Danny McDevitt

American baseball player (1932–2010)

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Baseball player

Danny McDevitt

Pitcher
Born: (1932-11-18)November 18, 1932
New York, New York, U.S.
Died: November 20, 2010(2010-11-20) (aged 78)
Covington, Georgia, U.S.

Batted: Left

Threw: Left

MLB debut
June 17, 1957, for the Brooklyn Dodgers
Last MLB appearance
September 19, 1962, for the Kansas City Athletics
MLB statistics
Win–loss record| 21–27
Earned run average| 4.40
Strikeouts| 303
Stats at Baseball Reference
Teams

* Brooklyn / Los Angeles Dodgers (1957–1960)
* New York Yankees (1961)
* Minnesota Twins (1961)
* Kansas City Athletics (1962)

Daniel Eugene McDevitt (November 18, 1932 – November 20, 2010) was an American pitcher in Major League Baseball who played from 1957 through 1962 for the Brooklyn/Los Angeles Dodgers, New York Yankees, Minnesota Twins and Kansas City Athletics. The left-hander was listed at 5 feet 10 inches (1.78 m) tall and 170 pounds (77 kg).

McDevitt was born in 1932 in Manhattan. He relocated together with his family to Hallstead, Pennsylvania, where he was a star player on his high school baseball team.[1] He attended St. Bonaventure University in Olean, New York, but dropped out after he was signed by the New York Yankees as an amateur free agent in September 1951.[2] He was released by the Yankees and served in the United States Army during the Korean War before being signed by the Dodgers after the completion of his military service.[1]

McDevitt is most remembered as the starting pitcher for the Dodgers' last home game at Ebbets Field in Brooklyn on September 24, 1957, during his first season in the big leagues. McDevitt threw a 2–0 shutout over the Pittsburgh Pirates in front of a crowd of 6,702, in a game in which he recorded nine strikeouts and gave up five hits.[1][3] He finished the 1957 season with a 7–4 record, along with 90 strikeouts and an earned run average of 3.25.[2] In October, just weeks after what turned out to be the team's final game in Brooklyn, owner Walter O'Malley announced that the Dodgers would be moving to Los Angeles.[3]

He pitched three more seasons with the Dodgers, achieving a career-best 10 wins against eight losses in 1959, when the Dodgers would go on to win their first World Series championship in California, defeating the Chicago White Sox in six games, though McDevitt did not appear in the series.[1][2] He played for both the Yankees and the Minnesota Twins during the 1961 season, and ended his big league career with the Kansas City Athletics in 1962.[2]

McDevitt lived in Social Circle, Georgia, and died in Covington, Georgia, aged 78.[4]

## References

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1. ^ a b c d Slotnik, Daniel E. "Danny McDevitt, Dodgers Pitcher, Dies at 78", The New York Times, November 23, 2010. Accessed November 24, 2010.
2. ^ a b c d Danny McDevitt, Baseball-Reference.com. Accessed November 24, 2010.
3. ^ a b Noland, Claire. "Danny McDevitt dies at 78; pitched Brooklyn Dodgers' last game at Ebbets Field: Two weeks after McDevitt threw a five-hit shutout for the team in a 2–0 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Sept. 24, 1957, owner Walter O'Malley announced he was moving the franchise to Los Angeles", Los Angeles Times, November 24, 2010. Accessed November 24, 2010.
4. ^ "Ex-Dodger pitcher McDevitt dies". PressConnects.com. November 21, 2010. Retrieved November 23, 2010.[permanent dead link‍]

## External links

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* Career statistics from Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors)

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2 Don Demeter
4 Duke Snider
5 Norm Larker
6 Carl Furillo
8 Ron Fairly
9 Wally Moon
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19 Jim Gilliam
20 Rip Repulski
22 Johnny Podres
23 Don Zimmer
29 Chuck Essegian
30 Maury Wills
32 Sandy Koufax
35 Johnny Klippstein
38 Roger Craig
40 Stan Williams
41 Clem Labine
43 Charlie Neal
44 John Roseboro
45 Chuck Churn
51 Larry Sherry (World Series MVP)
53 Don Drysdale
58 Joe Pignatano

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33 Joe Becker

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