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Danny
O'Connell		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0''
Weight: 205
 
Born: January 21, 1927 in Usa, NJ, PATERSON
 
Awards & Accomplishments
Gold Glove 1952    1953    1956    1957    1958   
Ratings - Batting     Help
                                             
  Contact Power Gap Eye Ks
Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1950 23 SEM AL     5 5 5 2 2 2 6 6 6 6 6 6 9 9 9
1951 24 SEM AL $ 300,000   6 6 6 4 4 4 7 7 7 7 7 7 9 9 9
1952 25 SEM AL $ 300,000   6 6 6 3 3 3 6 6 6 7 7 7 9 9 9
1953 26 SEM AL $ 300,000   6 6 6 3 3 3 6 6 6 6 6 6 9 9 9
1954 27 SEM AL $ 300,000   6 6 6 3 3 3 6 6 6 6 6 6 9 9 9
1955 28 SEM AL $ 300,000   6 6 6 3 3 3 7 7 7 6 5 5 9 9 9
1956 29 SEM AL $ 1,100,000   6 6 6 3 3 3 7 7 7 6 5 5 9 9 9
1957 30 SEM AL $ 1,800,000   6 6 6 3 3 3 7 7 7 5 5 5 9 9 9
1958 31 SEM AL $ 1,800,000   6 6 6 3 3 3 7 7 7 5 5 5 9 9 9
1959 32 DET AL $ 2,400,000   5 5 5 3 3 3 6 6 6 5 5 5 8 8 8
1960 33 DET AL $ 2,400,000   5 5 5 3 3 3 5 5 5 4 4 4 7 7 7
1961 34 DET AL $ 300,000   3 3 3 2 2 2 4 4 4 3 3 3 4 4 4
OOTP6 Min Ratings     3 3 3 2 2 2 4 4 4 3 3 3 4 4 4
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 2,400,000   6 6 6 4 4 4 7 7 7 7 7 7 9 9 9
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Silver Slugger or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1950 23 AAA   82 298 43 77 18 3 3 30 1 0 40 29 .258 .346 .369 .715 39.5  
    AA   54 190 18 55 16 1 3 20 2 4 36 8 .289 .403 .432 .834 32.7  
1951 24 AAA   122 485 75 152 26 2 12 67 13 8 67 29 .313 .397 .449 .846 84.7  
1952 25 SEM AL 155 530 73 145 25 3 9 60 0 0 58 32 .274 .345 .383 .728 62.6 7.2
1953 26 SEM AL 157 538 58 138 23 4 5 52 0 0 40 38 .257 .308 .342 .650 53.4 5.2
1954 27 SEM AL 111 375 47 108 23 3 4 46 0 0 34 24 .288 .351 .397 .748 48.4 8.2
    AAA   1 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .250 .250 .250 .500 0.2  
1955 28 SEM AL 140 427 45 112 18 1 4 43 0 0 52 23 .262 .342 .337 .680 49.6 6.1
1956 29 SEM AL 156 539 62 147 38 2 17 87 0 0 56 39 .273 .342 .445 .787 76.8 14.2
1957 30 SEM AL 141 481 38 117 28 2 7 61 0 0 31 44 .243 .289 .353 .642 46.5 5.1
1958 31 SEM AL 146 551 61 161 36 3 6 73 5 1 44 46 .292 .346 .401 .747 69.5 12.1
1959 32 DET AL 113 400 44 93 22 4 7 54 4 4 35 40 .233 .298 .360 .658 42.4 5.3
1960 33 DET AL 146 443 33 102 21 4 3 35 1 1 26 62 .230 .275 .316 .591 37.7 2.2
1961 34 DET AL 151 480 35 93 16 2 0 30 0 0 25 121 .194 .236 .235 .471 19.5 0.0
1962 35 AAA   136 567 43 96 23 4 8 42 4 3 39 143 .169 .223 .266 .489 30.5  
10 Years Sim 1416 4764 496 1216 250 28 62 541 10 6 401 469 .255 .314 .359 .673 506.3 65.5
4 Years AAA 341 1354 161 326 67 9 23 139 18 11 146 202 .241 .317 .355 .672 154.9  
1 Years AA 54 190 18 55 16 1 3 20 2 4 36 8 .289 .402 .432 .833 32.7  
5 Years Minors 395 1544 179 381 83 10 26 159 20 15 182 210 .247 .328 .364 .692 187.6  
162 Game Average 545 56 139 28 3 7 61 1 0 45 53 .255 .314 .359 .673 57.9  
Career Highs 157 551 73 161 38 4 17 87 5 4 58 121 .292 .351 .445 .787 76.8  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   3038 308 812 170 15 38 356 5 2 245 293 .267 .323 .371 .693 357.1
vs LH   1726 188 404 80 13 24 185 5 4 156 176 .234 .300 .337 .637 174.9
Home 728 2423 247 625 128 12 28 267 6 5 206 243 .258 .318 .355 .673 270.4
Away 688 2341 249 591 122 16 34 274 4 1 195 226 .252 .310 .362 .672 261.6
RISP   1113 0 285 68 6 17 441 0 0 99 108 .256 .313 .374 .687 130.9
Pinch Hitting   12 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 .083 .077 .083 .160 -0.6
Close/Late   527 45 132 23 3 9 53 0 0 36 48 .250 .298 .357 .654 55.5
Mar/Apr 244 828 98 219 36 2 12 83 2 0 65 74 .264 .320 .356 .676 93.8
May 248 846 70 215 43 10 13 109 2 2 67 76 .254 .307 .375 .681 96.5
June 246 818 86 211 46 5 10 102 2 1 74 83 .258 .323 .363 .686 94.6
July 207 699 83 190 35 3 11 79 4 1 59 76 .272 .329 .378 .707 86.3
August 245 813 77 193 48 3 6 87 0 0 69 94 .237 .300 .326 .626 78.3
Sep/Oct 226 760 82 188 42 5 10 81 0 2 67 66 .247 .309 .355 .664 82.6
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF RSA RTO RTO% PB DWS
1952 25 SEM AL SS 155 153 1331.0 202 613 16 108 .981 5.51 0 0 .000 0 4.9
1953 26 SEM AL SS 156 154 1334.7 215 671 20 104 .978 5.97 0 0 .000 0 9.3
    2B 1 0 1.0 0 1 0 0 1.000 9.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
1954 27 SEM AL SS 109 108 921.7 157 428 8 78 .987 5.71 0 0 .000 0 4.2
    2B 1 0 8.3 3 3 0 0 1.000 6.48 0 0 .000 0 0.0
1955 28 SEM AL SS 126 115 1027.3 181 512 13 92 .982 6.07 0 0 .000 0 6.6
    2B 4 3 34.0 9 14 1 5 .958 6.09 0 0 .000 0 0.1
    3B 3 2 19.0 2 6 0 1 1.000 3.79 0 0 .000 0 0.1
    C 1 0 1.3 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 .000 1 0.0
1956 29 SEM AL SS 151 150 1289.7 222 607 17 113 .980 5.79 0 0 .000 0 6.0
    3B 4 4 39.0 3 16 1 3 .950 4.38 0 0 .000 0 0.2
1957 30 SEM AL SS 140 140 1193.0 199 555 13 103 .983 5.69 0 0 .000 0 8.8
    2B 1 0 2.0 1 2 0 0 1.000 13.50 0 0 .000 0 0.0
1958 31 SEM AL SS 145 145 1295.3 211 572 11 109 .986 5.44 0 0 .000 0 8.1
1959 32 DET AL SS 112 112 979.0 142 408 11 80 .980 5.06 0 0 .000 0 3.0
1960 33 DET AL SS 146 146 1198.0 145 440 17 80 .972 4.39 0 0 .000 0 5.7
1961 34 DET AL SS 151 149 1260.3 143 435 19 74 .968 4.13 0 0 .000 0 4.2
    3B 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
  SS 1391 1372 11830.0 1817 5241 145 941 .980 5.37 0 0 .000 0 60.9
  3B 8 6 59.0 5 22 1 4 .964 4.12 0 0 .000 0 0.3
  2B 7 3 45.3 13 20 1 5 .971 6.55 0 0 .000 0 0.1
  C 1 0 1.3 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 .000 1 0.0
Career Totals   1407 1381 11935.6 1835 5283 147 950 .980 5.37 0 0 .000 1 61.3
Career Highs   157 154 1335.7 225 672 20 116 .987 6.02 0 0 .000 1  
Post-Season Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
1951 24 SEM AL 5 9 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 .222 .300 .333 .633
1952 25 SEM AL 7 21 3 4 0 0 1 3 0 0 4 1 .190 .320 .333 .653
1953 26 SEM AL 4 11 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 .000 .083 .000 .083
1957 30 SEM AL 5 19 2 4 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 1 .211 .250 .316 .566
Career Post-Season Batting 21 60 6 10 1 1 1 7 0 0 7 2 .167 .254 .267 .520
Batting Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
(*) indicates hit-less at-bats added to meet minimum plate appearances.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Games
1952-8-155
1953-7-157
1956-4-156
 Doubles
1956-5-38
1958-6-36
 Caught Stealing
1959-9-4
 Strikeouts
1961-10-121
    
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 42)
   Gray Ink Test: 7    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 203)
   Hall of Fame Standards: 23    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 64)
 
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  1. Jack Lohrke (959)
  2. Mike Andrews (958)
  3. Johnny Logan (949)
  4. Brian Giles (948)
  5. Dave Rosello (947)
  6. Hubie Brooks (943)
  7. Alan Trammell (940)
  8. Tony Piet (939)
  9. Don Money (935)
  10. Red Kress (935)
History
Drafted in 2nd round, 30th overall pick, by Seattle in 1950
Injured on 5/9/1951 with a Tight Elbow, out for 1-2 weeks
Injured on 6/14/1951 with a Pulled Back Muscle, out for one week
Had first career hit on 4/2/1952, off Howie Pollet (DET)
Hit first career homerun on 4/8/1952, off Bud Byerly (BOS)
Won Gold Glove at Shortstop in 1952
Won Gold Glove at Shortstop in 1953
2/1/1956: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,100,000 through salary arbitration
Won Gold Glove at Shortstop in 1956
2/1/1957: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,800,000 through salary arbitration
Injured on 7/17/1957 with a Strained Hamstring Muscle, out for 2-3 weeks
Won Gold Glove at Shortstop in 1957
2/1/1958: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,800,000 through salary arbitration
Had 5 hits with 1 RBI against Pittsburgh on 7/23/1958
Injured on 7/27/1958 with a Strained Elbow Ligament, out for one week
9/1/1958: Signed a contract extension with Seattle, $2,400,000 per year, for 2 years
Won Gold Glove at Shortstop in 1958
Traded from Seattle to Detroit on 3/3/1959 (Going to SEM: SS Jack Lohrke, LF Jim Greengrass, 2B Red Schoendienst. Going to DET: SS Danny O'connell)
Injured on 7/7/1959 with a Pulled Back Muscle, out for 6 weeks
Injured on 9/22/1959 with a Torn Tricep Muscle, out for 8 weeks
Injured on 7/21/1960 with a Strained Hip Muscle, out for one week
9/1/1960: Signed a contract extension with Detroit, $300,000 per year, for 2 years
Traded from Toronto to New York (A) on 2/21/1962 (Going to TOR: C Jack Shepard, 3B Randy Jackson, P Tom Sturdivant, P Bill Fischer. Going to NYA: SS Danny O'connell)
Released by New York (A) on 10/3/1962
 
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