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Danny Litwhiler
Full name Daniel Webster Litwhiler Born August 31, 1916, Ringtown, Pennsylvania Died September 23, 2011, Clearwater, Florida Buried at East Lawn Memory Gardens, Okemos, Michigan First Game: April 25, 1940 ; Final Game: September 25, 1951 Bat: Right Throw: Right Height: 5' 10.5" Weight: 198 SABR Biography
Top Performances
Pitcher Matchups
Discrepancies Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team
1940 PHI N Daily Splits 36 142 10 49 2 2 5 17 3 0 13 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 .345 .363 .493 0.6 1940 PHI N
1941 PHI N Daily Splits 151 590 72 180 29 6 18 66 39 3 43 2 4 0 6 15 1 7 .305 .350 .466 2.9 1941 PHI N
1942 PHI N Daily Splits 151 591 59 160 25 9 9 56 27 2 42 7 2 0 12 16 2 5 .271 .310 .389 -0.8 1942 PHI N
1943 PHI N Daily Splits 36 139 23 36 6 0 5 17 11 0 14 0 0 0 5 3 1 3 .259 .313 .410 0.4 1943 PHI N
1943 STL N Daily Splits 80 258 40 72 14 3 7 31 19 2 31 2 4 0 9 3 1 5 .279 .333 .438 0.4 1943 STL N
1943 TOT N 116 397 63 108 20 3 12 48 30 2 45 2 4 0 14 6 2 8 .272 .326 .428 0.8 1943 TOT N
1944 STL N Daily Splits 140 492 53 130 25 5 15 82 37 7 56 10 12 0 8 11 2 2 .264 .328 .427 -0.5 1944 STL N
1946 STL N Daily Splits 6 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .167 .000 -0.1 1946 STL N
1946 BOS N Daily Splits 79 247 29 72 12 2 8 38 19 3 23 2 7 0 5 4 1 0 .291 .347 .453 -0.1 1946 BOS N
1946 TOT N 85 252 29 72 12 2 8 38 20 3 24 2 7 0 5 4 1 0 .286 .343 .444 -0.2 1946 TOT N
1947 BOS N Daily Splits 91 226 38 59 5 2 7 31 25 1 43 1 2 0 2 6 1 2 .261 .337 .394 -0.7 1947 BOS N
1948 BOS N Daily Splits 13 33 0 9 2 0 0 6 4 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 .273 .385 .333 0.1 1948 BOS N
1948 CIN N Daily Splits 106 338 51 93 19 2 14 44 48 7 41 0 5 0 9 15 1 1 .275 .365 .467 1.5 1948 CIN N
1948 TOT N 119 371 51 102 21 2 14 50 52 7 43 2 6 0 10 15 1 1 .275 .367 .456 1.6 1948 TOT N
1949 CIN N Daily Splits 102 292 35 85 18 1 11 48 44 3 42 0 0 0 5 4 0 2 .291 .384 .473 0.8 1949 CIN N
1950 CIN N Daily Splits 54 112 15 29 4 0 6 12 20 0 21 0 1 0 1 5 0 2 .259 .371 .455 0.0 1950 CIN N
1951 CIN N Daily Splits 12 29 3 8 1 0 2 3 2 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .276 .323 .517 0.0 1951 CIN N
Total (11 Years) Splits 1057 3494 428 982 162 32 107 451 299 29 377 27 38 0 64 83 11 30 .281 .342 .438 4.5 Total
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team
World Series Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
1943 STL N Daily Splits 5 15 0 4 1 0 0 2 2 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267 .353 .333 1943 STL N
1944 STL N Daily Splits 5 20 2 4 1 0 1 1 2 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .273 .400 1944 STL N
Total ( 2 Years) Splits 10 35 2 8 2 0 1 3 4 0 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .229 .308 .371 Total
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
All-Star Game Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
1942 NL Daily Splits 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 1942 NL
Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
1940 PHI N Daily Splits OF 34 34 32 307 68 4 1 1 0 .986 3 2 31
1940 PHI N RF 31 31 30 277 64 4 1 1 0 .986
1940 PHI N LF 3 3 2 17 3 0 0 0 0 1.000
1940 PHI N CF 2 0 0 13 2 0 0 0 0 1.000
1941 PHI N Daily Splits OF 150 150 147 1319.1 393 12 15 3 0 .964 148 0 2
1941 PHI N LF 148 148 145 1301.1 390 13 14 3 0 .966
1941 PHI N RF 2 2 2 18 5 0 1 0 0 .833
1942 PHI N Daily Splits OF 151 148 139 1301 308 9 0 0 0 1.000 130 0 24
1942 PHI N LF 130 124 119 1092.1 269 8 0 0 0 1.000
1942 PHI N RF 24 24 20 208.2 38 3 0 0 0 1.000
1943 PHI N Daily Splits OF 34 34 33 299.1 86 5 1 1 0 .989 34 0 0
1943 PHI N LF 34 34 33 299.1 86 5 1 1 0 .989
1943 STL N Daily Splits OF 70 65 60 584.2 139 7 0 1 0 1.000 70 0 0
1943 STL N LF 70 65 60 584.2 141 7 0 2 0 1.000
1943 TOT N LF 104 99 93 884 227 12 1 3 0 .996
1943 TOT N OF 104 99 93 884 225 12 1 2 0 .996 104 0 0
1944 STL N Daily Splits OF 136 129 122 1170 294 6 8 1 0 .974 136 0 0
1944 STL N LF 136 129 122 1170 296 6 8 1 0 .974
1946 BOS N Daily Splits OF 65 60 47 512.1 128 2 2 0 0 .985 65 0 0
1946 BOS N LF 65 60 47 512.1 123 2 2 0 0 .984
1946 BOS N 3B 2 2 2 18 0 2 0 0 0 1.000
1947 BOS N Daily Splits OF 66 58 34 450.1 119 2 3 0 0 .976 66 0 0
1947 BOS N LF 66 58 34 450.1 119 2 3 0 0 .976
1948 BOS N Daily Splits OF 8 8 7 70.2 24 1 0 0 0 1.000 8 0 0
1948 BOS N LF 8 8 7 70.2 24 1 0 1 0 1.000
1948 CIN N Daily Splits OF 83 81 61 669.1 165 3 2 1 0 .988 15 1 68
1948 CIN N RF 68 67 48 540.2 129 2 1 1 0 .992
1948 CIN N LF 15 14 13 124.2 34 1 1 0 0 .972
1948 CIN N 3B 15 11 9 110 11 34 1 1 0 .978
1948 CIN N CF 1 0 0 4 2 0 0 0 0 1.000
1948 TOT N LF 23 22 20 195.1 58 2 1 1 0 .984
1948 TOT N OF 91 89 68 740 189 4 2 1 0 .990 23 1 68
1949 CIN N Daily Splits OF 81 77 52 614 143 6 2 1 0 .987 15 0 66
1949 CIN N RF 66 64 39 498 99 2 2 1 0 .981
1949 CIN N LF 15 13 13 116 44 3 0 0 0 1.000
1949 CIN N 3B 3 3 1 23 4 6 1 1 0 .909
1950 CIN N Daily Splits OF 29 27 17 225.2 46 0 2 0 0 .958 8 0 21
1950 CIN N RF 21 19 9 155.2 32 0 1 0 0 .970
1950 CIN N LF 8 8 8 70 15 0 1 0 0 .938
1951 CIN N Daily Splits OF 7 6 5 57.2 14 0 1 0 0 .933 0 0 7
1951 CIN N RF 7 6 5 57.2 14 0 1 0 0 .933
Total (11 Years) Splits OF 914 877 756 7581.1 1927 57 37 9 0 .982 698 3 219
Total (10 Years) LF 698 664 603 5808.2 1544 48 30 8 0 .982
Total ( 7 Years) RF 219 213 153 1755.2 381 11 7 3 0 .982
Total ( 3 Years) 3B 20 16 12 151 15 42 2 2 0 .966
Total ( 2 Years) CF 3 0 0 17 4 0 0 0 0 1.000
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
World Series Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
1943 STL N Daily Splits OF 4 4 4 34 11 0 0 0 0 1.000 4 0 0
1943 STL N LF 4 4 4 34 11 0 0 0 0 1.000
1944 STL N Daily Splits OF 5 5 4 42 5 0 0 0 0 1.000 5 0 0
1944 STL N LF 5 5 4 42 5 0 0 0 0 1.000
Total ( 2 Years) Splits OF 9 9 8 76 16 0 0 0 0 1.000 9 0 0
Total ( 2 Years) LF 9 9 8 76 16 0 0 0 0 1.000
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
Coaching Record
Year Team START END
1951 CIN N 4-16 9-30
Total ( 1 Year )
Transaction Information
Signed as a free agent by Philadelphia Phillies (1940).
Traded by Philadelphia Phillies with Earl Naylor to St. Louis Cardinals in exchange
for Buster Adams , Coaker Triplett and Dain Clay (June 1, 1943 ).
Sold by St. Louis Cardinals to Boston Braves (June 9, 1946 ).
Traded by Boston Braves to Cincinnati Reds in exchange for Marv Rickert (May 11,
1948 ).
Released by Cincinnati Reds (December 4, 1950 ).
Signed by Cincinnati Reds (July 28, 1951 ).
Released by Cincinnati Reds (October 1, 1951 ).
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