Dan McGinn Stats

Dan McGinn was born on Monday, November 29, 1943, in Omaha, Nebraska. McGinn was 24 years old when he broke into the big leagues on September 3, 1968, with the Cincinnati Reds. 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 Dan McGinn baseball stats page.

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"Dan McGinn expressed happiness both with his new surroundings and with his relief station. 'I like the idea of going into a new organization,' said the 25-year-old McGinn. 'Now that I relieve, I really enjoy it,' said McGinn of the role thrust on him last season. 'Last year in the middle of the season they called me and told me I was going to be a reliever,' he said." - Montreal Relief Specialist. The Omaha World-Herald. 5 April 1969. Page 15.

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Dan McGinn Autograph on a 1973 Topps Baseball Card (#527)

Dan McGinn Autograph on a 1973 Topps Baseball Card (#527)

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Birth Name:   Daniel Michael McGinn
Nickname:   Dan
Born On:   11-29-1943  (Sagittarius)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Omaha, Nebraska
Year of Death Data Died On:   03-01-2023 (1,000 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   Omaha, Nebraska
Cemetery:   Not Yet Determined
High School:   Cathedral High School (Omaha, NE)
College:   University of Notre Dame
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Left   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Left
Player Height Chart Height:   6-00   Player Weight Chart Weight:   190
First Game:   09-03-1968 (Age 24)
Last Game:   10-03-1972
Draft:   1965 : 21st Round (413th)

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Dan McGinn Pitching Stats

1968 25 Reds 14 0 2 0 1 .000 5.25 0 0 0 12.0 60 13 7 7 1 11 2 16 2 1 0 -
1969 26 Expos 74 1 25 7 10 .412 3.94 0 0 6 132.1 578 123 58 67 8 65 8 112 10 5 1 -
1970 27 Expos 52 19 12 7 10 .412 5.44 3 2 0 130.2 615 154 79 88 13 78 4 83 6 7 1 -
1971 28 Expos 28 6 6 1 4 .200 5.96 1 0 0 71.0 318 74 47 51 7 42 4 40 2 1 0 -
1972 29 Cubs 42 2 19 0 5 .000 5.89 0 0 4 62.2 297 78 41 46 5 29 6 42 4 4 0 -
5 Years 210 28 64 15 30 .333 5.11 4 2 10 408.2 1,868 442 232 259 34 225 24 293 24 18 2 -

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Dan McGinn Hitting Stats

1968 25 Reds 14 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1969 26 Expos 74 29 3 5 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 .172 .172 .276
1970 27 Expos 52 35 2 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 14 3 0 0 1 .114 .114 .114
1971 28 Expos 28 17 2 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 .235 .235 .235
1972 29 Cubs 43 8 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .500
5 Years 211 91 7 15 0 1 1 0 6 0 0 29 3 0 0 1 .165 .165 .220

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Dan McGinn Fielding Stats

1968 Reds P 14 0 36 4 0.3 3 0 3 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .750 2.25
1969 Expos P 74 1 397 39 0.5 33 3 30 6 0 n/a n/a n/a .846 2.24
1970 Expos P 52 19 392 38 0.7 35 6 29 3 1 n/a n/a n/a .921 2.41
1971 Expos P 28 6 213 20 0.7 19 4 15 1 3 n/a n/a n/a .950 2.41
1972 Cubs P 42 2 188 9 0.2 8 2 6 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .889 1.15
P Totals 210 28 1,226 110 0.5 98 15 83 12 4 n/a n/a n/a .891 2.16
5 Years 210 28 1,226 110 0.5 98 15 83 12 4 n/a n/a n/a .891 2.16

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Dan McGinn Miscellaneous Stats

1968 Reds 0 0 .000 0 1 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.45 12.00 8.25
1969 Expos 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 29.0 2.9 9.7 1.72 7.62 4.42
1970 Expos 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 2.5 35.0 1.06 5.72 5.37
1971 Expos 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 4.3 17.0 0.95 5.07 5.32
1972 Cubs 0 0 .000 0 1 n/a 0.0 8.0 8.0 1.45 6.03 4.16
5 Years 0 0 .000 0 2 n/a 91.0 3.1 15.2 1.30 6.45 4.96

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Dan McGinn Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1968 Cincinnati Reds 31 $10,000.00 - -
1969 Montreal Expos 25 $12,500.00 - -
1970 Montreal Expos 25 $17,000.00 - -
1971 Montreal Expos 25 $22,750.00 - -
1972 Chicago Cubs 30 $125,000.00 - -

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Daniel Michael McGinn was a Major League Baseball player with the Cincinnati Reds (1968), Montreal Expos (1969-1971), and Chicago Cubs (1972). When Dan made his big league debut on September 3, 1968, he became the first former student from Cathedral High School (Omaha, NE) to pitch in the majors. Do you know what position player preceded McGinn? [Answer]

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Dan McGinn Rookie Card | 1969 Topps Baseball Card (#646 | Checklist)
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In 1964, John Huarte won the Heisman Trophy while playing quarterback at the University of Notre Dame. Why mention this here? Dan McGinn played football with the Fighting Irish at the same time, taking the field at defensive back, running back, and punter, but he was primarily a (backup) quarterback.

During his senior year at Notre Dame, Dan McGinn set a still-standing single season record for strikeout percentage, mowing down 105 batters, across 74 innings of work — 12.66 strikeouts per inning!

Dan McGinn continued making baseball history once he reached the majors, hitting the first home run in Montreal Expos history, off Tom Seaver, on April 8, 1969. During that same game, he relieved Mudcat Grant in the second inning, becoming their first relief pitcher in franchise history as well! Want more? On April 14, 1969, he also pitched in relief, earned the win, and it was the first time a Canadian major league team won a game in Canada!