Danny McDevitt was born on Friday, November 18, 1932, in New York, New York. McDevitt was 24 years old when he broke into the big leagues on June 17, 1957, with the Brooklyn Dodgers. 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 Danny McDevitt baseball stats page.
"Everybody who's been in baseball, no matter what they say, wanted to be a Yankee. I can say all my life that I played in Yankee Stadium. I was a Yankee. They were the team." - McDevitt, Danny. The Yankees in the Early 1960s. Ryczek, William J. McFarland Publishing. 6 September 2007. Page 126.
Danny McDevittDanny McDevitt Autograph on a 1962 Topps Baseball Card (#493 | Checklist) |
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Danny McDevittDanny McDevitt Pitching Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
1957 | 25 | Dodgers | 22 | 17 | 2 | 7 | 4 | .636 | 3.25 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 119.0 | 526 | 105 | 43 | 55 | 5 | 72 | 1 | 90 | 7 | 6 | 1 | - |
1958 | 26 | Dodgers | 13 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 6 | .250 | 7.45 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 48.1 | 238 | 71 | 40 | 43 | 6 | 31 | 1 | 26 | 7 | 0 | 0 | - |
1959 | 27 | Dodgers | 39 | 22 | 8 | 10 | 8 | .556 | 3.97 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 145.0 | 645 | 149 | 64 | 83 | 16 | 51 | 5 | 106 | 3 | 14 | 0 | - |
1960 | 28 | Dodgers | 24 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 4 | .000 | 4.25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 53.0 | 248 | 51 | 25 | 26 | 7 | 42 | 3 | 30 | 4 | 6 | 0 | - |
1961 | 29 | Yankees | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | .333 | 7.62 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13.0 | 61 | 18 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - |
1961 | 29 | Twins | 16 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26.2 | 122 | 20 | 7 | 11 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 0 | - |
1962 | 30 | Athletics | 33 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 3 | .000 | 5.82 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 51.0 | 235 | 47 | 33 | 37 | 5 | 41 | 2 | 28 | 11 | 1 | 0 | - |
Career | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD | ||
6 Years | 155 | 60 | 37 | 21 | 27 | .438 | 4.40 | 13 | 4 | 7 | 456.0 | 2,075 | 461 | 223 | 266 | 42 | 264 | 12 | 303 | 34 | 32 | 2 | - |
Danny McDevittDanny McDevitt Hitting Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG |
1957 | 25 | Dodgers | 22 | 39 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .154 | .233 | .154 |
1958 | 26 | Dodgers | 13 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .133 | .133 | .200 |
1959 | 27 | Dodgers | 39 | 46 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .109 | .128 | .130 |
1960 | 28 | Dodgers | 24 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .273 | .200 |
1961 | 29 | Yankees | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .500 | .000 |
1961 | 29 | Twins | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
1962 | 30 | Athletics | 33 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .222 | .200 | .222 |
Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
6 Years | 155 | 123 | 12 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 52 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .138 | .183 | .154 |
Danny McDevittDanny McDevitt Fielding Stats |
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Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
1957 Dodgers | P | 22 | 17 | 357 | 41 | 1.9 | 37 | 11 | 26 | 4 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .902 | 2.80 |
1958 Dodgers | P | 13 | 10 | 145 | 11 | 0.8 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .727 | 1.49 |
1959 Dodgers | P | 39 | 22 | 435 | 37 | 0.9 | 33 | 11 | 22 | 4 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .892 | 2.05 |
1960 Dodgers | P | 24 | 7 | 159 | 11 | 0.5 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.87 |
1961 Yankees | P | 8 | 2 | 39 | 3 | 0.4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.08 |
1961 Twins | P | 16 | 1 | 80 | 9 | 0.6 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .889 | 2.70 |
1962 Athletics | P | 33 | 1 | 153 | 17 | 0.5 | 16 | 4 | 12 | 1 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .941 | 2.82 |
Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
P Totals | 155 | 60 | 1,368 | 129 | 0.8 | 116 | 29 | 87 | 13 | 4 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .899 | 2.29 | |
6 Years | 155 | 60 | 1,368 | 129 | 0.8 | 116 | 29 | 87 | 13 | 4 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .899 | 2.29 |
Danny McDevittDanny McDevitt Miscellaneous Stats |
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Baserunning Statistics | Other Positions | Common Hitting Ratios | Common Pitching Ratios | |||||||||
Team | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
1957 Dodgers | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 2.6 | 39.0 | 1.25 | 6.81 | 5.45 |
1958 Dodgers | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 2.5 | 7.5 | 0.84 | 4.84 | 5.77 |
1959 Dodgers | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | n/a | 0.0 | 2.7 | 15.3 | 2.08 | 6.58 | 3.17 |
1960 Dodgers | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 1.7 | 0.0 | 0.71 | 5.09 | 7.13 |
1961 Yankees | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1.00 | 5.54 | 5.54 |
1961 Twins | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.79 | 5.06 | 6.41 |
1962 Athletics | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 2.3 | 9.0 | 0.68 | 4.94 | 7.24 |
Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
6 Years | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | n/a | 0.0 | 2.4 | 17.6 | 1.15 | 5.98 | 5.21 |
Danny McDevittDanny McDevitt Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
1957 Brooklyn Dodgers | 16 | Undetermined | - | - |
1958 Los Angeles Dodgers | 16 | Undetermined | - | - |
1959 Los Angeles Dodgers | 16 | Undetermined | - | - |
1960 Los Angeles Dodgers | 16 | Undetermined | - | - |
1961 New York Yankees | 24 | Undetermined | - | - |
1961 Minnesota Twins | 24, 18 | Undetermined | - | - |
1962 Kansas City Athletics | 29 | Undetermined | - | - |
Danny McDevitt Stats by Baseball Almanac |
Daniel Eugene McDevitt was a Major League Baseball player with the Brooklyn Dodgers (1957), Los Angeles Dodgers (1958-1960), New York Yankees (1961), Minnesota Twins (1961), and Kansas City Athletics (1962). Danny, his nickname, was with the Dodgers franchise when they relocated, making him the last player to wear #16 in Brooklyn, and the first player to wear #16 in Los Angeles!
Danny McDevitt Rookie Card | 1958 Topps Baseball Card (#357 | Checklist)
Baseball Almanac Research Library
Did you know that Danny McDevitt pitched the last baseball game every played in Ebbets Field by the Brooklyn Dodgers? It was September 24, 1957, the attendance was only 6,702, McDevitt was describing the scene to author Bob McGee who covered it in his book The greatest ballpark ever: Ebbets Field and the Story of the Brooklyn Dodgers (Rutgers University Press. 22 June 2005. Page 8.):
"I didn't know it would be the last game. My only concern was just trying to win it.
"So this was a big game for me. And I really don't remember what the crowd was like that night. When I was doing my best pitching, I was in a trance. I'd just lock in with my catcher; my concentration was such that there wasn't anything else in the world. I didn't hear the fans, didn't hear the players. I blocked everything out when I was doing well. I knew right where every pitch was going. Zip. Zip. Zip"
After Elmo Valo's double drove in the first run for Brooklyn in the first inning, organist Gladys Gooding played "Am I Blue" and "After You're Gone." When Hodges singled in Gino Cimoli in the third, the last run that would be scored, she played "Don't Ask Me Why I'm Leaving." As the game progressed, she played other standards between innings, including "Que Sera Sera," "How Can You Say We're Through," "When I Grow Too Old To Dream," and Bing Crosby's them song, "When the Blue of the Night Meets the Gold of the Day." At the game's conclusion, after McDevitt's five-hit shutout, Godding started to play "May the Good Lord Bless You and Keep You," but was lamely interrupted when someone put on the familiar "Follow the Dodgers" recording over the loudspeaker. After it stopped, Godding concluded with "Auld Lang Syne."
Danny McDevitt ended his career surrendering forty-two home runs, to thirty-eight different hitters, in thirteen different ballparks. The only three sluggers who took McDevitt deep more than once were named Frank Robinson (3x), Ernie Banks (2x), and Willie Mays (2x).