Danny Litwhiler Notable

b. August 31, 1916 · Philadelphia Phillies 1940–1942, Philadelphia Blue Jays 1943, St. Louis Cardinals 1943–1944, 1946, Boston Braves 1946–1948, Cincinnati Reds 1948–1951

Danny Litwhiler played for five clubs across 12 seasons as a right fielder, opening with the Philadelphia Phillies in 1940 and closing with the Cincinnati Reds in 1951.

Across 1,057 games he batted .281, with 982 hits and 428 runs. He finished with 107 home runs, 162 doubles and 11 stolen bases.

He played 915 games in the outfield, with 1,927 putouts and 37 errors.

He was an All-Star in 1942.

He was born in Ringtown, PA, USA on August 31, 1916, and died on September 23, 2011. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.

Honors

Award	Times	Years
All-Star selection	1	1942

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1940	PHI	36	142	10	49	2	2	5	17	3	13	1	.345
1941	PHI	151	590	72	180	29	6	18	66	39	43	1	.305
1942	PHI	151	591	59	160	25	9	9	56	27	42	2	.271
1943	PHI/STL	116	397	63	108	20	3	12	48	30	45	2	.272
1944	STL	140	492	53	130	25	5	15	82	37	56	2	.264
1946	BSN/STL	85	252	29	72	12	2	8	38	20	24	1	.286
1947	BSN	91	226	38	59	5	2	7	31	25	43	1	.261
1948	BSN/CIN	119	371	51	102	21	2	14	50	52	43	1	.275
1949	CIN	102	292	35	85	18	1	11	48	44	42	0	.291
1950	CIN	54	112	15	29	4	0	6	12	20	21	0	.259
1951	CIN	12	29	3	8	1	0	2	3	2	5	0	.276
Career	—	1057	3494	428	982	162	32	107	451	299	377	11	.281

On this day & linked events

1916

Born August 31, 1916

Ringtown, PA, USA

2011

Died September 23, 2011

1940

Major-league debut: Danny Litwhiler

Danny Litwhiler made a major-league debut on April 25, 1940.

1951

Final major-league game: Danny Litwhiler

Danny Litwhiler played a final major-league game on September 25, 1951.

Image: Bowman Gum, public domain