Danny Kravitz Explained

Danny Kravitz
Position:Catcher
Bats:Left
Throws:Right
Birth Date:21 December 1930
Birth Place:Lopez, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Death Place:Danville, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Debutleague:MLB
Debutdate:April 17
Debutyear:1956
Debutteam:Pittsburgh Pirates
Finalleague:MLB
Finaldate:September 18
Finalyear:1960
Finalteam:Kansas City Athletics
Statleague:MLB
Stat1label:Batting average
Stat1value:.236
Stat2label:Home runs
Stat2value:10
Stat3label:Runs batted in
Stat3value:54
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Daniel Kravitz (December 21, 1930 – June 19, 2013) was an American professional baseball player. He was a catcher in Major League Baseball from 1956 to 1960 for the Pittsburgh Pirates and Kansas City Athletics. Kravitz batted left-handed, threw right-handed, stood 5feet tall and weighed .

Born in Lopez, Pennsylvania, to Eva (Hubiak) and John Kravitz, Danny Kravitz was a reserve catcher for the Pirates from 1956 through 1959, and he also began the 1960 season with the Bucs, but was traded to the Athletics on June 1, 1960, for Hank Foiles[1] and therefore was not with the Pirates during the 1960 World Series. With the Athletics the remainder of the season, Kravitz was part of a catching platoon with Pete Daley and received the most playing time of his career, batting .234 with 4 home runs and 14 runs batted in in 175 at-bats. After the 1960 season, his contract was sold to the Cincinnati Reds. However, he never again played in the major leagues. Kravitz played three more seasons in the minor leagues before retiring.

His first major league home run occurred on May 11, 1956, in the bottom of the ninth inning with the bases loaded and the Pirates trailing the Philadelphia Phillies 5-2. Kravitz' walk-off grand slam gave the Pirates a 6–5 win.[2] His MLB totals included 130 hits, with 22 doubles, seven triples, ten home runs and 54 runs batted in. He hit .236 lifetime in 215 games played.

He died on June 19, 2013.[3]

Notes and References

  1. https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1350&dat=19600601&id=AqJOAAAAIBAJ&sjid=BgEEAAAAIBAJ&pg=2646,5352200&hl=en Athletics, Pirates trade catchers
  2. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=WEYaAAAAIBAJ&sjid=PSMEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6765,6097086&dq=danny+kravitz+grand+slam&hl=en Turnabout In Home Sector For Dodgers
  3. http://www.homerfuneralhome.com/fh/obituaries/obituary.cfm?o_id=2128374&fh_id=13186 Obituary for Daniel Kravitz