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Dave Danforth Pitcher Born: March 7, 1890
Granger, TexasDied: September 19, 1970 (aged 80)
Baltimore, MarylandBatted: Left Threw: Left MLB debut August 1, 1911 for the Philadelphia Athletics Last MLB appearance October 1, 1925 for the St. Louis Browns Career statistics Win-loss record 71-66 Earned run average 3.89 Strikeouts 484 Teams - Philadelphia Athletics (1911-1912)
- Chicago White Sox (1916-1919)
- St. Louis Browns (1922-1925)
Career highlights and awards - World Series champion: 1917
- American League pennant: 1919
David Charles "Dauntless Dave" Danforth (March 7, 1890 - September 19, 1970) was a professional baseball player. He was a left-handed pitcher over parts of ten seasons (1911–1912, 1916–1919, 1922–1925) with the Philadelphia Athletics, Chicago White Sox and St. Louis Browns. For his career, he compiled a 71-66 record in 286 appearances, with a 3.89 earned run average and 484 strikeouts. Danforth played on two World Series championship teams, the 1911 Athletics and the 1917 White Sox. He appeared in one World Series game (in 1917), pitching one inning, giving up two runs and striking out two.
An alumnus of Baylor University, he was born in Granger, Texas and later died in Baltimore, Maryland at the age of 80.
See also
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference
Chicago White Sox 1917 World Series Champions Eddie Cicotte | Eddie Collins | Shano Collins | Dave Danforth | Red Faber | Happy Felsch | Chick Gandil | Joe Jackson | Nemo Leibold | Byrd Lynn | Fred McMullin | Swede Risberg | Reb Russell | Ray Schalk | Jim Scott | Buck Weaver | Lefty Williams
Manager Pants RowlandCategories:- 1890 births
- 1970 deaths
- Major League Baseball pitchers
- Baseball players from Texas
- St. Louis Browns players
- Chicago White Sox players
- Philadelphia Athletics players
- Baylor University alumni
- American baseball pitcher, 1890s births stubs
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