Danny Litwhiler

Danny Litwhiler
Litwhiler's 1949 Bowman Gum baseball card
Left fielder
Born: (1916-08-31)August 31, 1916
Ringtown, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died: September 23, 2011(2011-09-23) (aged 95)
Clearwater, Florida, U.S.
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
MLB debut
April 25, 1940, for the Philadelphia Phillies
Last MLB appearance
September 25, 1951, for the Cincinnati Reds
MLB statistics
Batting average.281
Home runs107
Runs batted in451
Teams
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Men's baseball
Manager for  United States
International Amateur Tournament
Gold medal – first place 1968 Mexico City Team

Daniel Webster Litwhiler (August 31, 1916 – September 23, 2011) was an American professional baseball player and coach. He played in Major League Baseball as an outfielder from 1940 to 1951 for the Boston Braves, St. Louis Cardinals, Philadelphia Phillies, and Cincinnati Reds. He was the first Major League Baseball player to have an error-free season while playing a full-time position on defense.[1] That same season, 1942, he also became the first player to stitch together the fingers of his glove. After his playing career, he continued to work in baseball as a coach in college sports.

  1. ^ Gutman, Dan (1995). Banana Bats and Ding-Dong Balls: A Century of Unique Baseball Inventions. New York, USA: MacMmllan Publishing. p. 71. ISBN 0020140053.