Danny McDevitt Stats

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.

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"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.

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Danny McDevitt Autograph on a 1962 Topps Baseball Card (#493 | Checklist)

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Birth Name:   Daniel Eugene McDevitt
Nickname:   Danny
Born On:   11-18-1932  (Scorpio)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   New York, New York
Year of Death Data Died On:   11-20-2010 (1,000 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   Covington, Georgia
Cemetery:   Lawnwood Memorial Park, Covington, Georgia
High School:   Hallstead High School (Hallstead, PA)
College:   St. Bonaventure University (DNP)
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Left   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Left
Player Height Chart Height:   5-10   Player Weight Chart Weight:   175
First Game:   06-17-1957 (Age 24)
Last Game:   09-19-1962
Draft:   Not Applicable

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Danny McDevitt Pitching Stats

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 -
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 -

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Danny McDevitt Hitting Stats

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
6 Years 155 123 12 17 2 0 0 0 7 6 0 52 8 1 1 0 .138 .183 .154

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Danny McDevitt Fielding Stats

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
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

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Danny McDevitt Miscellaneous Stats

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
6 Years 0 0 .000 0 1 n/a 0.0 2.4 17.6 1.15 5.98 5.21

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Danny McDevitt Miscellaneous Items of Interest

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 - -

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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!

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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).