Harry Danning

Position: Catcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-1, 190lb (185cm, 86kg)

Born: September 6, 1911 in Los Angeles, CA us

Died: November 29, 2004 in Valparaiso, IN

Buried: Cremated

High School: Los Angeles HS (Los Angeles, CA)

Debut: July 30, 1933 (Age 21-327d, 7,612th in major league history)
vs. BSN 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 25, 1942 (Age 31-019d)
vs. PHI 3 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1934 season

Full Name: Harry Danning

Nicknames: Harry The Horse

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Relatives: Brother of Ike Danning

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

14.7

2971

847

.285

363

RBI

397

OBP

.330

SLG

.415

OPS

.745

OPS+

104

Many detailed statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by Retrosheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1912 to 1968 are missing or have incomplete accounts, click link for year and team summary of data completeness) for some players prior to 1969 and even complete seasons may not match the official totals due to errors in both the official totals and the play-by-play accounts.

Summary of 57 Home Runs

(For more accurate walk-off HR totals, see the Batting Event Finder)

0 leading off, 2 walk-off, 6 tying, 18 go ahead, 1 lacking some details

1 Tm
NYG	57

Platoon
vs RHP	49
vs LHP	8

Home/Road
Home	43
Away	14

Outs
1	21
2	18
0	17
Unk	1

7 Opps
STL	13
CIN	11
PHI	10
BRO	7
CHC	6
PIT	5
BSN	5

45 Pitchers
Kirby Higbe	3
Hugh Mulcahy	3
Lon Warneke	3
Mort Cooper	2
Tommy Hughes	2
Paul Derringer	2
Bill Lee	2
Claude Passeau	2
Curt Davis	2
Tex Carleton	1
Bucky Walters	1
Jim Weaver	1
Sam Nahem	1
Peaches Davis	1
Max Macon	1
Charlie Root	1
Bob Weiland	1
Russ Bauers	1
Dick Coffman	1
Al Piechota	1
Luke Hamlin	1
Rip Sewell	1
Johnny Vander Meer	1
Ira Hutchinson	1
Joe Beggs	1
Paul Dean	1
Max Butcher	1
Whit Wyatt	1
Jim Turner	1
Lee Grissom	1
Wayne LaMaster	1
Freddie Fitzsimmons	1
Joe Bowman	1
Elmer Riddle	1
Hugh Casey	1
Guy Bush	1
Jake Mooty	1
Bill Hallahan	1
Abe White	1
Tom Earley	1
Jim Henry	1
Whitey Moore	1
Joe Sullivan	1
Johnny Niggeling	1
Bill Swift	1

7 Parks
Polo Grounds (NYC)	43
Crosley Fld (CIN)	4
Ebbets Fld (NYC)	3
Busch Stad 1 (STL)	3
Wrigley Fld (CHI)	2
ConnieMackSt (PHI)	1
Forbes Fld (PIT)	1

Where Hit
7	26
9	16
8	2

1 Inside the Park

General field locations
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	51
2·HR gms	3

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases
---	30
1--	12
-2-	5
12-	4
123	2
1-3	2
--3	1

93 RBI
RISP	14
0 on	30
1 on	18
2 on	6
3 on	2
Any on	26

Inning
1	4
2	12
3	7
4	4
5	8
6	6
7	5
8	7
9	3
Extra	1

1-3	23
4-6	18
7-end	16

RelScore
+4..	5
+3	6
+2	3
+1	7
Tied	14
-1	7
-2	9
-3	4
-4..	1
Unk	1

Ahead	21
Tied	14
Behind	21
Unk	1

Before event,
for batter

DefPos
C	56
PH	1

OrderPos
5th	23
3rd	15
7th	7
8th	5
2nd	4
4th	2
6th	1

Leverage
High Lev	12
Medium Lev	19
Low Lev	23

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
1934	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
1	1	1	1	1934-08-23	NYG	@	STL	Paul Dean	behind 1-3	t 7	1	---	1	7	2	0.113	27%		Home Run
1935	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
2	2	1	1	1935-07-21 (1)	NYG	@	CHC	Tex Carleton	tied 0-0	t 2	2	--3	2	8	2	0.176	66%		Home Run; H. Leiber Scores
3	3	2	1	1935-07-22	NYG	@	STL	Bill Hallahan	behind 3-8	t 6	1	1--	2	8	2
1937	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
4	4	1	1	1937-06-09 (2)	NYG		STL	Bob Weiland	behind 1-2	b 9	1	-2-	2	6	PH	0.715	100%	Walk-Off	Home Run; M. Ott Scores
5	5	2	1	1937-07-18 (2)	NYG		STL	Abe White	ahead 10-0	b 7	2	---	1	8	2	0.000	100%		Home Run (Deep LF)
6	6	3	1	1937-07-25	NYG		CHC	Bill Lee	ahead 1-0	b 2	0	---	1	8	2	0.091	75%		Home Run (Deep LF)
7	7	4	1	1937-08-01	NYG	@	CHC	Charlie Root	tied 0-0	t 2	2	1--	2	7	2	0.192	66%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); S. Leslie Scores
8	8	5	1	1937-08-12	NYG		BSN	Guy Bush	behind 2-4	b 5	0	---	1	7	2	0.127	42%		Home Run (Deep LF)
9	9	6	1	1937-08-13	NYG		PHI	Wayne LaMaster	ahead 1-0	b 2	2	-2-	2	8	2	0.159	80%		Home Run (Deep LF); H. Leiber Scores
10	10	7	1	1937-08-28 (2)	NYG		PIT	Russ Bauers	tied 0-0	b 2	1	---	1	7	2	0.108	64%		Home Run
11	11	8	1	1937-09-06 (2)	NYG		PHI	Hugh Mulcahy	ahead 2-0	b 1	2	12-	3	7	2	0.167	90%		Home Run (Deep LF); H. Leiber Scores/unER; J. McCarthy Scores/unER; H. Danning Scores/unER
1938	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
12	12	1	1	1938-05-22	NYG		PIT	Rip Sewell	ahead 14-2	b 7	2	123	4	7	2	0.000	100%		Home Run (Deep LF); M. Ott Scores; W. Berger Scores; J. McCarthy Scores
13	13	2	1	1938-06-19 (1)	NYG		STL	Curt Davis		b 2			1	2	2
14	14	3	2	1938-06-19 (1)	NYG		STL	Max Macon	behind 6-8	b 12	0	---	1	2	2
15	15	4	1	1938-06-21	NYG		CIN	Jim Weaver	tied 0-0	b 1	1	---	1	2	2	0.102	63%		Home Run (Deep RF)
16	16	5	1	1938-07-02	NYG	@	BRO	Freddie Fitzsimmons	ahead 3-0	t 6	0	---	1	2	2	0.055	92%		Home Run (Deep RF)
17	17	6	1	1938-08-19	NYG		PHI	Claude Passeau	tied 1-1	b 3	1	---	1	3	2	0.121	65%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
18	18	7	1	1938-08-20	NYG		PHI	Hugh Mulcahy	behind 4-5	b 5	0	---	1	3	2	0.154	57%		Home Run (Deep LF)
19	19	8	1	1938-09-14 (2)	NYG		PIT	Bill Swift	ahead 5-0	b 2	1	12-	3	5	2	0.048	98%		Home Run; J. Moore Scores; M. Ott Scores
20	20	9	1	1938-10-01	NYG		BSN	Tom Earley	ahead 10-3	b 8	2	12-	3	5	2	0.001	100%		Home Run (Deep RF); M. Haslin Scores; M. Ott Scores
1939	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
21	21	1	1	1939-05-02	NYG		CIN	Paul Derringer	behind 1-2	b 3	2	---	1	3	2	0.124	51%		Home Run (Deep LF)
22	22	2	1	1939-05-06	NYG		STL	Mort Cooper	ahead 3-2	b 5	0	---	1	3	2	0.105	81%		Home Run (Deep LF)
23	23	3	1	1939-05-12	NYG		PHI	Jim Henry	ahead 2-1	b 3	1	---	1	3	2	0.102	75%		Home Run (Deep RF)
24	24	4	1	1939-06-02	NYG		STL	Mort Cooper	ahead 5-2	b 8	0	---	1	3	2	0.015	99%		Home Run (Deep RF)
25	25	5	1	1939-06-03	NYG		STL	Lon Warneke	behind 0-2	b 5	1	1--	2	3	2	0.247	54%		Home Run (Deep LF); B. Jurges Scores
26	26	6	1	1939-06-06	NYG		CIN	Peaches Davis	ahead 6-0	b 4	2	---	1	3	2	0.015	98%		Home Run (Deep RF)
27	27	7	1	1939-06-08	NYG		CHC	Bill Lee	ahead 2-0	b 3	2	---	1	3	2	0.083	82%		Home Run (Deep RF)
28	28	8	1	1939-06-24	NYG	@	CIN	Whitey Moore	tied 0-0	t 1	1	-2-	2	3	2	0.152	67%		Home Run (Deep LF); B. Jurges Scores
29	29	9	1	1939-07-02 (2)	NYG		BRO	Ira Hutchinson	tied 4-4	b 8	0	---	1	3	2	0.260	87%		Home Run (Deep LF)
30	30	10	1	1939-07-15	NYG		CIN	Johnny Vander Meer	behind 0-3	b 3	2	1--	2	3	2	0.182	39%		Home Run (Deep LF); B. Seeds Scores
31	31	11	1	1939-08-12	NYG		PHI	Hugh Mulcahy	behind 2-4	b 9	2	---	1	5	2	0.032	5%		Home Run (Deep RF)
32	32	12	1	1939-08-18	NYG	@	PHI	Kirby Higbe	behind 1-4	t 4	1	---	1	5	2	0.081	23%		Home Run (Deep LF)
33	33	13	1	1939-09-02 (1)	NYG		BRO	Luke Hamlin	behind 2-4	b 6	0	---	1	5	2	0.137	39%		Home Run (Deep LF)
34	34	14	1	1939-09-04 (1)	NYG		PHI	Kirby Higbe	tied 0-0	b 2	1	---	1	5	2	0.109	64%		Home Run (Deep LF)
35	35	15	1	1939-09-09	NYG	@	BRO	Hugh Casey	ahead 1-0	t 4	0	---	1	5	2	0.105	73%		Home Run (Deep LF)
36	36	16	1	1939-09-14 (2)	NYG	@	CIN	Johnny Niggeling	tied 0-0	t 2	1	---	1	5	2	0.107	58%		Home Run (Deep LF)
1940	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
37	37	1	1	1940-05-07	NYG	@	CIN	Jim Turner	behind 0-3	t 2	1	---	1	5	2	0.078	27%		Home Run (Deep CF)
38	38	2	2	1940-05-07	NYG	@	CIN	Joe Beggs	behind 3-5	t 8	1	1-3	3	5	2	0.493	73%		Home Run (Deep CF); J. Moore Scores; M. Ott Scores
39	39	3	1	1940-05-10	NYG	@	BRO	Whit Wyatt	ahead 1-0	t 1	2	-2-	2	5	2	0.157	74%		Home Run; J. Moore Scores
40	40	4	1	1940-05-20	NYG		STL	Curt Davis	ahead 3-0	b 3	2	1--	2	5	2	0.097	93%		Home Run; M. Ott Scores
41	41	5	1	1940-05-22	NYG		CIN	Paul Derringer	behind 1-3	b 6	2	1--	2	5	2	0.304	52%		Home Run (Deep RF); M. Ott Scores
42	42	6	1	1940-05-26	NYG		BSN	Dick Coffman	tied 5-5	b 5	1	1-3	3	5	2	0.223	88%		Home Run (Deep RF); J. Moore Scores; M. Ott Scores
43	43	7	2	1940-05-26	NYG		BSN	Joe Sullivan	ahead 9-7	b 7	0	---	1	5	2	0.053	94%		Home Run (Deep RF)
44	44	8	1	1940-06-03	NYG	@	PIT	Max Butcher	tied 1-1	t 4	1	---	1	5	2	0.133	61%		Home Run (Deep LF)
45	45	9	1	1940-06-15	NYG		PIT	Joe Bowman	ahead 4-1	b 5	0	12-	3	5	2	0.057	98%	IPHR	Inside-the-park Home Run to CF; B. Seeds Scores; B. Young Scores
46	46	10	1	1940-06-26	NYG		STL	Lon Warneke	tied 0-0	b 2	0	1--	2	5	2	0.164	75%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); B. Young Scores
47	47	11	1	1940-07-01	NYG		BSN	Al Piechota	tied 0-0	b 2	0	1--	2	5	2	0.164	75%		Home Run (Pop Fly to Deep RF); B. Young Scores
48	48	12	1	1940-07-28	NYG		CHC	Jake Mooty	tied 3-3	b 3	2	---	1	4	2	0.125	64%		Home Run (Pop Fly to Deep RF)
49	49	13	1	1940-07-31	NYG		CIN	Bucky Walters	behind 3-4	b 9	2	1--	2	4	2	0.903	100%	Walk-Off	Home Run (Deep LF); M. Ott Scores
1941	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
50	50	1	1	1941-04-19	NYG		PHI	Tommy Hughes	ahead 3-0	b 7	2	123	4	3	2	0.048	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); H. Schumacher Scores/unER; J. Rucker Scores/unER; B. Whitehead Scores/unER; H. Danning Scores/unER
51	51	2	1	1941-04-20	NYG		BRO	Lee Grissom	ahead 1-0	b 5	1	1--	2	3	2	0.167	88%		Home Run; B. Whitehead Scores
52	52	3	1	1941-06-02	NYG		CIN	Elmer Riddle	behind 1-2	b 6	1	-2-	2	5	2	0.304	73%		Home Run (Deep RF); B. Young Scores
53	53	4	1	1941-06-08 (2)	NYG		STL	Sam Nahem	ahead 10-7	b 8	1	1--	2	5	2	0.020	99%		Home Run (Deep LF); B. Young Scores
54	54	5	1	1941-06-11 (1)	NYG		CHC	Claude Passeau	behind 1-2	b 6	0	---	1	5	2	0.187	57%		Home Run
55	55	6	1	1941-06-20	NYG	@	STL	Lon Warneke	behind 1-2	t 8	1	---	1	3	2	0.254	45%		Home Run (Deep LF)
56	56	7	1	1941-08-10 (1)	NYG		PHI	Tommy Hughes	behind 1-4	b 8	0	1--	2	5	2	0.168	30%		Home Run (Deep LF); B. Young Scores
1942	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
57	57	1	1	1942-04-15	NYG		BRO	Kirby Higbe	behind 0-2	b 5	0	---	1	7	2	0.134	39%		Home Run

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