Otto Denning Stats

Otto Denning was born on Saturday, December 28, 1912, in Hays, Kansas. Denning was 29 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 15, 1942, with the Cleveland Indians. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Otto Denning baseball stats page.
Lou Boudreau asked, "Otto (Denning), have you ever seen Niagra Falls? Denning replied, "No." Boudreau responded with, "Good, we just traded you to Buffalo."

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Otto Denning
 
 
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Birth Name:   Otto George Denning
Nickname:   Dutch
Born On:   12-28-1912  (Capricorn)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Hays, Kansas
Year of Death Data Died On:   05-25-1992 (100 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   Chicago, Illinois
Cemetery:   St. Joseph Cemetery, River Grove, Illinois
High School:   Undetermined
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   6-00   Player Weight Chart Weight:   180
First Game:   04-15-1942 (Age 29)
Last Game:   06-04-1943
Draft:   Not Applicable
Otto Denning

Otto Denning Pitching Stats
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
- - Did Not Pitch - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
Otto Denning

Otto Denning Hitting Stats
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GRSL RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1942 30 Indians 92 214 15 45 14 0 1 0 19 18 - 14 1 - 1 4 .210 .275 .290
1943 31 Indians 37 129 8 31 6 0 0 0 13 5 - 1 3 - 0 5 .240 .269 .287
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GRSL RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
2 Years 129 343 23 76 20 0 1 0 32 23 - 15 4 - 1 9 .222 .272 .289
Otto Denning

Otto Denning Fielding Stats
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF
1942 Indians C 78 49 1,084 251 3.2 249 213 36 2 6 5 16 12 .992 6.20
1942 Indians LF 2 2 24 4 2.0 4 4 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 4.50
1943 Indians 1B 34 33 915 356 10.5 344 326 18 12 39 n/a n/a n/a .966 10.15
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF
C Totals 78 49 1,084 251 3.2 249 213 36 2 6 5 16 12 .992 6.20
1B Totals 34 33 915 356 10.5 344 326 18 12 39 n/a n/a n/a .966 10.15
LF Totals 2 2 24 4 2.0 4 4 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 4.50
2 Years 114 84 2,023 611 5.4 597 543 54 14 45 5 16 12 .977 7.97
Otto Denning

Otto Denning Miscellaneous Stats
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1942 Indians 0 0 .000 23 0 n/a 214.0 15.3 11.3 - - -
1943 Indians 3 1 .750 3 0 n/a 0.0 129.0 9.9 - - -
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
2 Years 3 1 .750 26 0 n/a 343.0 22.9 10.7 - - -
Otto Denning

Otto Denning Miscellaneous Items of Interest
1942 Cleveland Indians 9 Undetermined - -
1943 Cleveland Indians 9 Undetermined - -




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