Danny Goodwin | |
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Designated hitter / First baseman | |
Born: St. Louis, Missouri, U.S. | September 2, 1953|
Batted: Left Threw: Right | |
Professional debut | |
MLB: September 3, 1975, for the California Angels | |
NPB: April 4, 1986, for the Nankai Hawks | |
Last appearance | |
MLB: July 7, 1982, for the Oakland Athletics | |
NPB: October 8, 1986, for the Nankai Hawks | |
MLB statistics | |
Batting average | .236 |
Home runs | 13 |
Runs batted in | 81 |
NPB statistics | |
Batting average | .231 |
Home runs | 8 |
Runs batted in | 26 |
Teams | |
Danny Kay Goodwin (born September 2, 1953) is an American former professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a first baseman and designated hitter from 1975 to 1982. He also played in the Nippon Professional Baseball league with the Nankai Hawks in 1986. Goodwin is the only baseball player to be drafted first overall in the Major League draft in two separate drafts.[1]