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Danny Litwhiler Left fielder Born: August 31, 1916
Ringtown, PennsylvaniaDied: September 23, 2011 (aged 95)
Clearwater, FloridaBatted: Right Threw: Right MLB debut April 25, 1940 for the Philadelphia Phillies Last MLB appearance September 25, 1951 for the Cincinnati Reds Career statistics Batting average .281 Hits 982 RBIs 451 Teams Career highlights and awards - National League All-Star: 1942
Daniel Webster Litwhiler (August 31, 1916 – September 23, 2011) was an American Major League baseball player who played outfield from 1940-1951. He played for the Boston Braves, St. Louis Cardinals, Philadelphia Phillies, and Cincinnati Reds. He was the first Major Leaguer to have an error-free season. That same season, 1942, he also became the first player to stitch together the fingers of his glove.
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Early career
Before entering baseball, Litwhiler graduated from college, unlike most major leaguers at the time.[1] He graduated from Bloomsburg State Teacher's College in 1938, earning a bachelor's degree in Science and Social Sciences. The baseball facility at Bloomsburg is named Danny Litwhiler Field.[1]
Major League career
After finishing the 1941 season with a .308 batting average, he was selected to the All Star game in 1942, where had one hit in his only at-bat.
Coaching career
Litwhiler coached at Florida State University from 1955 to 1963, and led them to three College World Series appearances.
Litwhiler coached at Michigan State University from 1964 to 1982, and holds the record for most wins by a coach in the school's history. Among his former players are Steve Garvey, Kirk Gibson and Rick Miller.[2]
Death
Litwhiler died September 23, 2011 in Clearwater, Florida at age 95.[2]
References
- ^ a b "Baseball Almanac - Remembering Yesterday's Heroes : Danny Litwhiler". http://www.baseball-almanac.com/hero/hero1000.shtml. Retrieved 2007-09-27.
- ^ a b "Danny Litwhiler, former MSU baseball coach, dies at 95". http://www.foxsportsdetroit.com/09/23/11/Danny-Litwhiler-former-MSU-baseball-coac/landing_msu.html?blockID=567648&feedID=3701. Retrieved 2011-09-24.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference
- Danny Litwhiler at Baseball Almanac
St. Louis Cardinals 1944 World Series Champions 1 Whitey Kurowski | 3 Emil Verban | 4 Marty Marion | 5 Ray Sanders | 6 Stan Musial | 7 George Fallon | 8 Danny Litwhiler | 9 Debs Garms | 11 Freddy Schmidt | 12 Johnny Hopp | 13 Mort Cooper | 15 Walker Cooper | 16 Ken O'Dea | 17 Augie Bergamo | 20 Blix Donnelly | 21 Max Lanier | 27 Bud Byerly | 28 Ted Wilks | 29 Al Jurisich | 31 Harry Brecheen
Manager 30 Billy Southworth
Coaches: Mike González | Buzzy WaresFlorida State Seminoles head baseball coaches Charlie Armstrong (1948–1951) • Ralph Matherly (1952–1954) • Danny Litwhiler (1955–1963) • Fred Hatfield (1964–1968) • Jack Stallings (1969–1974) • Woody Woodward (1975–1978) • Dick Howser (1979) • Mike Martin (1980– )
Michigan State Spartans head baseball coaches No coach (1884–1886) • R. Carpenter (1887–1888) • No coach (1889–1895) • Robert T. Gale (1896–1898) • Charles Ferguson (1899) • Charles Bemies (1900–1901) • George Denman (1902–1903) • Chester Brewer (1904–1910) • John Macklin (1911–1915) • John Morrissey (1916–1917) • Chester Brewer (1918–1920) • George Clark (1921) • John Morrissey (1922) • Mysterious Walker (1923–1924) • John Kobs (1925–1943) • No team (1944) • John Kobs (1945–1963) • Danny Litwhiler (1964–1982) • Thomas W. Smith (1983–1995) • Ted Mahan (1996–2005) • David Grewe (2006–2008) • Jake Boss (2009– )
Categories:- 1916 births
- 2011 deaths
- Major League Baseball outfielders
- Boston Braves players
- Cincinnati Reds players
- Philadelphia Phillies players
- St. Louis Cardinals players
- Cincinnati Reds coaches
- Florida State Seminoles baseball coaches
- Michigan State Spartans baseball coaches
- Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania alumni
- Baseball players from Pennsylvania
- American baseball outfielder, 1910s birth stubs
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