Danny Murtaugh

Positions: Second Baseman, Shortstop and Third Baseman

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-9, 165lb (175cm, 74kg)

Born: October 8, 1917 in Chester, PA us

Died: December 2, 1976 in Chester, PA

Buried: SS. Peter & Paul Cemetery, Springfield, PA

High School: Chester HS (Chester, PA)

Debut: July 3, 1941 (Age 23-268d, 7,221st in MLB history)
vs. BSN 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 6, 1951 (Age 33-333d)
vs. CIN 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1941 season

Full Name: Daniel Edward Murtaugh

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

6.4

AB

2599

H

661

HR

BA

.254

R

263

RBI

219

SB

OBP

.331

SLG

.317

OPS

.648

OPS+

Standard Batting

Games by Position

Standard Batting
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	IBB	Pos	Awards
1937	19	STL-min	D	94	377	377		112	18	4	2						.297	.297	.382	.679		144						CMG · ESHL
1938	20	STL-min	D	112	429	429		134	21	5	3						.312	.312	.406	.718		174						CMG · ESHL
1939	21	STL-min	AA	133	504	504		135	19	3	2						.268	.268	.329	.597		166						CLB,ROC · AA,IL
1940	22	STL-min	A1	155	623	623		186	24	8	0						.299	.299	.363	.661		226						HSN · TL
1941	23	STL-min	A1	69	278	278		88	16	6	0						.317	.317	.417	.734		116						HSN · TL
1941	23	PHI	NL	85	375	347	34	76	8	1	0	11	18	13	26	31	.219	.275	.248	.523	51	86	3	1	1	0	4/6
1942	24	PHI	NL	144	580	506	48	122	16	4	0	27	13	10	49	39	.241	.311	.289	.599	80	146	13	2	21	2	654
1943	25	PHI	NL	113	521	451	65	123	17	4	1	35	4	7	57	23	.273	.357	.335	.692	105	151	9	2	10	0	*4
1944			Did not play in major or minor leagues (Military Service)
1945			Did not play in major or minor leagues (Military Service)
1946	28	STL-min	AAA	139	606	541	73	174	23	4	0	62	11	7	53	46	.322	.384	.379	.763		205	5	2	10			ROC · IL
1946	28	PHI	NL	6	21	19	1	4	1	0	1	3	0	0	2	2	.211	.286	.421	.707	103	8	0	0	0	0	/4
1947	29	BSN-min	AAA	119	531	444	96	134	15	5	7	49	2		76	48	.302	.406	.405	.812		180	9	2	9			MLW · AA
1947	29	BSN	NL	3	9	8	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	.125	.222	.125	.347	-5	1	0	0	0	0	/45
1948	30	PIT	NL	146	579	514	56	149	21	5	1	71	10	11	60	40	.290	.365	.356	.721	94	183	8	1	4	2	*4	MVP-9
1949	31	PIT	NL	75	269	236	16	48	7	2	2	24	2	2	29	17	.203	.291	.275	.566	51	65	2	0	3	0	4
1950	32	PIT	NL	118	417	367	34	108	20	5	2	37	2	3	47	42	.294	.376	.392	.768	100	144	8	1	1	2	*4
1951	33	PIT	NL	77	171	151	9	30	7	0	1	11	0	0	16	19	.199	.284	.265	.549	47	40	6	2	2	2	4/5
1952	34	PIT-min	AA	57	156	156		33	2	3	2						.212	.212	.301	.513		47						NOR · SOUA
1953	35	PIT-min	AA	3	4	4		0	0	0	0						.000	.000	.000	.000		0						NOR · SOUA
9 Yrs				767	2942	2599	263	661	97	21	8	219	49	46	287	215	.254	.331	.317	.648	82	824	49	9	42	8
162 Game Avg.				162	621	549	56	140	20	4	2	46	10	10	61	45	.254	.331	.317	.648	82	174	10	2	9	2

PIT (4 yrs)				416	1436	1268	115	335	55	12	6	143	14	16	152	118	.264	.345	.341	.685	82	432	24	4	10	6
PHI (4 yrs)				348	1497	1323	148	325	42	9	2	76	35	30	134	95	.246	.317	.296	.613	81	391	25	5	32	2
BSN (1 yr)				3	9	8	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	.125	.222	.125	.347	-5	1	0	0	0	0

Player Value--Batting

WAR Explained (v2.2): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

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