Danny Litwhiler
Daniel Webster Litwhiler
Born: August 31, 1916
Ringtown, PA USA
Deceased: 2011
Clearwater, FL USA
Primary Position: LF
All Position(s) Played: 3B, RF, CF, LF, OF, PH, PR
Bats: R
Throws: R
Height: 5'10"
Weight: 198
College: Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania
Career: 1940-1951
Minor League Statistics
Danny Litwhiler compiled a career batting average of .281 with 107 home runs and 451 RBI in his 1057-game career with the Philadelphia Phillies, St. Louis Cardinals, Philadelphia Blue Jays, Boston Braves and Cincinnati Reds. He began playing during the 1940 season and last took the field during the 1951 campaign.
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Batting:
Year | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
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1940 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | 36 | 146 | 142 | 10 | 49 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 13 | .345 | .363 | .493 | .856 | 70 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1941 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | 151 | 635 | 590 | 72 | 180 | 29 | 6 | 18 | 66 | 1 | 0 | 39 | 43 | .305 | .350 | .466 | .816 | 275 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
1942 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | 151 | 627 | 591 | 59 | 160 | 25 | 9 | 9 | 56 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 42 | .271 | .310 | .389 | .700 | 230 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
1943 | NL | Philadelphia Blue Jays | 36 | 150 | 139 | 23 | 36 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 14 | .259 | .313 | .410 | .723 | 57 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1943 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 80 | 283 | 258 | 40 | 72 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 31 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 31 | .279 | .333 | .438 | .771 | 113 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
1944 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 140 | 551 | 492 | 53 | 130 | 25 | 5 | 15 | 82 | 2 | 0 | 37 | 56 | .264 | .328 | .427 | .755 | 210 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
1946 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 6 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .000 | .167 | .000 | .167 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1946 | NL | Boston Braves | 79 | 275 | 247 | 29 | 72 | 12 | 2 | 8 | 38 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 23 | .291 | .347 | .453 | .800 | 112 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
1947 | NL | Boston Braves | 91 | 254 | 226 | 38 | 59 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 31 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 43 | .261 | .337 | .394 | .731 | 89 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
1948 | NL | Boston Braves | 13 | 40 | 33 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | .273 | .385 | .333 | .718 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
1948 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 106 | 391 | 338 | 51 | 93 | 19 | 2 | 14 | 44 | 1 | 0 | 48 | 41 | .275 | .365 | .467 | .833 | 158 | 15 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
1949 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 102 | 336 | 292 | 35 | 85 | 18 | 1 | 11 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 42 | .291 | .384 | .473 | .857 | 138 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1950 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 54 | 133 | 112 | 15 | 29 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 21 | .259 | .371 | .455 | .827 | 51 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
1951 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 12 | 31 | 29 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | .276 | .323 | .517 | .840 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Totals | 1057 | 3858 | 3494 | 428 | 982 | 162 | 32 | 107 | 451 | 11 | 0 | 299 | 377 | .281 | .342 | .438 | .780 | 1529 | 86 | 27 | 38 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
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1940 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | OF | 34 | 0 | 0.0 | 68 | 4 | 1 | 1 | .986 | 2.118 | |
1941 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | OF | 150 | 0 | 0.0 | 393 | 12 | 15 | 3 | .964 | 2.700 | |
1942 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | OF | 151 | 0 | 0.0 | 308 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.099 | |
1943 | NL | Philadelphia Blue Jays | OF | 34 | 0 | 0.0 | 86 | 5 | 1 | 1 | .989 | 2.676 | |
1943 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | OF | 70 | 0 | 0.0 | 139 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 2.086 | |
1944 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | OF | 136 | 0 | 0.0 | 294 | 6 | 8 | 1 | .974 | 2.206 | |
1946 | NL | Boston Braves | 3B | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | |
1946 | NL | Boston Braves | OF | 65 | 0 | 0.0 | 128 | 2 | 2 | 0 | .985 | 2.000 | |
1947 | NL | Boston Braves | OF | 66 | 0 | 0.0 | 119 | 2 | 3 | 0 | .976 | 1.833 | |
1948 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 3B | 15 | 0 | 0.0 | 11 | 34 | 1 | 1 | .978 | 3.000 | |
1948 | NL | Boston Braves | OF | 8 | 0 | 0.0 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.125 | |
1948 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | OF | 83 | 0 | 0.0 | 165 | 3 | 2 | 1 | .988 | 2.024 | |
1949 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 3B | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | .909 | 3.333 | |
1949 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | OF | 82 | 0 | 0.0 | 143 | 6 | 2 | 1 | .987 | 1.817 | |
1950 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | OF | 29 | 0 | 0.0 | 46 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .958 | 1.586 | |
1951 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | OF | 7 | 0 | 0.0 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .933 | 2.000 | |
Totals | 935 | 0 | 0.0 | 1942 | 99 | 39 | 11 | .981 | 2.183 |
Postseason - Batting:
Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
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1943 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | WS | 5 | 17 | 15 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | .267 | .353 | .333 | .686 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1944 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | WS | 5 | 22 | 20 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | .200 | .273 | .400 | .673 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Totals | 10 | 39 | 35 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 11 | .229 | .308 | .371 | .679 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Postseason - Fielding:
Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
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1943 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | WS | LF | 4 | 4 | 34.0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.176 | 3.000 |
1944 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | WS | LF | 5 | 5 | 42.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.071 | 1.000 |
Totals | 9 | 9 | 76.0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.013 | 1.889 |
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