Danny Napoleon

Danny Napoleon
Left fielder
Born: January 11, 1942(1942-01-11) Claysburg, Pennsylvania
Died: April 26, 2003(2003-04-26) (aged 61) Trenton, New Jersey
Batted: Right	Threw: Right
MLB debut
April 14, 1965 for the New York Mets
Last MLB appearance
October 2, 1966 for the New York Mets
Career statistics
Batting average	.162
Home runs	0
Runs batted in	7
Teams
New York Mets (1965-66)

Daniel Napoleon (January 11, 1942 – April 26, 2003) was a outfielder in Major League Baseball from 1965 to 1966 with the New York Mets. Napoleon batted and threw right-handed.

Napoleon was signed as an amateur free agent by the Mets in 1964. He made his major league debut on April 14, 1965. The highlight of Napoleon's career was a pinch hit triple on April 24 against the San Francisco Giants that drove in 3 runs and helped the Mets win the game 7-6. It was the 3000th professional career win for manager Casey Stengel.

On April 1 1967, Danny was traded by the New York Mets to the St. Louis Cardinals with Ed Bressoud in exchange for Jerry Buchek, Art Mahaffey and Tony Martinez.

External links

• Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference

Persondata
Name	Napoleon, Danny
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	January 11, 1942
Place of birth	Claysburg, Pennsylvania
Date of death	April 26, 2003
Place of death	Trenton, New Jersey