Danny O'Connell
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Daniel Francis O'Connell (January 21, 1927 - October 2, 1969) born in Paterson, New Jersey was an Infielder for the Pittsburgh Pirates (1950 and 1953), Milwaukee Braves (1954-57), New York Giants/San Francisco Giants (1957-59) and Washington Senators (1961-62).
He helped the Braves win the 1957 World Series.
O'Connell finished 3rd in voting for the 1950 National League Rookie of the Year for playing in 79 Games and having 315 At Bats, 39 Runs, 92 Hits, 16 Doubles, 1 Triple, 8 Home Runs, 32 RBI, 7 Stolen Bases, 24 Walks, .292 Batting Average, .342 On-base percentage, .425 Slugging Percentage, 134 Total Bases and 5 Sacrifice Hits.
He finished 16th in voting for the 1953 NL MVP for playing in 149 Games and having 588 At Bats, 88 Runs, 173 Hits, 26 Doubles, 8 Triples, 7 Home Runs, 55 RBI, 3 Stolen Bases, 57 Walks, .294 Batting Average, .361 On-base percentage, .401 Slugging Percentage, 236 Total Bases and 5 Sacrifice Hits.
O'Connell also led the American League in Sacrifice Hits (15) in 1961.
In 10 seasons he played in 1,143 Games and had 4,035 At Bats, 527 Runs, 1,049 Hits, 181 Doubles, 35 Triples, 39 Home Runs, 320 RBI, 48 Stolen Bases, 431 Walks, .260 Batting Average, .333 On-base percentage, .351 Slugging Percentage, 1,417 Total Bases and 89 Sacrifice Hits.
O'Connell died in Clifton, New Jersey at the age of 42.
[edit] Sources
- Baseball-Reference.com - career statistics and analysis
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