#85 Danny Litwhiler, Rightfield, 31 yrs, Boston (N) Braves Monday, 10/23/1947 |
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Position : Bats : Throws :
| Danny Litwhiler
8/31/1916 31 USA,PA,RINGTOWN 5"10 213
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 $ 3,721,429 1947 (Arbitration eligible) 5 Year(s), 0 Days (860 total Days) 172 Day(s) 5 Year(s), 0 Days (860 total Days) 7 Year(s) Arbitration eligible 3 Option Year(s) left
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 |
Versus LHP | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 |
Versus RHP | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 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 : 4 (Range), .995 (Fielding Pct.) LF : 5 (Range), .992 (Fielding Pct.) CF : 3 (Range), .984 (Fielding Pct.) RF : 6 (Range), .987 (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 | | |
9/20 | @CHC | L 2-5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #4 | | |
9/23 | STL | W 7-5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #7 | | |
9/26 | BRO | W 4-2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | #6 | | |
9/27 | BRO | L 3-8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #4 | | |
9/28 | @NYN | L 2-5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #5 | | |
9/29 | CHC | W 14-6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | #3 | | |
9/30 | @PIT | W 6-2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #3 | | |
10/1 | @PHI | L 3-5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | #3 | | |
10/2 | PIT | W 11-9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | #7 | | |
10/4 | @PHI | L 1-9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | #3 | | |
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Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
Overall | 146 | 528 | 143 | 31 | 2 | 30 | 116 | 104 | 73 | 77 | .271 | .357 | .508 | .865 | .858 | .237 |
Projected | 146 | 528 | 143 | 31 | 2 | 30 | 116 | 104 | 73 | 77 | .271 | .357 | .508 | .865 | .858 | .237 |
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Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
Overall | 134 | 615 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 9 | 268 | 63 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 | 97.5 | 6.4 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHP | 166 | 44 | 13 | 1 | 7 | 34 | 35 | 29 | 26 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .265 | .377 | .482 | .859 |
vs. RHP | 362 | 99 | 18 | 1 | 23 | 82 | 69 | 44 | 51 | 7 | 2 | 1 | .273 | .348 | .519 | .867 |
Close/Late | 53 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .245 | .373 | .396 | .769 |
Scoring Position | 164 | 54 | 12 | 1 | 13 | 87 | 0 | 29 | 23 | 9 | 1 | 2 | .329 | .415 | .652 | 1.067 |
Pinch Hitting | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .200 | .182 | .500 | .682 |
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| G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Home | 71 | 249 | 65 | 15 | 2 | 10 | 50 | 54 | 43 | 40 | .261 | .367 | .458 | .824 |
Road | 75 | 279 | 78 | 16 | 0 | 20 | 66 | 50 | 30 | 37 | .280 | .346 | .552 | .898 |
March/April | 24 | 95 | 32 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 22 | 17 | 10 | 10 | .337 | .396 | .558 | .954 |
May | 21 | 72 | 19 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 14 | 17 | 15 | .264 | .391 | .486 | .877 |
June | 25 | 98 | 21 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 23 | 19 | 12 | 13 | .214 | .301 | .439 | .740 |
July | 25 | 92 | 26 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 20 | 11 | 12 | .283 | .352 | .446 | .798 |
August | 26 | 99 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 15 | .232 | .333 | .434 | .768 |
Sept/Oct | 25 | 72 | 22 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 24 | 17 | 9 | 12 | .306 | .376 | .736 | 1.113 |
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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 |
Total | 504 | 1430 | 401 | 89 | 4 | 81 | 285 | 256 | 189 | 11 | 14 | 157 | 2 | 8 | .280 | .366 | .518 | .884 | |
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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 | 136 | 133 | 218 | 505 | 104 | 741 | 18 | .976 | 1167.2 | 5.71 | | | | |
Leftfield | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1.000 | 9.0 | 4.00 | | | | |
Centerfield | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 9.0 | 2.00 | | | | |
Rightfield | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 5.0 | 3.60 | | | | |
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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...
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