Danny Litwhiler

Positions: Leftfielder, Rightfielder and Third Baseman

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)

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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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
1936	19	-2.3	Charleroi	PASA	D	DET	66	247	233	34	73	14	5	5	15	5		9	14	.313	.339	.481	.820	112			5
1937	20	-2.7	Charleston	MATL	C	DET	48	197	174	20	50	10	5	1	26	1		21	30	.287	.364	.420	.784	73			2
1938	21	-1.7	Alexandria	EVAN	D		76	332	295	62	109	17	4	10	71	2		32	27	.370	.436	.556	.992	164		3	2

1940	23		2 Teams	2 Lgs	A-AA	PHI	113	405	405		121	29	9	14						.299		.519		210
1940	23	-3.9	Baltimore	IL	AA	PHI	10		31		7	0	0	0						.226		.226		7
1940	23	-2.2	Wilkes-Barre	EL	A	CLE	103		374		114	29	9	14						.305		.543		203
1940	23	-4.9	PHI	NL	Maj	PHI	36	146	142	10	49	2	2	5	17	1	1	3	13	.345	.363	.493	.856	70	1	1	0		0
1941	24	-3.8	PHI	NL	Maj	PHI	151	635	590	72	180	29	6	18	66	1	7	39	43	.305	.350	.466	.816	275	15	2	4		3
1942	25	-2.8	PHI	NL	Maj	PHI	151	627	591	59	160	25	9	9	56	2	5	27	42	.271	.310	.389	.700	230	16	7	2		2
1943	26		2 Teams	NL	Maj	PHI-STL	116	433	397	63	108	20	3	12	48	2	7	30	45	.272	.326	.428	.755	170	6	2	4		2
1943	26	-2.5	PHI	NL	Maj	PHI	36	150	139	23	36	6	0	5	17	1	2	11	14	.259	.313	.410	.723	57	3	0	0		0
1943	26	-2.5	STL	NL	Maj	STL	80	283	258	40	72	14	3	7	31	1	5	19	31	.279	.333	.438	.771	113	3	2	4		2
1944	27	-1.8	STL	NL	Maj	STL	140	551	492	53	130	25	5	15	82	2	2	37	56	.264	.328	.427	.755	210	11	10	12		7

1946	29		2 Teams	NL	Maj	BSN-STL	85	281	252	29	72	12	2	8	38	1	0	20	24	.286	.343	.444	.788	112	4	2	7		3
1946	29	0.3	STL	NL	Maj	STL	6	6	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	.000	.167	.000	.167	0	0	0	0		0
1946	29	0.3	BSN	NL	Maj	BSN	79	275	247	29	72	12	2	8	38	1	0	19	23	.292	.347	.453	.800	112	4	2	7		3
1947	30	1.3	BSN	NL	Maj	BSN	91	254	226	38	59	5	2	7	31	1	2	25	43	.261	.337	.394	.731	89	6	1	2		1
1948	31		2 Teams	NL	Maj	BSN-CIN	119	431	371	51	102	21	2	14	50	1	1	52	43	.275	.367	.456	.823	169	15	2	6		7
1948	31	3.0	BSN	NL	Maj	BSN	13	40	33	0	9	2	0	0	6	0	0	4	2	.273	.385	.333	.718	11	0	2	1		0
1948	31	3.0	CIN	NL	Maj	CIN	106	391	338	51	93	19	2	14	44	1	1	48	41	.275	.365	.468	.833	158	15	0	5		7
1949	32	3.9	CIN	NL	Maj	CIN	102	336	292	35	85	18	1	11	48	0	2	44	42	.291	.384	.473	.857	138	4	0	0		3
1950	33	5.1	CIN	NL	Maj	CIN	54	133	112	15	29	4	0	6	12	0	2	20	21	.259	.371	.455	.827	51	5	0	1		0
1951	34	5.5	CIN	NL	Maj	CIN	12	31	29	3	8	1	0	2	3	0	0	2	5	.276	.323	.517	.840	15	0	0	0		1
1952	35		3 Teams	2 Lgs	C-Opn		106	426	342	69	96	25	1	22	70	8		78	57					189		4	2
1952	35	5.2	Sacramento	PCL	Opn		16
1952	35	5.2	Oakland	PCL	Opn		12
1952	35	12.5	Fargo-Moorhead	NORL	C		78	331	263	63	82	21	0	19	62	8		63	39	.312	.452	.608	1.060	160		4	1
1953	36	11.2	Wilkes-Barre	EL	A		133	494	418	72	113	16	2	26	72	2		75	60	.270	.381	.505	.886	211		0	1
1954	37		2 Teams	2 Lgs	C-D	CIN	117	444	365	72	115	19	2	26	90	15		72	49	.315	.430	.592	1.022	216		4	0	3
1954	37	14.1	Duluth	NORL	C	CIN	84	340	278	55	85	15	1	19	62	7		56	39	.306	.424	.572	.995	159		3	0	3
1954	37	15.5	Jamestown	PONY	D	DET	33	104	87	17	30	4	1	7	28	8		16	10	.345	.452	.655	1.107	57		1	0	0
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
Majors (11 seasons)					Majors		1057	3858	3494	428	982	162	32	107	451	11	29	299	377	.281	.342	.438	.780	1529	83	27	38		29
Minors (7 seasons)					Minors		659	2450	2153	323	663	126	27	101	336	33		272	219					1146		11	11	3
All Levels (17 Seasons)							1716	6308	5647	751	1645	288	59	208	787	44	29	571	596					2675		38	49	3	29

Opn (1 season)					Minors		28
AA (1 season)					Minors		10	31	31		7	0	0	0						.226		.226		7
A (2 seasons)					Minors		236	868	792	72	227	45	11	40	72	2		75	60	.287		.523		414		0	1
C (3 seasons)					Minors		210	868	715	138	217	46	6	39	150	16		140	108	.304	.421	.548	.969	392		7	3	3
D (3 seasons)					Minors		175	683	615	113	212	35	10	22	114	15		57	51	.345	.404	.542	.945	333		4	7	0