Dan Driessen

Positions: First Baseman and Third Baseman

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

5-11, 187lb (180cm, 84kg)

Born: July 29, 1951 in Hilton Head Island, SC us

High School: Riley HS (Bluffton, SC)

Debut: June 9, 1973 (Age 21-315d, 13,358th in major league history)
vs. CHC 4 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: October 3, 1987 (Age 36-066d)
vs. NYM 2 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1973 season

Full Name: Daniel Driessen

Nicknames: Cobra

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Relatives: Uncle of Gerald Perry

2x World Series

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

20.5

5479

1464

153

.267

746

RBI

763

154

OBP

.356

SLG

.411

OPS

.767

OPS+

113

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

1978 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1978 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 6	CIN		HOU	W,11-9	CG	41	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
2	2	Apr 7	CIN		HOU	W,5-4	CG	39	9.0	14	0	0	14	0	1B
3	3	Apr 8	CIN		HOU	W,2-1	CG	35	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
4	4	Apr 9	CIN		HOU	W,9-3	CG	39	9.0	9	1	0	10	1	1B
5	5	Apr 11	CIN		SFG	L,2-3	CG	36	9.0	10	1	0	11	0	1B
6	6	Apr 12	CIN		SFG	W,12-3	CG	33	9.0	11	2	0	13	0	1B
7	7	Apr 13	CIN		SFG	W,7-6	CG	52	13.0	12	1	0	13	1	1B
8	8	Apr 14	CIN	@	HOU	W,8-4	CG	37	9.0	9	0	0	9	2	1B
9	9	Apr 15	CIN	@	HOU	L,1-6	CG	35	8.0	9	0	0	9	3	1B
10	10	Apr 16	CIN	@	HOU	L,3-4	CG	56	12.2	6	1	0	7	0	1B
11	11	Apr 17	CIN	@	LAD	W,8-2	CG	36	9.0	5	0	0	5	1	1B
12	12	Apr 18	CIN	@	LAD	W,11-3	CG	38	9.0	12	0	0	12	1	1B
13	13	Apr 19	CIN	@	LAD	L,4-5	CG	35	8.0	12	0	0	12	2	1B
14	15 (1)	Apr 22	CIN	@	SFG	W,5-4	CG	42	10.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
15	16	Apr 23	CIN	@	SFG	W,2-1	CG	45	10.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
16	17	Apr 25	CIN		LAD	L,2-4	CG	35	9.0	11	0	0	11	0	1B
17	18	Apr 26	CIN		LAD	L,4-14	CG	49	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
18	19	Apr 28	CIN	@	NYM	W,5-1	CG	35	9.0	6	0	0	6	1	1B
19	20	Apr 29	CIN	@	NYM	W,14-7	CG	43	9.0	9	2	0	11	2	1B
20	21	Apr 30	CIN	@	NYM	L,4-6	CG	36	8.0	7	2	0	9	0	1B
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
21	22	May 1	CIN		PHI	L,1-12	CG	55	9.0	6	1	0	7	0	1B
22	23	May 3	CIN		PHI	W,12-3	CG	40	9.0	6	0	0	6	2	1B
23	24	May 5	CIN		MON	L,3-4	CG	39	9.0	9	3	0	12	0	1B
24	25	May 6	CIN		MON	W,6-2	CG	35	9.0	6	0	0	6	2	1B
25	26	May 7 (1)	CIN		MON	L,5-19	CG	54	9.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
26	27	May 7 (2)	CIN		MON	W,4-2	GF	5	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	1B
27	28	May 8	CIN		NYM	L,2-3	CG	41	10.0	6	1	0	7	0	1B
28	29	May 9	CIN		NYM	W,7-6	CG	39	10.0	9	2	0	11	3	1B
29	30	May 11	CIN	@	PHI	L,1-4	CG	35	8.0	2	1	0	3	0	1B
30	31	May 12	CIN	@	PHI	W,3-0	CG	34	9.0	11	0	0	11	0	1B
31	32	May 13	CIN	@	PHI	W,4-3	CG	37	9.0	6	0	0	6	2	1B
32	33	May 14	CIN	@	PHI	L,4-7	CG	37	8.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
33	34	May 16	CIN	@	MON	W,5-1	CG	34	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
34	35	May 17	CIN	@	MON	L,4-5	CG	50	10.2	12	1	0	13	1	1B
35	36	May 18	CIN	@	MON	W,3-2	CG	34	9.0	7	1	0	8	1	1B
36	37	May 19	CIN		SDP	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	1B
37	38	May 20	CIN		SDP	W,10-6	CG	43	9.0	11	0	0	11	0	1B
38	40 (1)	May 21 (2)	CIN		SDP	W,1-0	CG	34	9.0	11	0	0	11	1	1B
39	41	May 22	CIN		ATL	W,10-0	CG	33	9.0	10	1	0	11	0	1B
40	42	May 23	CIN		ATL	L,4-6	CG	41	9.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
41	43	May 24	CIN		ATL	W,5-4	CG	34	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
42	44	May 26	CIN	@	SDP	W,3-1	GS	14	4.0	2	1	0	3	0	1B
43	49 (4)	May 31	CIN	@	ATL	W,10-4	CG	38	9.0	7	0	1	8	2	1B
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
44	50	Jun 2	CIN		PIT	W,3-2	CG	41	9.0	10	1	0	11	0	1B
45	51	Jun 3	CIN		PIT	W,4-3	CG	41	9.0	9	1	0	10	0	1B
46	52	Jun 4	CIN		PIT	L,1-4	CG	38	9.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
47	53	Jun 5	CIN	@	STL	W,2-1	CG	36	9.0	6	0	1	7	0	1B
48	54	Jun 6	CIN	@	STL	L,1-4	CG	31	8.0	13	0	0	13	0	1B
49	55	Jun 7	CIN	@	CHC	W,9-6	CG	46	9.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
50	56	Jun 8	CIN	@	CHC	L,1-10	CG	42	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	1B
51	57	Jun 9	CIN	@	PIT	L,9-11	CG	42	8.0	8	1	0	9	1	1B
52	58	Jun 10	CIN	@	PIT	W,6-4	CG	38	9.0	10	1	0	11	0	1B
53	59	Jun 11	CIN	@	PIT	L,1-3	CG	35	8.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
54	60	Jun 12	CIN		CHC	L,2-3	CG	38	9.0	11	0	0	11	1	1B
55	61	Jun 13	CIN		CHC	W,1-0	CG	32	9.0	9	3	0	12	1	1B
56	62	Jun 14	CIN		CHC	W,3-1	CG	34	9.0	6	2	0	8	0	1B
57	63	Jun 16	CIN		STL	W,4-0	CG	30	9.0	14	0	0	14	0	1B
58	65 (1)	Jun 18	CIN		STL	W,4-2	CG	36	9.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
59	66	Jun 20	CIN	@	SFG	W,6-3	CG	40	9.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
60	67	Jun 21	CIN	@	SFG	L,0-3	CG	34	8.0	7	1	0	8	0	1B
61	68	Jun 22	CIN	@	SFG	W,5-0	CG	32	9.0	17	0	0	17	1	1B
62	69	Jun 23	CIN	@	LAD	L,0-1	CG	33	8.0	7	1	0	8	1	1B
63	70	Jun 24	CIN	@	LAD	L,3-4	CG	35	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	1B
64	71	Jun 25	CIN	@	LAD	W,5-4	CG	38	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	1B
65	72	Jun 26	CIN	@	HOU	W,4-3	CG	37	9.0	13	1	0	14	0	1B
66	73	Jun 27	CIN	@	HOU	L,4-7	CG	37	8.0	11	0	0	11	0	1B
67	74	Jun 28	CIN	@	HOU	L,0-3	CG	35	8.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
68	75	Jun 29	CIN	@	HOU	L,0-5	CG	39	8.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
69	76	Jun 30 (1)	CIN		LAD	L,3-5	GF	16	3.0	5	0	0	5	0	1B
70	77	Jun 30 (2)	CIN		LAD	L,2-5	CG	36	9.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
71	78	Jul 1	CIN		LAD	L,0-2	CG	34	9.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
72	79	Jul 2	CIN		LAD	W,7-6	CG	42	9.0	6	0	0	6	2	1B
73	80	Jul 3	CIN		HOU	W,8-7	CG	47	11.0	10	3	0	13	0	1B
74	81	Jul 4	CIN		HOU	L,1-3	CG	37	9.0	9	1	0	10	0	1B
75	82	Jul 5	CIN		HOU	W,2-1	CG	35	9.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
76	83	Jul 7 (1)	CIN		SFG	L,6-7	CG	41	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	1B
77	84	Jul 7 (2)	CIN		SFG	W,2-1	CG	39	9.0	11	1	0	12	0	1B
78	85	Jul 8	CIN		SFG	L,2-4	CG	38	9.0	12	1	0	13	1	1B
79	86	Jul 9	CIN		SFG	W,8-2	CG	39	9.0	13	0	0	13	1	1B
80	87	Jul 13	CIN		NYM	L,2-4	CG	34	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	1B
81	88	Jul 14	CIN		NYM	W,6-3	CG	35	9.0	10	1	0	11	0	1B
82	89	Jul 15	CIN		NYM	W,7-5	CG	39	9.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
83	90	Jul 16	CIN		NYM	W,9-2	GS	19	5.0	4	0	0	4	0	1B
84	91	Jul 17	CIN		MON	W,8-6	GF	9	2.0	2	0	0	2	0	1B
85	92	Jul 18	CIN		MON	L,1-3	CG	35	9.0	12	0	0	12	1	1B
86	93	Jul 19	CIN	@	PHI	W,7-2	CG	38	9.0	5	1	0	6	1	1B
87	94	Jul 20	CIN	@	PHI	L,6-8	CG	41	8.0	6	2	0	8	0	1B
88	95	Jul 21	CIN	@	MON	W,10-3	CG	37	9.0	9	3	0	12	1	1B
89	96	Jul 22	CIN	@	MON	W,2-1	CG	39	9.0	11	0	0	11	0	1B
90	97	Jul 23	CIN	@	MON	W,5-4	CG	63	14.0	15	1	0	16	0	1B
91	98	Jul 24	CIN	@	NYM	W,5-3	CG	37	9.0	16	0	0	16	0	1B
92	99	Jul 25	CIN	@	NYM	L,2-9	CG	39	8.0	12	1	0	13	1	1B
93	100	Jul 26	CIN	@	NYM	L,3-12	CG	39	8.0	10	1	0	11	1	1B
94	101	Jul 28 (1)	CIN		PHI	L,2-12	CG	46	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
95	102	Jul 28 (2)	CIN		PHI	W,2-1	CG	38	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
96	103	Jul 29	CIN		PHI	W,6-2	CG	37	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
97	104	Jul 30	CIN		PHI	W,5-3	CG	42	9.0	9	1	0	10	0	1B
98	105	Jul 31	CIN	@	ATL	W,3-2	CG	41	9.0	9	1	1	11	2	1B
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
99	106	Aug 1	CIN	@	ATL	L,4-16	CG	46	8.0	5	0	0	5	2	1B
100	107	Aug 2	CIN	@	ATL	W,6-2	CG	29	9.0	6	1	0	7	1	1B
101	108	Aug 4	CIN		SDP	L,2-3	CG	39	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
102	109	Aug 5	CIN		SDP	W,7-1	CG	29	9.0	11	1	0	12	2	1B
103	110	Aug 6	CIN		SDP	W,3-1	CG	35	9.0	5	4	0	9	1	1B
104	111	Aug 7	CIN		ATL	L,3-5	CG	39	9.0	6	1	0	7	0	1B
105	112	Aug 8	CIN		ATL	L,5-6	CG	40	9.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
106	113	Aug 9	CIN		ATL	W,10-0	CG	32	9.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
107	114	Aug 10	CIN	@	SDP	L,3-15	CG	53	8.0	8	0	1	9	0	1B
108	115	Aug 11	CIN	@	SDP	W,2-0	GF	5	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	PH 1B
109	116	Aug 12	CIN	@	SDP	L,2-4	CG	36	8.0	7	1	1	9	0	1B
110	117	Aug 13	CIN	@	SDP	L,2-3	CG	32	8.0	9	1	0	10	0	1B
111	118	Aug 14	CIN	@	PIT	L,4-7	CG	38	8.0	11	0	0	11	0	1B
112	119	Aug 15	CIN	@	PIT	W,4-3	CG	43	10.0	15	0	0	15	2	1B
113	120	Aug 16	CIN	@	PIT	L,2-13	CG	46	8.0	5	2	0	7	0	1B
114	121	Aug 17	CIN	@	CHC	L,0-2	CG	33	8.0	5	1	0	6	1	1B
115	122	Aug 18	CIN	@	CHC	W,8-3	GF	11	3.0	3	0	0	3	0	PH 1B
116	123	Aug 19	CIN	@	CHC	W,9-7	CG	51	10.0	8	1	0	9	2	1B
117	124	Aug 20	CIN	@	CHC	L,1-2	CG	35	8.2	10	2	0	12	2	1B
118	125	Aug 21	CIN		STL	L,9-14	CG	54	9.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
119	126	Aug 22	CIN		STL	W,5-4	CG	46	11.0	10	1	0	11	1	1B
120	127	Aug 24	CIN		STL	L,3-4	CG	39	9.0	13	1	0	14	0	1B
121	128	Aug 25	CIN		CHC	L,2-5	CG	39	9.0	8	3	0	11	2	1B
122	129	Aug 26	CIN		CHC	L,6-8	CG	40	9.0	6	3	0	9	1	1B
123	130	Aug 27	CIN		CHC	L,1-7	CG	44	9.0	11	1	0	12	0	1B
124	131	Aug 28	CIN		PIT	L,1-3	GF	3	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	PH 1B
125	132	Aug 29	CIN		PIT	L,0-5	CG	38	9.0	7	1	0	8	0	1B
126	133	Aug 31	CIN	@	STL	W,11-6	CG	39	9.0	8	0	0	8	2	1B
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
127	134	Sep 1	CIN	@	STL	W,5-2	CG	36	9.0	9	1	0	10	0	1B
128	135	Sep 2	CIN	@	STL	W,6-3	CG	45	12.0	11	1	0	12	3	1B
129	136	Sep 3	CIN	@	STL	L,2-10	GS	33	6.0	9	1	0	10	0	1B
130	137	Sep 4	CIN	@	HOU	W,6-3	CG	38	9.0	8	0	0	8	3	1B
131	138	Sep 5	CIN	@	HOU	L,2-3	CG	35	8.2	7	1	0	8	0	1B
132	139	Sep 7	CIN		SDP	W,6-2	GF	6	2.0	3	0	0	3	0	1B
133	140	Sep 8	CIN		SDP	L,2-3	CG	38	9.0	10	1	1	12	1	1B
134	141	Sep 9	CIN		SFG	W,6-3	GF	7	2.0	3	0	0	3	1	PR 1B
135	142	Sep 10	CIN		SFG	W,8-1	CG	34	9.0	11	1	0	12	1	1B
136	143	Sep 11	CIN		HOU	W,9-8	CG	39	9.0	10	2	0	12	1	1B
137	144	Sep 12	CIN		HOU	W,4-3	CG	37	9.0	11	0	0	11	1	1B
138	146 (1)	Sep 14	CIN	@	SDP	L,1-8	CG	36	8.0	8	1	0	9	0	1B
139	147	Sep 15	CIN	@	SFG	W,6-1	CG	30	9.0	9	2	0	11	3	1B
140	148	Sep 16	CIN	@	SFG	L,2-3	CG	37	8.2	9	1	0	10	0	1B
141	149	Sep 17	CIN	@	SFG	W,7-1	CG	32	9.0	6	0	0	6	1	1B
142	150	Sep 18	CIN	@	LAD	W,4-0	CG	36	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
143	151	Sep 19	CIN	@	LAD	L,0-8	CG	41	8.0	10	0	0	10	2	1B
144	152	Sep 20	CIN	@	LAD	W,4-3	GS	31	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
145	153	Sep 22	CIN	@	ATL	W,6-4	GF	10	3.0	2	0	0	2	0	PH 1B
146	155 (1)	Sep 24	CIN	@	ATL	W,2-1	CG	33	9.0	8	1	0	9	1	1B
147	156	Sep 26	CIN		LAD	W,6-4	CG	37	9.0	13	0	0	13	0	1B
148	157	Sep 27	CIN		LAD	W,5-3	CG	40	9.0	9	1	0	10	0	1B
149	158	Sep 28	CIN		LAD	W,8-7	CG	44	9.0	13	0	0	13	0	1B
150	159	Sep 29	CIN		ATL	W,7-2	CG	35	9.0	8	2	0	10	0	1B
151	160	Sep 30	CIN		ATL	W,4-0	CG	33	9.0	13	1	0	14	0	1B
							151gm		1282.1	1264	93	6	1363	92