1946
Born March 4, 1946
San Francisco, CA, USA
Danny Frisella Notable
b. March 4, 1946 · New York Mets 1967–1972, Atlanta Braves 1973–1974, San Diego Padres 1975, St. Louis Cardinals 1976, Milwaukee Brewers 1976
Danny Frisella played for five clubs across 10 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the New York Mets in 1967 and closing with the Milwaukee Brewers in 1976.
He went 34 and 40 with a 3.32 earned run average, pitching 609 innings in 351 games. He struck out 471. Across 351 games he batted .179, with 14 hits and 3 runs. He finished with 1 double and 2 stolen bases.
He was born in San Francisco, CA, USA on March 4, 1946, and died on January 1, 1977. He batted left-handed and threw right-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | NYM | 14 | 23 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 1 | .087 |
| 1968 | NYM | 19 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | .083 |
| 1969 | NYM | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1970 | NYM | 30 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | .308 |
| 1971 | NYM | 53 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .231 |
| 1972 | NYM | 39 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .286 |
| 1973 | ATL | 42 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .500 |
| 1974 | ATL | 36 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1975 | SDP | 65 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .200 |
| 1976 | MIL/STL | 50 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Career | — | 351 | 78 | 3 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 25 | 2 | .179 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | NYM | 1 | 6 | 14 | 11 | 0 | 74.0 | 68 | 28 | 33 | 51 | 3.41 |
| 1968 | NYM | 2 | 4 | 19 | 4 | 2 | 50.2 | 53 | 22 | 17 | 47 | 3.91 |
| 1969 | NYM | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4.2 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 7.71 |
| 1970 | NYM | 8 | 3 | 30 | 1 | 1 | 65.2 | 49 | 22 | 34 | 54 | 3.02 |
| 1971 | NYM | 8 | 5 | 53 | 0 | 12 | 90.2 | 76 | 20 | 30 | 93 | 1.99 |
| 1972 | NYM | 5 | 8 | 39 | 0 | 9 | 67.1 | 63 | 25 | 20 | 46 | 3.34 |
| 1973 | ATL | 1 | 2 | 42 | 0 | 8 | 45.0 | 40 | 21 | 23 | 27 | 4.20 |
| 1974 | ATL | 3 | 4 | 36 | 1 | 6 | 41.2 | 37 | 24 | 28 | 27 | 5.18 |
| 1975 | SDP | 1 | 6 | 65 | 0 | 9 | 97.2 | 86 | 34 | 51 | 67 | 3.13 |
| 1976 | MIL/STL | 5 | 2 | 50 | 0 | 10 | 72.0 | 49 | 25 | 47 | 54 | 3.13 |
| Career | — | 34 | 40 | 351 | 17 | 57 | 609.1 | 529 | 225 | 286 | 471 | 3.32 |
On this day & linked events
1977
Died January 1, 1977
1967
Major-league debut: Danny Frisella
Danny Frisella made a major-league debut on July 27, 1967.
1976
Final major-league game: Danny Frisella
Danny Frisella played a final major-league game on September 23, 1976.
Image: New York Mets, public domain