Dave Danforth, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Dave Danforth

American baseball player

Date of Birth: 07-Mar-1890

Place of Birth: Granger, Texas, United States

Date of Death: 19-Sep-1970

Profession: baseball player

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Pisces


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About Dave Danforth

  • David Charles "Dauntless Dave" Danforth (March 7, 1890 – September 19, 1970) was an American professional baseball pitcher.
  • He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for ten seasons (1911–1912, 1916–1919, 1922–1925) with the Philadelphia Athletics, Chicago White Sox, and St.
  • Louis Browns.
  • For his career, he compiled a 71–66 record in 286 appearances, with a 3.89 earned run average and 484 strikeouts.
  • Danforth played on two World Series championship teams, the 1911 Athletics and the 1917 White Sox.
  • He appeared in one World Series game (in 1917), pitching one inning, giving up two runs and striking out two. Danforth was an alumnus of Baylor University.
  • He pitched two seasons at Baylor and pitched two no-hitters as a collegiate.
  • In 1911 he led Baylor to the Texas championship with a 10-0 win–loss record.
  • He had agreed to join the Athletics for the 1911 season over the winter of 1910-11, but held off signing his professional contract until graduating from Baylor, joining the Athletics in July.
  • The 1912 Reach Guide described him as a "clever young pitcher" and said that the Athletics were "fortunate" in his "gradual development" in their pursuit of the 1911 league championship.He was known for adulterating baseballs and throwing "shiners".
  • A 1920 rule change banned this practice and Danforth's career suffered following the rule change.
  • After retiring from baseball, he worked as a dentist.He was born in Granger, Texas and died in Baltimore, Maryland at the age of 80.
  • He is buried in Loudon Park Cemetery in Baltimore.

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