Danny Cater Notable

b. February 25, 1940 · Philadelphia Phillies 1964, Chicago White Sox 1965–1966, Kansas City Athletics 1966–1967, Oakland Athletics 1968–1969, New York Yankees 1970–1971, Boston Red Sox 1972–1974, St. Louis Cardinals 1975

Danny Cater played for seven clubs across 12 seasons as a first baseman, opening with the Philadelphia Phillies in 1964 and closing with the St. Louis Cardinals in 1975.

Across 1,289 games he batted .276, with 1,229 hits and 491 runs. He finished with 66 home runs, 191 doubles and 26 stolen bases.

He played 731 games at first base, with 5,567 putouts and 39 errors. He turned 534 double plays. He also played 308 games in the outfield and 225 games at third base.

He was born in Austin, TX, USA on February 25, 1940. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1964	PHI	60	152	13	45	9	1	1	13	7	15	1	.296
1965	CHW	142	514	74	139	18	4	14	55	33	65	3	.270
1966	CHW/KCA	137	485	50	135	17	4	7	56	28	47	4	.278
1967	KCA	142	529	55	143	17	4	4	46	34	56	4	.270
1968	OAK	147	504	53	146	28	3	6	62	35	43	8	.290
1969	OAK	152	584	64	153	24	2	10	76	28	40	1	.262
1970	NYY	155	582	64	175	26	5	6	76	34	44	4	.301
1971	NYY	121	428	39	118	16	5	4	50	19	25	0	.276
1972	BOS	92	317	32	75	17	1	8	39	15	33	0	.237
1973	BOS	63	195	30	61	12	0	1	24	10	22	0	.313
1974	BOS	56	126	14	31	5	0	5	20	10	13	1	.246
1975	STL	22	35	3	8	2	0	0	2	1	3	0	.229
Career	—	1289	4451	491	1229	191	29	66	519	254	406	26	.276

On this day & linked events

1940

Born February 25, 1940

Austin, TX, USA

1964

Major-league debut: Danny Cater

Danny Cater made a major-league debut on April 14, 1964.

1975

Final major-league game: Danny Cater

Danny Cater played a final major-league game on June 11, 1975.

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