Dan Dugdale Explained

Dan Dugdale
Position:Catcher
Bats:Right
Throws:Unknown
Birth Date:October 28, 1864
Birth Place:Peoria, Illinois
Death Place:Seattle, Washington
Debutleague:MLB
Debutdate:May 20
Debutyear:1886
Debutteam:Kansas City Cowboys
Finalleague:MLB
Finaldate:September 30
Finalyear:1894
Finalteam:Washington Senators
Statleague:MLB
Stat1label:Batting average
Stat1value:.224
Stat2label:Home runs
Stat2value:0
Stat3label:Runs batted in
Stat3value:18
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Daniel Edward Dugdale (October 28, 1864 – March 9, 1934) was a Major League Baseball catcher. He played for the 1886 Kansas City Cowboys and 1894 Washington Senators in the National League. He continued to play ball in the minor leagues through 1897, primarily in the Western Association. He managed in the minors with the Peoria Distillers (player/manager) in 1896-97, Seattle Clamdiggers (1898, 1901–02), Seattle Chinooks (1903), Portland Browns (1904), Seattle Siwashes (1907–08) and Seattle Giants (1911).He became involved in Seattle's real estate market and became fairly wealthy. He used his wealth to build several baseball stadiums in the Seattle area. The main stadium in Seattle bore his name until it was destroyed in 1932.[1]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.historylink.org/index.cfm?DisplayPage=output.cfm&File_Id=3431 Dugdale, Daniel E. (1864–1934), Baseball Pioneer