Harry Danning
American baseball player (1911-2004) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Harry Danning (September 6, 1911 – November 29, 2004), nicknamed "Harry the Horse", was an American professional baseball player.[1] He played his entire Major League Baseball career as a catcher for the New York Giants, and was considered to be both an excellent hitter and one of the top defensive catchers of his era.[1][2] He batted and threw right-handed, and was a member of the National League All-Star team for four consecutive years, 1938-41.[3]
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Harry Danning | |
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Catcher | |
Born: (1911-09-06)September 6, 1911 Los Angeles, California, U.S. | |
Died: November 29, 2004(2004-11-29) (aged 93) Valparaiso, Indiana, U.S. | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
MLB debut | |
July 30, 1933, for the New York Giants | |
Last MLB appearance | |
September 25, 1942, for the New York Giants | |
MLB statistics | |
Batting average | .285 |
Home runs | 57 |
Runs batted in | 397 |
Teams | |
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