John Dantonio

Name Note: Name presented as Fats Dantonio in some sources

Position: Catcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-8, 165lb (173cm, 74kg)

Born: December 31, 1918 in New Orleans, LA us

Died: May 28, 1993 in New Orleans, LA

Buried: Lake Lawn Mausoleum, New Orleans, LA

High School: Jesuit HS (New Orleans, LA)

Debut: September 18, 1944 (Age 25-262d, 9,776th in major league history)
vs. BSN 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 20, 1945 (Age 26-263d)
vs. BSN 3 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1945 season

Full Name: John James Dantonio

Nicknames: Fats

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-0.9

135

.244

RBI

OBP

.301

SLG

.304

OPS

.605

OPS+

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1945 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1945 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	35 (34)	May 29	BRO	@	CHC	W,10-3	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
2	37 (1)	May 30 (2)	BRO	@	PIT	W,14-10	CG	45	9.0	3	1	0	4	0
3	38	May 31	BRO	@	PIT	W,6-4	GF	24	6.0	0	0	0	0	0
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
4	39	Jun 1	BRO	@	CIN	L,3-6	GF	4	0.1	0	0	0	0	0
5	41 (1)	Jun 3 (2)	BRO	@	CIN	L,1-2	GF	8	2.0	1	0	0	1	0
6	42	Jun 5	BRO	@	NYG	W,6-3	GF	22	6.0	3	0	0	3	0
7	43	Jun 7	BRO	@	NYG	L,5-10	GF	24	4.0	2	0	0	2	0
8	44	Jun 8	BRO		PHI	W,9-1	CG	34	9.0	4	0	1	5	0
9	45	Jun 9	BRO		PHI	W,8-7	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
10	46	Jun 10	BRO		PHI	W,10-4	CG	33	7.0	6	0	0	6	0
11	47	Jun 12	BRO		NYG	W,7-4	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
12	48	Jun 13	BRO		NYG	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
13	49	Jun 14	BRO		NYG	W,5-4	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
14	50	Jun 15	BRO	@	BSN	W,9-8	GS	25	6.0	3	0	1	4	0
15	51	Jun 16	BRO	@	BSN	L,5-6	GS	49	11.0	4	3	0	7	0
16	52	Jun 17 (1)	BRO	@	BSN	W,9-6	CG	41	9.0	4	1	0	5	0
17	53	Jun 17 susp	BRO	@	BSN	L,1-4	GF	11	2.0	0	1	0	1	0
18	54	Jun 18	BRO		NYG	W,2-1	GS	32	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
19	55	Jun 20 (1)	BRO	@	PHI	W,4-2	CG	34	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
20	56	Jun 20 (2)	BRO	@	PHI	W,8-1	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
21	57	Jun 21	BRO	@	PHI	W,9-2	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
22	64 (6)	Jun 29 (1)	BRO		CHC	W,5-4	GS	31	7.0	0	0	0	0	0
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
23	67 (2)	Jul 1 (1)	BRO		PIT	L,3-4	GS	24	6.0	4	2	0	6	0
24	71 (3)	Jul 4 (2)	BRO		CIN	W,5-3	CG	38	9.0	8	0	0	8	0
25	72	Jul 5	BRO		CIN	L,4-6	GS	30	6.0	3	0	0	3	0
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
26	96 (23)	Aug 3 (1)	BRO	@	BSN	W,5-1	CG	30	9.0	6	0	0	6	0
27	100 (3)	Aug 5 (2)	BRO	@	BSN	L,1-10	CG	42	8.0	6	0	0	6	0
28	101	Aug 8	BRO		CIN	W,1-0	CG	34	9.0	3	0	2	5	0
29	106 (4)	Aug 12 (1)	BRO		STL	W,7-3	GS	30	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
30	107	Aug 12 (2)	BRO		STL	L,0-3	GS	26	7.0	5	1	0	6	0
31	108	Aug 13	BRO		STL	L,10-11	GS	32	6.0	3	0	1	4	0
32	111 (2)	Aug 16	BRO		CHC	W,2-1	GF	4	1.0	2	0	0	2	0
33	114 (2)	Aug 19 (1)	BRO		PIT	W,6-2	CG	32	9.0	6	0	0	6	0
34	116 (1)	Aug 20	BRO		PIT	L,1-11	GS	34	7.0	4	0	3	7	0
35	122 (5)	Aug 28	BRO		PHI	W,7-1	CG	35	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
36	127 (4)	Sep 3 (1)	BRO		BSN	W,4-0	CG	32	9.0	5	0	1	6	0
37	128	Sep 3 (2)	BRO		BSN	W,4-3	GS	25	6.0	1	1	0	2	0
38	130 (1)	Sep 6	BRO	@	PIT	L,5-17	GF	13	3.0	0	0	0	0	0
39	131	Sep 7	BRO	@	PIT	W,3-2	CG	34	9.0	6	1	0	7	0
40	132	Sep 8	BRO	@	PIT	L,5-6	GS	42	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
41	137 (4)	Sep 11 (2)	BRO	@	CIN	W,11-6	CG	40	9.0	5	1	0	6	0
42	138	Sep 12	BRO	@	STL	L,2-3	CG	36	8.0	5	1	0	6	0
43	139	Sep 14 (1)	BRO	@	STL	W,7-3	GF	31	8.0	2	0	1	3	0
44	142 (2)	Sep 16 (1)	BRO	@	CHC	L,2-3	CG	34	8.0	4	1	1	6	0
45	146 (3)	Sep 20	BRO		BSN	L,2-3	GS	37	8.0	5	0	1	6	0
							45gm		317.0	141	16	12	169	0