Danny Litwhiler

Position: Leftfielder

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-10, 198lb (178cm, 89kg)

Born: August 31, 1916 in Ringtown, PA us

Died: September 23, 2011 in Clearwater, FL

Buried: East Lawn Memory Gardens, Okemos, MI

School: Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania (Bloomsburg, PA)

Debut: April 25, 1940 (Age 23-238d, 8,881st in major league history)
vs. BRO 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 25, 1951 (Age 35-025d)
vs. STL 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1940 season

Full Name: Daniel Webster Litwhiler

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

18.4

3494

982

107

.281

428

RBI

451

OBP

.342

SLG

.438

OPS

.780

OPS+

119

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	4-6 / in Starts: 4-5
Longest Hitting Streak	3 games
Longest On Base Streak	6 games
Most Games w/o HR	8 games
Most Games w/o RBI	5 games

Postseason Batting Game Log

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Postseason Batting Game Log
Rk	Year	Series	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	1943	WS g1	Oct 5	STL	@	NYY	L,2-4	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.250	.000	.250	7	1.49	-0.071	77.82	-2.03%	-0.47	LF
2	1943	WS g2	Oct 6	STL	@	NYY	W,4-3	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.250	.000	.250	7	.34	-0.028	18.17	-0.86%	-0.06	LF
3	1943	WS g3	Oct 7	STL	@	NYY	L,2-6	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.200	.333	.200	.533	7	1.00	0.200	62.22	7.99%	1.78	LF
4	1943	WS g4	Oct 10	STL		NYY	L,1-2	CG	4	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.214	.313	.286	.598	7	1.75	-0.051	115.35	-2.03%	-0.22	LF
5	1943	WS g5	Oct 11	STL		NYY	L,0-2	9-GF	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.267	.353	.333	.686	9	2.47	0.090	111.48	2.64%	0.38	PH
1944 Postseason			Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
6	1944	WS g1	Oct 4	STL		SLB	L,1-2	GS-8	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.333	.000	.333	6	1.48	-0.077	77.26	-2.09%	-0.80	LF
7	1944	WS g3	Oct 6	STL	@	SLB	L,2-6	CG	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.125	.000	.125	1	.94	-0.120	59.05	-4.27%	-1.30	LF
8	1944	WS g4	Oct 7	STL	@	SLB	W,5-1	CG	5	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.182	.308	.182	.490	1	.34	-0.012	22.06	-0.36%	-0.23	LF
9	1944	WS g5	Oct 8	STL	@	SLB	W,2-0	CG	4	4	1	2	1	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.267	.353	.533	.886	1	1.11	0.112	91.39	6.37%	1.08	LF
10	1944	WS g6	Oct 9	STL		SLB	W,3-1	CG	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.200	.273	.400	.673	1	1.14	-0.141	86.42	-6.29%	-2.04	LF
									39	35	2	8	2	0	1	3	4	0	11	0	0			0	0	0	.229	.308	.371	.679

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