Danny Litwhiler

Danny Litwhiler
Danny Litwhiler
	Litwhiler's 1949 Bowman Gum baseball card
	Left fielder
	Born: August 31, 1916; Ringtown, Pennsylvania, U.S.
	Died: September 23, 2011 (aged 95); Clearwater, Florida, U.S.
	Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
	April 25, 1940, for the Philadelphia Phillies
Last MLB appearance
	September 25, 1951, for the Cincinnati Reds
MLB statistics
Batting average	.281
Home runs	107
Runs batted in	451
Teams
	Philadelphia Phillies (1940–1943); St. Louis Cardinals (1943–1946); Boston Braves (1946–1948); Cincinnati Reds (1948–1951);
Career highlights and awards
	All-Star (1942); World Series champion (1944);

Daniel Webster Litwhiler (August 31, 1916 – September 23, 2011) was an American professional baseball player and coach. He played in Major League Baseball as an outfielder from 1940 to 1951 for the Boston Braves, St. Louis Cardinals, Philadelphia Phillies, and Cincinnati Reds. He was the first Major League Baseball player to have an error-free season while playing a full-time position on defense. That same season, 1942, he also became the first player to stitch together the fingers of his glove. After his playing career, he continued to work in baseball as a coach in college sports.

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