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Dann		  
Bats: Both
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1''
Weight: 215
 
Born: July 5, 1905 in Canada
 
Hall of Fame
Awards & Accomplishments
All-Star Selections 1940    1942   
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Chet Covington Award or Mel Parnell Award.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
1938 32 ALB EL 12 18 .400 35 35 24 2 0 293.7 258 117 28 92 260 3.59 .233 .296 .371 .667  
1939 33 ALB EL 15 17 .469 36 36 27 4 0 313.3 284 115 35 79 300 3.30 .241 .293 .380 .672  
1940 34 ALB EL 14 13 .519 30 30 24 3 0 246.0 176 80 25 49 238 2.93 .197 .245 .327 .572  
1941 35 ALB EL 15 14 .517 34 34 23 3 0 282.7 229 96 38 73 263 3.06 .220 .274 .383 .656  
1942 36 MEM SA 19 12 .613 34 34 25 1 0 280.7 220 97 36 80 257 3.11 .211 .269 .361 .630  
1943 37 MEM SA 9 8 .529 26 26 8 3 0 181.7 159 70 24 46 144 3.47 .234 .285 .403 .687  
1944 38 MEM SA 2 4 .333 8 5 2 0 0 42.3 41 30 6 17 29 6.38 .253 .324 .451 .775  
7 Years Sim 86 86 .500 203 200 133 16 0 1640.3 1367 605 192 436 1491 3.32 .224 .279 .372 .651  
Season Average 12 12 .500 29 28 19 2 0 234.3 195 86 27 62 213 3.32 .224 .279 .372 .651  
Career Highs 19 18 .613 36 36 27 4 0 313.3 284 117 38 92 300 6.38 .253 .324 .451 .775  
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Joe Munson Award or Mel Parnell Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1938 32 ALB EL 35 94 5 17 2 0 0 7 1 0 5 42 .181 .222 .202 .424 3.9  
1939 33 ALB EL 36 106 3 18 1 0 1 4 0 1 5 38 .170 .207 .208 .415 3.1  
1940 34 ALB EL 30 86 5 18 1 0 1 5 1 1 4 42 .209 .244 .256 .500 5.1  
1941 35 ALB EL 34 86 8 19 2 0 0 5 1 0 5 35 .221 .261 .244 .505 6.6  
1942 36 MEM SA 34 97 4 28 3 0 0 7 0 0 5 35 .289 .324 .320 .643 9.9  
1943 37 MEM SA 26 60 5 16 2 0 0 3 0 0 0 22 .267 .267 .300 .567 3.9  
1944 38 MEM SA 8 13 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 .231 .231 .231 .462 0.3  
7 Years Sim 203 542 31 119 11 0 2 32 3 2 24 217 .220 .252 .251 .503 32.8  
162 Game Average 432 24 94 8 0 1 25 2 1 19 173 .220 .252 .251 .503 26.2  
Career Highs 36 106 8 28 3 0 1 7 1 1 5 42 .289 .324 .320 .643 9.9  
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Top Fielders Award.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1938 32 ALB EL P 35 35 293.7 23 43 6 4 .917 2.02    
1939 33 ALB EL P 36 36 313.3 21 52 6 4 .924 2.10    
1940 34 ALB EL P 30 30 246.0 13 41 1 3 .982 1.98    
1941 35 ALB EL P 34 34 282.7 29 39 4 6 .944 2.17    
1942 36 MEM SA P 34 34 280.7 25 40 2 4 .970 2.08    
1943 37 MEM SA P 26 26 181.7 12 35 5 4 .904 2.33    
1944 38 MEM SA P 8 5 42.3 2 13 0 1 1.000 3.19    
Career Totals   203 200 1640.3 125 263 24 26 .942 2.13    
Career Highs   36 36 313.3 29 52 6 6 1.000 3.19    
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
ERA
1939-10-3.30
1940-8-2.93
1941-10-3.06
1942-7-3.11
1943-9-3.47
 Wins
1940-10-14
1942-5-19
 Losses
1938-3-18
1939-6-17
 Games Pitched
1938-2-35
1939-1-36
1941-6-34
1942-5-34
 Games Started
1938-2-35
1939-1-36
1941-5-34
1942-5-34
 Complete Games
1939-5-27
1940-10-24
1942-7-25
CAR-36-133
Shutouts
1938-7-2
1939-5-4
1940-5-3
1941-4-3
1943-3-3
CAR-29-16
 Innings Pitched
1938-5-293.7
1939-2-313.3
1941-8-282.7
1942-8-280.7
 Hits Allowed
1938-8-258
1939-2-284
 Homeruns Allowed
1939-7-35
1941-6-38
1942-5-36
 Strikeouts
1938-8-260
1939-5-300
1942-7-257
 Walks Allowed
1938-9-92
Walks per 9IP
1940-7-1.8
1941-10-2.3
 Hits per 9IP
1940-3-6.4
1941-9-7.3
1942-3-7.1
1943-4-7.9
 Strikeouts per 9IP
1939-9-8.6
 WHiP
1940-2-0.91
1941-6-1.07
1942-4-1.07
1943-8-1.13
 OAVG
1938-10-.233
1940-3-.197
1941-8-.220
1942-3-.211
1943-4-.234
 OOBP
1940-2-.245
1941-7-.274
1942-3-.269
1943-8-.285
OSLG
1938-9-.371
1940-6-.327
1942-7-.361
 OOPS
1938-9-.667
1940-3-.572
1942-5-.630
1943-10-.687
        
 
   Black Ink Test: 2    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 31)
   Gray Ink Test: 85    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 171)
   Hall of Fame Standards: 27    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 59)
 
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  1. Alberto Rodriguez (940)
  2. Robert Delavega (927)
  3. Bill Yearwood (916)
  4. Wayne Kelley (915)
  5. Frank Boughton (912)
  6. Robert Kulp (910)
  7. John Scott (905)
  8. Gerry Fulton (904)
  9. William Kerfoot (903)
  10. Jaime Schweiger (900)
Similar Batters     What are Similarity Scores?

  1. Robert Luff (984)
  2. David Miranda (979)
  3. Ben Ayala (979)
  4. Dale Bair (978)
  5. Ernie Graham (977)
  6. Edward Cheever (972)
  7. Richard Ditch (971)
  8. John Snyder (964)
  9. Richard Uribe (959)
  10. Roy Arvizu (957)
History
Drafted in 2nd round, 25th overall pick, by Albany in 1938
Had first career hit on 4/15/1938, off Danny Currie (HFD)
Earned first career win on 4/15/1938
Struck out 15 batters against Hartford on 4/15/1938
Struck out 15 batters against Williamsport on 8/30/1938
Hit first career homerun on 4/15/1939, off Gerald Foutz (WMP)
Struck out 15 batters against Williamsport on 5/17/1939
Struck out 17 batters against Hartford on 6/10/1939
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 9/1/1939, going 6-1, 1.50
Was selected to the 1940 Allstar game
Won Player of the Week award on 7/17/1941, winning 2 games with a 1.06 ERA
Signed as a free agent by Memphis on 2/16/1942 to a 3-year deal worth $6,126,800 per year
Was selected to the 1942 Allstar game
Won Player of the Week award on 7/17/1942, winning 3 games with a 0.33 ERA
Won Player of the Week award on 6/5/1943, winning 2 games with a 0.53 ERA
Injured on 6/26/1943 with a Stiff Shoulder, out for 1-2 weeks
Injured on 8/3/1943 with a Inflamed Elbow Ligament, out for one week
Injured on 8/21/1943 with a Tight Elbow, out for 1-2 weeks
 
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