   60   8   1   44   52  .311  .358  .439  .797   100   274  16   3   2   3  16  
 1954 27 WAA AL  154  600   62  168  30   5   4   77   0   0   37   49  .280  .320  .367  .687    98   220  20   7   0   2  14  
 1955 28 WAA AL  138  455   42  111  23   7   8   60   1   2   24   40  .244  .285  .378  .663    92   172   3   2   1   3  10  
 1956 29 WAA AL  154  526   53  135  25  11   2   43   1   2   76   56  .257  .355  .357  .713    97   188  14   1   1   5   3  
 1957 30 PIN NL   86  215   35   48   8   2   1   10  12   2   19   25  .223  .288  .293  .581    76    63   2   1   0   1   3  
 1958 31 PIN NL  114  262   31   63  11   0   1   23   7   6   30   41  .240  .316  .294  .610    84    77   5   4   0   1   4  
 1959           [Did not play]
 1960           [Did not play]
 1961 34 MLN NL  134  509   71  126  29   1   0   31   9   5   74   69  .248  .345  .308  .654    90   157   5   2   1   3   5  
 1962 35 WAA AL   78  268   27   69   5   0   5   23   4   0   17   37  .257  .302  .332  .634    86    89  12   0   0   0   6  
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
  9 Seasons     1124 3784  429 1010 166  37  39  366  44  19  353  400  .267  .331  .361  .692        1367  86  22  10  18  75
 Per 600 PA           533   60  142  23   5   5   52   6   3   50   56                                 192  12   3   1   3  11
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
   With WAA      446 1581  157  414  78  23  14  180   2   4  137  145  .262  .323  .367  .690         580  37  10   2  10  27
   With PIN      200  477   66  111  19   2   2   33  19   8   49   66  .233  .304  .294  .597         140   7   5   0   2   7
   With BOA      154  624   75  194  21  10  13   60   8   1   44   52  .311  .358  .439  .797         274  16   3   2   3  16
   With MLN      134  509   71  126  29   1   0   31   9   5   74   69  .248  .345  .308  .654         157   5   2   1   3   5
   With DEA      112  325   33   96  14   1   5   39   2   1   32   31  .295  .357  .391  .747         127   9   2   5   0  14
   With WAA       78  268   27   69   5   0   5   23   4   0   17   37  .257  .302  .332  .634          89  12   0   0   0   6
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 Categories in which this player led his league are indicated in red.

Miscellaneous Stats 
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  %L  RC  RC/27  AB  PH PHR  PAvg  E   XTC  XTO  XPct  OSB  OCS SBPct  Pos  Defense  Diff Star
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+
 1950 23 DEA AL  12   43   4.6   4   2   0  .500  10   91   66  .725    0    0  .000  SS   3e22      -20   
 1951           [Did not play]
 1952           [Did not play]
 1953 26 BOA AL  34   97   5.6   0   0   0  .000  15   84   57  .679    0    0  .000  3B   3e22       35   
 1954 27 WAA AL  22   70   4.0   0   0   0  .000  22  140   94  .671    0    0  .000  2B   3e19        4   
 1955 28 WAA AL  21   47   3.5   4   1   0  .250  14   98   68  .694    0    0  .000  2B   3e18       71   
 1956 29 WAA AL  25   73   4.8   0   0   0  .000   9  165  131  .794    0    0  .000  2B   3e14       49   
 1957 30 PIN NL  28   20   3.1  21   4   0  .190   6   31   17  .548    0    0  .000  3B   3e22     -107   
 1958 31 PIN NL  19   25   3.2  21   6   0  .286   8   30   15  .500    0    0  .000  3B   3e24      -43   
 1959           [Did not play]
 1960           [Did not play]
 1961 34 MLN NL  22   60   4.1   4   1   0  .250  19   66   35  .530    0    0  .000  3B   3e33      -38   
 1962 35 WAA AL   5   27   3.4   3   0   0  .000   9   39   18  .462    0    0  .000  3B   4e21      -28   
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+
  9 Seasons          465   4.2  57  14   0  .246 112  744  501  .673    0    0  .000                   3   2
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+

HOF Standards: Batting - 18.8 (Average HOFer ~ 50)
HOF Monitor: Batting - 8.5 (Likely HOFer ~ 100)


Traditional Fielding   (completed seasons only) 

 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO     A     E   DP    FP    GS    Inn     RF  
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+
 1950 23 DEA AL  SS   109   161   292   10   62   .978    83   785.1   5.19
 1951           [Did not play]
 1952           [Did not play]
 1953 26 BOA AL  3B   154   161   357   15   35   .972   154  1361.1   3.42
                 2B     2     2     0    0    0  1.000     0     3.0   6.00
 1954 27 WAA AL  2B   154   421   429   22  110   .975   150  1371.1   5.58
                 SS     4     2     1    0    0  1.000     0     4.0   6.75
 1955 28 WAA AL  2B    99   226   227    8   58   .983    91   796.2   5.12
                 3B    33    28    70    5    2   .951    33   276.1   3.19
                 SS     5     9    19    1    4   .966     4    36.0   7.00
 1956 29 WAA AL  2B   154   463   426    8  124   .991   153  1337.1   5.98
                 SS     5     2     5    1    1   .875     1    14.0   4.50
 1957 30 PIN NL  3B    61    38   112    6   15   .962    46   414.0   3.26
                 2B     6     2     4    0    1  1.000     1    17.2   3.06
 1958 31 PIN NL  3B    90    56   142    8   16   .961    56   562.0   3.17
                 2B     3     7     8    0    4  1.000     3    24.0   5.62
 1959           [Did not play]
 1960           [Did not play]
 1961 34 MLN NL  3B   121   110   221   18   26   .948   117  1046.1   2.85
                 2B    11    31    18    1    2   .980     9    81.0   5.44
 1962 35 WAA AL  3B    75    62   124    9   12   .954    72   571.1   2.93
                 2B     2     0     1    0    0  1.000     0     4.0   2.25
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+
                               CAREER TOTALS BY POSITION
                 3B   534   455  1026   61  106   .960   478  4231.1   3.15
                 2B   431  1152  1113   39  299   .983   407  3635.0   5.61
                 SS   123   174   317   12   67   .976    88   839.1   5.26
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+


Draft History


Transaction History


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Managers 

 Year  Tm    Record  Manager(s)
+----+-----+--------+------------------------------------------------------------+
 1950  DEA   69-85   Thomas Treece
 1953  BOA   69-85   Stan Berger
 1954  WAA   87-67   Larry Cupp
 1955  WAA   66-88   Larry Cupp
 1956  WAA   48-106  Larry Cupp
 1957  PIN   75-79   Dennis Van Langen
 1958  PIN   79-75   Dennis Van Langen
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 1962  WAA   78-84   Larry Cupp

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