Danny O'Connell

Positions: Second Baseman, Third Baseman and Shortstop

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-11, 168lb (180cm, 76kg)

Born: January 21, 1929 in Paterson, NJ us

Died: October 2, 1969 in Clifton, NJ

Buried: Immaculate Conception Cemetery, Montclair, NJ

High School: St. Bonaventure HS (Paterson, NJ)

Debut: July 14, 1950 (Age 21-174d, 10,739th in major league history)
vs. NYG 4 AB, 2 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 26, 1962 (Age 33-248d)
vs. NYY 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1950 season

Full Name: Daniel Francis O'Connell

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

17.1

4035

1049

.260

527

RBI

320

OBP

.333

SLG

.351

OPS

.684

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	SF	IBB	Pos	Awards
1947	18	BRO-min	C	133	564	485	67	151	30	7	0	49	9		66	35	.311	.398	.402	.800		195		4	9				TRV · CAML
1948	19	BRO-min	A	146	637	579	91	169	34	9	10	62	10		47	66	.292	.351	.434	.785		251		6	5				GRV · SALL
1949	20	BRO-min	AAA	138	559	493	89	155	29	1	17	102	7		61	68	.314	.393	.481	.874		237	13	3	2				STP · AA
1950	21	PIT-min	AAA	84	358	322	65	113	20	4	8	50	5		33	23	.351	.413	.512	.925		165	10	1	2				INA · AA
1950	21	PIT	NL	79	345	315	39	92	16	1	8	32	7	5	24	33	.292	.342	.425	.768	98	134	8	0	5		1	65/H	RoY-3
1951			Did not play in major or minor leagues (Military Service)
1952			Did not play in major or minor leagues (Military Service)
1953	24	PIT	NL	149	654	588	88	173	26	8	7	55	3	4	57	42	.294	.361	.401	.762	99	236	13	4	5		0	*54	MVP-16
1954	25	MLN	NL	146	604	541	61	151	28	4	2	37	2	2	38	46	.279	.326	.357	.683	83	193	11	2	19	4	1	*45/3H6
1955	26	MLN	NL	124	491	453	47	102	15	4	6	40	2	2	28	43	.225	.276	.316	.592	60	143	7	5	2	3	2	*4/5H6
1956	27	MLN	NL	139	598	498	71	119	17	9	2	42	3	3	76	42	.239	.342	.321	.663	85	160	6	4	16	4	0	*4/5H6
1957	28	TOT	NL	143	612	547	86	140	27	4	8	36	9	3	52	50	.256	.324	.364	.688	87	199	11	4	7	2	0	*45/H
1957	28	MLN	NL	48	207	183	29	43	9	1	1	8	1	0	19	20	.235	.312	.311	.624	74	57	1	2	2	1	0	4
1957	28	NYG	NL	95	405	364	57	97	18	3	7	28	8	3	33	30	.266	.330	.390	.720	93	142	10	2	5	1	0	45/H
1958	29	SFG	NL	107	368	306	44	71	12	2	3	23	2	1	51	35	.232	.340	.314	.654	77	96	7	0	9	2	0	*4/5H
1959	30	SFG	NL	34	66	58	6	11	3	0	0	0	0	1	5	15	.190	.254	.241	.495	35	14	0	0	3	0	0	5/4H

1960	31	SFG-min	AAA	143	597	506	74	158	35	1	4	59	2	1	78	57	.312	.406	.409	.815		207		3	8	2			TAC · PCL
1961	32	WSA	AL	138	591	493	61	128	30	1	1	37	15	5	77	62	.260	.361	.331	.692	92	163	6	3	15	3	0	54/H
1962	33	WSA	AL	84	268	236	24	62	7	2	2	18	5	1	23	28	.263	.327	.335	.662	79	79	6	0	8	1	1	5H4
1963	34	WSA-min	AA	26	110	79	12	21	4	0	0	11	3	2	25	10	.266	.430	.316	.746		25		0	3	3			YOR · EL
10 Yrs				1143	4597	4035	527	1049	181	35	39	320	48	27	431	396	.260	.333	.351	.684	85	1417	75	22	89	19	5
162 Game Avg.				162	652	572	75	149	26	5	6	45	7	4	61	56	.260	.333	.351	.684	85	201	11	3	13		1

MLN (4 yrs)				457	1900	1675	208	415	69	18	11	127	8	7	161	151	.248	.316	.330	.647	77	553	25	13	39	12	3
SFG (3 yrs)				236	839	728	107	179	33	5	10	51	10	5	89	80	.246	.328	.346	.675	82	252	17	2	17	3	0
WSA (2 yrs)				222	859	729	85	190	37	3	3	55	20	6	100	90	.261	.350	.332	.682	88	242	12	3	23	4	1
PIT (2 yrs)				228	999	903	127	265	42	9	15	87	10	9	81	75	.293	.354	.410	.764	99	370	21	4	10		1

NL (8 yrs)				921	3738	3306	442	859	144	32	36	265	28	21	331	306	.260	.329	.355	.685	84	1175	63	19	66	15	4
AL (2 yrs)				222	859	729	85	190	37	3	3	55	20	6	100	90	.261	.350	.332	.682	88	242	12	3	23	4	1