Danny Kravitz

Danny Kravitz
Catcher
Born: December 21, 1930 (1930-12-21) (age 80) Lopez, Pennsylvania
Batted: Left	Threw: Right
MLB debut
April 17, 1956 for the Pittsburgh Pirates
Last MLB appearance
September 18, 1960 for the Kansas City Athletics
Career statistics
Batting average	.236
Home runs	10
Runs batted in	54
Teams
Pittsburgh Pirates (1956–1960) Kansas City Athletics (1960)

Daniel Kravitz (born December 21, 1930) is a retired American professional baseball player. He was a catcher in Major League Baseball from 1956–60 for the Pittsburgh Pirates and Kansas City Athletics. Kravitz batted left-handed, threw right-handed, stood 5 feet 11 inches (1.80 m) tall and weighed 195 pounds (88 kg).

Kravitz was a reserve catcher for the Pirates from 1956 through 1959, and he also began the 1960 season with the Bucs, but was traded to the Athletics on June 1, 1960 and therefore was not with the Pirates during the 1960 World Series. With the Athletics the remainder of the season, Kravitz was part of a catching platoon with Pete Daley and received the most playing time of his career, batting .234 with 4 home runs and 14 runs batted in in 175 at-bats. After the 1960 season, his contract was sold to the Cincinnati Reds. However, he never again played in the major leagues. Kravitz played three more seasons in the minor leagues before retiring.

His first major league home run occurred on May 11, 1956 in the bottom of the ninth inning with the bases loaded and the Pirates trailing the Philadelphia Phillies 5-2. Kravitz' walk-off grand slam gave the Pirates a 6-5 win.^[1]

References

1. ^ Turnabout In Home Sector For Dodgers

External links

• Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)

Persondata
Name	Kravitz, Danny
Alternative names
Short description	American baseball player
Date of birth	December 21, 1930
Place of birth	Lopez, Pennsylvania
Date of death
Place of death