1917
Born October 8, 1917
Chester, PA, USA
Danny Murtaugh Notable
b. October 8, 1917 · Philadelphia Phillies 1941–1942, 1946, Philadelphia Blue Jays 1943, Boston Braves 1947, Pittsburgh Pirates 1948–1951
Danny Murtaugh played for four clubs across 11 seasons as a second baseman, opening with the Philadelphia Phillies in 1941 and closing with the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1951.
Across 767 games he batted .254, with 661 hits and 263 runs. He finished with 8 home runs, 97 doubles and 49 stolen bases.
He led the league in stolen bases once, in 1941, with 18. He played 631 games at second base, with 1,705 assists and 86 errors. He turned 413 double plays.
He was born in Chester, PA, USA on October 8, 1917, and died on December 2, 1976. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1941 | PHI | 85 | 347 | 34 | 76 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 26 | 31 | 18 | .219 |
| 1942 | PHI | 144 | 506 | 48 | 122 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 27 | 49 | 39 | 13 | .241 |
| 1943 | PHI | 113 | 451 | 65 | 123 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 35 | 57 | 23 | 4 | .273 |
| 1946 | PHI | 6 | 19 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | .211 |
| 1947 | BSN | 3 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .125 |
| 1948 | PIT | 146 | 514 | 56 | 149 | 21 | 5 | 1 | 71 | 60 | 40 | 10 | .290 |
| 1949 | PIT | 75 | 236 | 16 | 48 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 29 | 17 | 2 | .203 |
| 1950 | PIT | 118 | 367 | 34 | 108 | 20 | 5 | 2 | 37 | 47 | 42 | 2 | .294 |
| 1951 | PIT | 77 | 151 | 9 | 30 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 16 | 19 | 0 | .199 |
| Career | — | 767 | 2599 | 263 | 661 | 97 | 21 | 8 | 219 | 287 | 215 | 49 | .254 |
On this day & linked events
1976
Died December 2, 1976
1941
Major-league debut: Danny Murtaugh
Danny Murtaugh made a major-league debut on July 3, 1941.
1951
Final major-league game: Danny Murtaugh
Danny Murtaugh played a final major-league game on September 6, 1951.
Image: Bowman Gum, public domain