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Dal Maxvill

Dal Maxvill Notable

b. February 18, 1939 · St. Louis Cardinals 1962–1972, Oakland Athletics 1972–1975, Pittsburgh Pirates 1973–1974

Dal Maxvill played for three clubs across 14 seasons as a shortstop, opening with the St. Louis Cardinals in 1962 and closing with the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1974.

Across 1,423 games he batted .217, with 748 hits and 302 runs. He finished with 6 home runs, 79 doubles and 7 stolen bases.

He played 1,207 games at shortstop, with 3,405 assists and 145 errors. He turned 649 double plays. He also played 185 games at second base.

He was born in Granite City, IL, USA on February 18, 1939. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.

Honors

AwardTimesYears
Gold Glove 1 1968

Batting, season by season

YearTeam GABR H2B3B HRRBIBB SOSBAVG
1962 STL 791892042 311 1817391 .222
1963 STL 53511212 200 36110 .235
1964 STL 372646 000 4071 .231
1965 STL 68891012 220 107150 .135
1966 STL 1343942596 1430 2437613 .244
1967 STL 15247637108 1441 4148660 .227
1968 STL 15145951116 851 2452710 .253
1969 STL 1323722765 1022 3244521 .175
1970 STL 1523993580 520 2851560 .201
1971 STL 1423563180 1010 2443451 .225
1972 OAK/STL 1323122470 711 2432580 .224
1973 OAK/PIT 1032361945 430 1823430 .191
1974 OAK/PIT 6874614 000 210140 .189
1975 OAK 201012 000 0000 .200
Career 14233443302748 79246 2523705387 .217

On this day & linked events

1939

Born February 18, 1939

Granite City, IL, USA

1962

Major-league debut: Dal Maxvill

Dal Maxvill made a major-league debut on June 10, 1962.

1975

Final major-league game: Dal Maxvill

Dal Maxvill played a final major-league game on September 28, 1975.

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