Danny O'Connell Notable

b. January 21, 1929 · Pittsburgh Pirates 1950, 1953, Milwaukee Braves 1954–1957, New York Giants 1957, San Francisco Giants 1958–1959, Washington Senators 1961–1962

Danny O'Connell played for five clubs across 13 seasons as a second baseman, opening with the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1950 and closing with the Washington Senators in 1962.

Across 1,143 games he batted .260, with 1,049 hits and 527 runs. He finished with 39 home runs, 181 doubles and 48 stolen bases.

He played 713 games at second base, with 2,049 assists and 74 errors. He turned 508 double plays. He also played 335 games at third base.

He was born in Paterson, NJ, USA on January 21, 1929, and died on October 2, 1969. 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
1950	PIT	79	315	39	92	16	1	8	32	24	33	7	.292
1953	PIT	149	588	88	173	26	8	7	55	57	42	3	.294
1954	MLN	146	541	61	151	28	4	2	37	38	46	2	.279
1955	MLN	124	453	47	102	15	4	6	40	28	43	2	.225
1956	MLN	139	498	71	119	17	9	2	42	76	42	3	.239
1957	MLN/NYG	143	547	86	140	27	4	8	36	52	50	9	.256
1958	SFG	107	306	44	71	12	2	3	23	51	35	2	.232
1959	SFG	34	58	6	11	3	0	0	0	5	15	0	.190
1961	WSA	138	493	61	128	30	1	1	37	77	62	15	.260
1962	WSA	84	236	24	62	7	2	2	18	23	28	5	.263
Career	—	1143	4035	527	1049	181	35	39	320	431	396	48	.260

On this day & linked events

1929

Born January 21, 1929

Paterson, NJ, USA

1969

Died October 2, 1969

1950

Major-league debut: Danny O'Connell

Danny O'Connell made a major-league debut on July 14, 1950.

1962

Final major-league game: Danny O'Connell

Danny O'Connell played a final major-league game on September 26, 1962.

Image: Bowman, public domain