Danny O'Connell
American baseball player (1929-1969) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Daniel Francis O'Connell (January 21, 1929 – October 2, 1969) was an American infielder in Major League Baseball for the Pittsburgh Pirates (1950; 1953), Milwaukee Braves (1954–57), New York/San Francisco Giants (1957–59) and Washington Senators (1961–62). During his MLB career, he was listed at 5 feet 11 inches (1.80 m) tall and weighed 168 pounds (76 kg). He threw and batted right-handed.
Danny O'Connell | |
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![]() O'Connell, circa 1954 | |
Second baseman / Third baseman | |
Born: (1929-01-21)January 21, 1929 Paterson, New Jersey, U.S. | |
Died: October 2, 1969(1969-10-02) (aged 40) Clifton, New Jersey, U.S. | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
MLB debut | |
July 14, 1950, for the Pittsburgh Pirates | |
Last MLB appearance | |
September 26, 1962, for the Washington Senators | |
MLB statistics | |
Batting average | .260 |
Home runs | 39 |
Runs batted in | 320 |
Teams | |
As a member of the San Francisco Giants, O'Connell scored the first run in the first big-league baseball game played on the West Coast on April 15, 1958. After drawing a base on balls against Don Drysdale of the Los Angeles Dodgers in the third inning, he advanced to third base on another walk and a single before scoring on a sacrifice fly by Jim Davenport. The Giants won, 8–0.[1]