Pete Daniels
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Peter J. Daniels (Smiling Pete)
- Bats Left, Throws Left
- Height 5' 8½" Weight 160 lb.
- Debut April 19, 1890
- Final Game May 31, 1898
- Born April 8, 1864 in County Cavan, Ireland
- Died February 13, 1928 in Indianapolis, IN USA
[edit] Biographical Information
Smiling Pete Daniels pitched in the majors in 1890 and 1898.
Pete was born in Ireland in 1864. He and Jocko Fields are the only two major leaguers born in Ireland in 1864.
He pitched in the minors at least through 1902, when he was 38.
The book Iron Man McGinnity: A Baseball Biography says that Pete also had nicknames such as "Lucky Pete" and the "Smiling Mickey Welch of the Western League". The book says he was on the minor-league Kansas City Blues with McGinnity in 1894 and had played with some of the team members at Mobile the previous season.
In 1896 he signed with St. Paul.
