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Danny O'Connell
Daniel Francis O'Connell

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

Debut July 14, 1950
Final Game September 26, 1962
Born January 21, 1927 in Paterson, NJ
Died October 2, 1969 in Clifton, NJ

Signed by the Brooklyn Dodgers as an amateur free agent in 1946. (All Transactions)

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Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1950 23 PIT NL  79  315   39   92  16  1   8   32   7     24  33  .292  .342  .425   98  134   5           0   8 RoY-3
 1953 26 PIT NL 149  588   88  173  26  8   7   55   3  4  57  42  .294  .361  .401   99  236   5           4  13 MVP-16
 1954 27 MLN NL 146  541   61  151  28  4   2   37   2  2  38  46  .279  .326  .357   83  193  19   4       2  11
 1955 28 MLN NL 124  453   47  102  15  4   6   40   2  2  28  43  .225  .276  .316   61  143   2   3   2   5   7
 1956 29 MLN NL 139  498   71  119  17  9   2   42   3  3  76  42  .239  .342  .321   85  160  16   4   0   4   6
 1957 30 TOT NL 143  547   86  140  27  4   8   36   9  3  52  50  .256  .324  .364   88  199   7   2   0   4  11
         MLN NL  48  183   29   43   9  1   1    8   1  0  19  20  .235  .312  .311   74   57   2   1   0   2   1
         NYG NL  95  364   57   97  18  3   7   28   8  3  33  30  .266  .330  .390   94  142   5   1   0   2  10
 1958 31 SFG NL 107  306   44   71  12  2   3   23   2  1  51  35  .232  .340  .314   77   96   9   2   0   0   7
 1959 32 SFG NL  34   58    6   11   3  0   0    0   0  1   5  15  .190  .254  .241   34   14   3   0   0   0   0
 1961 34 WSA AL 138  493   61  128  30  1   1   37  15  5  77  62  .260  .361  .331   91  163  15   3   0   3   6
 1962 35 WSA AL  84  236   24   62   7  2   2   18   5  1  23  28  .263  .327  .335   79   79   8   1   1   0   6
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 10 Seasons    1143 4035  527 1049 181 35  39  320  48 22 431 396  .260  .333  .351   85 1417  89  19   3  22  75
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        572   75  149  26  5   6   45   7  3  61  56  .260  .333  .351   85  201  13   3   0   3  11
 Career High    149  588   88  173  30  9   8   55  15  5  77  62  .294  .361  .425   99  236  19   4   2   5  13
Special Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1950 23 PIT NL  344  236   46   5.2   111| .292  .273| .342  .350| .425  .423| .767  .774|  98  .544  -1.4  -0.1     
 1953 26 PIT NL  654  437   83   5.0   109| .294  .273| .361  .344| .401  .425| .762  .769|  99  .518   0.4   0.0  42%
 1954 27 MLN NL  604  426   63   4.0   104| .279  .267| .326  .337| .357  .412| .683  .749|  83  .414 -11.9  -1.2  50%
 1955 28 MLN NL  491  365   40   2.9   101| .225  .260| .276  .330| .316  .411| .592  .740|  61  .298 -25.6  -2.5  50%
 1956 29 MLN NL  598  408   61   4.0    98| .239  .257| .342  .323| .321  .406| .663  .728|  85  .448  -6.8  -0.7  50%
 1957 30 TOT NL  612  430   67   4.2   100| .256  .265| .324  .328| .364  .410| .688  .738|  88  .459  -8.5  -0.9  75%
         MLN NL  207  144   20   3.8    97| .235  .260| .312  .322| .311  .403| .623  .725|  74  .406  -5.6  -0.6 100%
         NYG NL  405  286   47   4.5   102| .266  .267| .330  .331| .390  .414| .720  .745|  94  .483  -2.9  -0.3  72%
 1958 31 SFG NL  368  254   36   3.8   104| .232  .267| .340  .335| .314  .417| .654  .752|  77  .408  -8.4  -0.8  66%
 1959 32 SFG NL   66   51    4   2.1   103| .190  .268| .254  .333| .241  .414| .495  .748|  34  .191  -5.4  -0.5   0%
 1961 34 WSA AL  591  394   67   4.5   100| .260  .258| .361  .332| .331  .401| .692  .734|  91  .489  -1.3  -0.1  75%
 1962 35 WSA AL  268  190   27   3.8   103| .263  .263| .327  .335| .335  .410| .662  .745|  79  .420  -6.9  -0.7  83%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 10 Seasons     4596 3191  494   4.1   103| .260  .265| .333  .334| .351  .413| .684  .747|  85  .445 -75.9  -7.5     

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Fielding  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons / Sort by Position, then Year
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1950 23 PIT NL SS 65 147 228 9 47 .977 .961 5.77 4.74 3B 12 15 39 2 2 .964 .947 4.50 3.01 1953 26 PIT NL 3B 104 119 221 15 16 .958 .951 3.27 2.72 2B 47 107 149 8 27 .970 .972 5.45 4.83 1954 27 MLN NL 2B 103 244 314 12 83 .979 .976 5.42 5.31 3B 35 44 67 0 7 1.000 .952 3.17 2.82 1B 8 63 5 0 7 1.000 .991 8.50 9.26 SS 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 4.60 1955 28 MLN NL 2B 114 309 357 13 76 .981 .974 5.84 5.00 3B 7 8 4 1 2 .923 .952 1.71 2.81 SS 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 4.60 1956 29 MLN NL 2B 138 295 381 10 98 .985 .980 4.90 4.66 5.33 5.33 132 1142.0 3B 4 3 2 1 0 .833 .962 1.25 2.65 1.80 3.06 1 25.0 SS 1 1 1 0 1 1.000 .952 2.00 4.50 18.00 4.50 0 1.0 1957 30 TOT NL 2B 116 284 339 12 93 .981 .977 5.37 4.97 5.63 5.37 110 996.7 MLN NL 2B 48 128 145 5 43 .982 .977 5.69 4.97 5.85 5.37 47 420.0 NYG NL 2B 68 156 194 7 50 .980 .977 5.15 4.97 5.46 5.37 63 576.7 3B 30 33 69 4 6 .962 .952 3.40 2.71 4.00 2.96 26 229.7 1958 31 SFG NL 2B 104 222 278 7 70 .986 .975 4.81 4.76 5.47 5.33 99 823.0 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.87 0.00 3.14 0 4.3 1959 32 SFG NL 3B 26 15 36 4 3 .927 .950 1.96 2.66 3.83 2.97 14 120.0 2B 8 16 9 0 1 1.000 .977 3.12 4.78 4.56 5.28 4 49.3 1961 34 WSA AL 3B 73 75 173 16 14 .939 .950 3.40 2.79 3.47 3.18 74 642.7 2B 61 144 170 7 52 .978 .978 5.15 4.72 5.50 5.24 58 513.7 1962 35 WSA AL 3B 41 34 89 5 13 .961 .952 3.00 2.79 3.47 3.08 35 319.0 2B 22 36 52 5 8 .946 .980 4.00 4.87 4.74 5.25 19 167.0
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1954 27 MLN NL 1B 8 63 5 0 7 1.000 .991 8.50 9.26 1953 26 PIT NL 2B 47 107 149 8 27 .970 .972 5.45 4.83 1954 27 MLN NL 2B 103 244 314 12 83 .979 .976 5.42 5.31 1955 28 MLN NL 2B 114 309 357 13 76 .981 .974 5.84 5.00 1956 29 MLN NL 2B 138 295 381 10 98 .985 .980 4.90 4.66 5.33 5.33 132 1142.0 1957 30 TOT NL 2B 116 284 339 12 93 .981 .977 5.37 4.97 5.63 5.37 110 996.7 MLN NL 2B 48 128 145 5 43 .982 .977 5.69 4.97 5.85 5.37 47 420.0 NYG NL 2B 68 156 194 7 50 .980 .977 5.15 4.97 5.46 5.37 63 576.7 1958 31 SFG NL 2B 104 222 278 7 70 .986 .975 4.81 4.76 5.47 5.33 99 823.0 1959 32 SFG NL 2B 8 16 9 0 1 1.000 .977 3.12 4.78 4.56 5.28 4 49.3 1961 34 WSA AL 2B 61 144 170 7 52 .978 .978 5.15 4.72 5.50 5.24 58 513.7 1962 35 WSA AL 2B 22 36 52 5 8 .946 .980 4.00 4.87 4.74 5.25 19 167.0 1950 23 PIT NL 3B 12 15 39 2 2 .964 .947 4.50 3.01 1953 26 PIT NL 3B 104 119 221 15 16 .958 .951 3.27 2.72 1954 27 MLN NL 3B 35 44 67 0 7 1.000 .952 3.17 2.82 1955 28 MLN NL 3B 7 8 4 1 2 .923 .952 1.71 2.81 1956 29 MLN NL 3B 4 3 2 1 0 .833 .962 1.25 2.65 1.80 3.06 1 25.0 1957 30 NYG NL 3B 30 33 69 4 6 .962 .952 3.40 2.71 4.00 2.96 26 229.7 1958 31 SFG NL 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.87 0.00 3.14 0 4.3 1959 32 SFG NL 3B 26 15 36 4 3 .927 .950 1.96 2.66 3.83 2.97 14 120.0 1961 34 WSA AL 3B 73 75 173 16 14 .939 .950 3.40 2.79 3.47 3.18 74 642.7 1962 35 WSA AL 3B 41 34 89 5 13 .961 .952 3.00 2.79 3.47 3.08 35 319.0 1950 23 PIT NL SS 65 147 228 9 47 .977 .961 5.77 4.74 1954 27 MLN NL SS 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 4.60 1955 28 MLN NL SS 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 4.60 1956 29 MLN NL SS 1 1 1 0 1 1.000 .952 2.00 4.50 18.00 4.50 0 1.0
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total 2B* 713 1657 2049 74 508 .980 .976 5.20 4.90 422 3691.7 3B* 335 346 700 48 63 .956 .951 3.12 2.76 150 1340.7 SS* 68 148 230 9 48 .977 .961 5.56 4.73 0 1.0 1B 8 63 5 0 7 1.000 .991 8.50 9.26 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 1124 2214 2984 131 626 .975 .970 4.62 4.28
An Important note about our fielding stats

Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards   Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

MVP (YrLg-Rk-Shr)
1953-NL-16-0.03
Car-1221-0.03 shares

Doubles
1961 AL-30-7

Triples
1953 NL-8-8
1956 NL-9-6

Bases on Balls
1956 NL-76-7

Stolen Bases
1961 AL-15-10

Singles
1953 NL-132-6

Hit By Pitch
1955 NL-5-8
1956 NL-4-10

Sac. Hits
1954 NL-19-2
1956 NL-16-5
1958 NL-9-6
1961 AL-15-1

Power/Speed Number
1957 NL-8.5-10

At Bats per Strikeout
1957 NL-10.9-10

   

Gray Ink: Batting - 8 (1481) (Average HOFer ≈ 144)
HOF Standards: Batting - 14.9 (1029) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

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Transactions 

Before 1946 Season: Signed by the Brooklyn Dodgers as an amateur free agent.

October 1, 1949: Traded by the Brooklyn Dodgers to the Pittsburgh Pirates for a player to be named later and $50,000. The Pittsburgh Pirates sent Jack Cassini (October 11, 1949) to the Brooklyn Dodgers to complete the trade. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

December 26, 1953: Traded by the Pittsburgh Pirates to the Milwaukee Braves for Sid Gordon, Max Surkont, Sam Jethroe, Curt Raydon, Fred Waters, Larry Lasalle (minors), and $100,000.

June 15, 1957: Traded by the Milwaukee Braves with Ray Crone and Bobby Thomson to the New York Giants for Red Schoendienst.

April 12, 1960: Released by the San Francisco Giants.

January 7, 1961: Signed as a Free Agent with the Washington Senators.

December 7, 1962: Released by the Washington Senators.


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