#85 Danny Litwhiler, Rightfield, 33 yrs, St. Louis (N) Cardinals Friday, 10/20/1949 |
| Name : Nickname : Birthday : Age : Born in : Height : Weight :
Position : Bats : Throws :
| Danny Litwhiler
8/31/1916 33 USA,PA,RINGTOWN 5"10 218
Rightfield R R
| Desire for Winner : Loyalty : Team Leader Skills : National Popularity : Local Popularity : Consistency : Clutch Performance : Injury Rating : Overall Rating :
| Minimal Average None at all 2 / 6 (Fair) 1 / 6 (Insignificant) Good Suffers Normal 2.5 Stars
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Contract : Salary : Signed Through : Years of MLB Service : MLB Service Days this Year : Years on 40-Man Roster : Years of Pro Service : Arbitration Eligibility : Minor League Option Years :
| Big League Contract $ 3,520,000 1950 7 Year(s), 0 Days (1204 total Days) 172 Day(s) 7 Year(s), 0 Days (1204 total Days) 9 Year(s) Not eligible 3 Option Year(s) left
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 8 |
Versus LHP | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 8 |
Versus RHP | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 8 |
Talent | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 |
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Running & Bunting Ratings Running Speed : Stealing Ability : Baserunning Instincts : Sacrifice Bunt : Bunt for Hit : Hitter Type :
| 3 3 2 3 1 Pull Hitter
| Fielding Ratings SS : 3 (Range), .992 (Fielding Pct.) LF : 4 (Range), .991 (Fielding Pct.) CF : 2 (Range), .982 (Fielding Pct.) RF : 5 (Range), .984 (Fielding Pct.) Catcher Arm : 1 Infield Arm : 3 Outfield Arm : 2
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Date | Opp. | Result | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | Spot | | |
9/18 | PIT | L 7-9 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | #6 | | |
9/19 | PIT | W 11-8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | #9 | | |
9/20 | @CIN | W 10-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #6 | | |
9/21 | @CIN | L 5-6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | #6 | | |
9/24 | PHI | L 5-6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #6 | | |
9/26 | @BSN | W 12-10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | #6 | | |
9/27 | @BSN | W 7-6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #6 | | |
9/28 | PIT | L 3-7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | #1 | | |
9/29 | @CHC | L 3-18 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | #1 | | |
10/2 | NYN | L 3-6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #6 | | |
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Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
Overall | 105 | 164 | 46 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 35 | 24 | 20 | 18 | .280 | .358 | .451 | .810 | .811 | .171 |
Projected | 105 | 164 | 46 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 35 | 24 | 20 | 18 | .280 | .358 | .451 | .810 | .811 | .171 |
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Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
Overall | 13 | 189 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 74 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 80.0 | 27.8 | 6.0 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHP | 54 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .278 | .344 | .611 | .955 |
vs. RHP | 110 | 31 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .282 | .365 | .373 | .738 |
Close/Late | 59 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .237 | .299 | .322 | .621 |
Scoring Position | 61 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 28 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .246 | .364 | .459 | .823 |
Pinch Hitting | 59 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 23 | 12 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .254 | .368 | .525 | .894 |
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| G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Home | 50 | 71 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 7 | .282 | .384 | .437 | .820 |
Road | 55 | 93 | 26 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 23 | 12 | 8 | 11 | .280 | .330 | .462 | .792 |
March/April | 19 | 57 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 8 | .263 | .354 | .316 | .670 |
May | 19 | 25 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | .200 | .333 | .240 | .573 |
June | 17 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 2 | .389 | .435 | .833 | 1.268 |
July | 12 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .214 | .313 | .214 | .527 |
August | 18 | 22 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | .409 | .435 | .864 | 1.298 |
Sept/Oct | 20 | 28 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 3 | .250 | .281 | .464 | .746 |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | HP | SF | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
1943 | 28 | 36 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .385 | .417 | .801 | BSN |
1944 | 56 | 64 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .294 | .484 | .778 | BSN |
1945 | 122 | 314 | 98 | 23 | 1 | 16 | 63 | 50 | 40 | 2 | 4 | 23 | 0 | 3 | .312 | .389 | .545 | .933 | BSN |
1946 | 152 | 488 | 132 | 29 | 1 | 31 | 95 | 87 | 71 | 4 | 1 | 50 | 1 | 5 | .270 | .367 | .525 | .892 | BSN |
1947 | 146 | 528 | 143 | 31 | 2 | 30 | 116 | 104 | 73 | 3 | 9 | 77 | 1 | 0 | .271 | .357 | .508 | .865 | BSN |
1948 | 156 | 542 | 149 | 34 | 2 | 27 | 89 | 96 | 82 | 1 | 4 | 64 | 0 | 0 | .275 | .369 | .494 | .863 | BSN |
1949 | 105 | 164 | 46 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 35 | 24 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 4 | 1 | .280 | .358 | .451 | .810 | STL |
Total | 765 | 2136 | 596 | 131 | 7 | 114 | 409 | 376 | 291 | 13 | 20 | 239 | 6 | 9 | .279 | .366 | .507 | .873 | |
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Career Minor League Batting Stats |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
1940, A | 138 | 549 | 184 | 18 | 5 | 17 | 90 | 82 | 59 | 58 | 3 | 8 | .335 | .395 | .479 | .874 |
1941, A | 67 | 264 | 91 | 14 | 0 | 12 | 45 | 43 | 31 | 25 | 3 | 2 | .345 | .409 | .534 | .943 |
1941, AA | 70 | 264 | 75 | 10 | 4 | 12 | 36 | 38 | 34 | 37 | 2 | 1 | .284 | .363 | .489 | .852 |
1942, AA | 107 | 297 | 106 | 14 | 4 | 27 | 71 | 57 | 44 | 41 | 0 | 2 | .357 | .431 | .704 | 1.135 |
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Career Postseason Batting Stats |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
1943 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 | .500 | 1.000 |
Total | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 | .500 | 1.000 |
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Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
Shortstop | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1.000 | 9.2 | 5.59 | | | | |
Leftfield | 42 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 1.000 | 104.2 | 1.72 | | | | |
Centerfield | 49 | 13 | 43 | 1 | 1 | 45 | 1 | .978 | 187.1 | 2.16 | | | | |
Rightfield | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.0 | 6.00 | | | | |
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Drafted in 2nd round, 18th overall pick, by Boston (N) in 1940... Injured on 6/11/1942 with a Torn Abdominal Muscle, out for 3-4 weeks... Had first career hit (double) on 6/18/1943, off Johnny Podgajny (NYN)... Hit first career homerun on 5/1/1944, off Dutch Leonard (PHI)... Injured on 8/12/1945 with a Strained Groin Muscle, out for 1-2 weeks... 1/31/1946: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,661,429 through salary arbitration... Drove in 6 runs against Philadelphia (N) on 9/17/1946... Won Player of the Week award on 9/18/1946, hitting .360 with 4 HR, 11 RBI... 1/31/1947: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,721,429 through salary arbitration... Won Gold Glove at Shortstop in 1947... 1/31/1948: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,721,429 through salary arbitration... Hit 3 homeruns against Brooklyn, driving in 6 runs on 4/11/1948... Drove in 7 runs against Cincinnati on 9/10/1948... Won Gold Glove at Leftfield in 1948... Signed as a free agent by St. Louis (N) on 2/2/1949 to a 2-year deal worth $3,520,000 per year...
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