Danny McDevitt

Danny McDevitt
Danny McDevitt
Pitcher
Born: November 18, 1932(1932-11-18)
New York, New York
Died: November 20, 2010(2010-11-20) (aged 78)
Covington, Georgia
Batted: Left Threw: Left 
MLB debut
June 17, 1957 for the Brooklyn Dodgers
Last MLB appearance
September 19, 1962 for the Kansas City Athletics
Career statistics
Win–loss record     21-27
Earned run average     4.40
Strikeouts     303
Teams

Daniel Eugene "Danny" McDevitt (November 18, 1932 - November 20, 2010) was a 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. He was born in New York City.

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 major leagues, in which McDevitt pitched a 2–0 complete game shutout victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates in front of a crowd of 6,702, in a game in which he threw nine strikeouts and gave up five hits.[1][3] He finished the 1957 season with a 7-4 record, to go along with 90 strikeouts and an earned run average of 3.25.[2] The Dodgers finished the season with a three-game series on the road against the Philadelphia Phillies, and ended the year in third place.[1] 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 major league career with the Kansas City Athletics in 1962.[2]

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

References

  1. ^ a b c d e 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. 21 November 2010. http://www.pressconnects.com/article/20101121/SPORTS02/11210370/Ex-Dodger-pitcher-McDevitt-dies. Retrieved 23 November 2010. 

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