| Danny McDevitt | |
|---|---|
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| Pitcher | |
| Born:(1932-11-18)November 18, 1932 New York, New York, U.S. | |
| Died: November 20, 2010(2010-11-20) (aged 78) Covington, Georgia, U.S. | |
Batted: Left Threw: Left | |
| MLB debut | |
| June 17, 1957, for the Brooklyn Dodgers | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| September 19, 1962, for the Kansas City Athletics | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Win–loss record | 21–27 |
| Earned run average | 4.40 |
| Strikeouts | 303 |
Stats atBaseball Reference  | |
| Teams | |
Daniel Eugene McDevitt (November 18, 1932 – November 20, 2010) was anAmericanpitcher inMajor League Baseball who played from 1957 through 1962 for theBrooklyn/Los Angeles Dodgers,New York Yankees,Minnesota Twins andKansas City Athletics. Theleft-hander was listed at 5 feet 10 inches (1.78 m) tall and 170 pounds (77 kg).
McDevitt was born in 1932 inManhattan. He relocated together with his family toHallstead, Pennsylvania, where he was a star player on his high school baseball team.[1] He attendedSt. Bonaventure University inOlean, New York, but dropped out after he was signed by theNew York Yankees as an amateur free agent in September 1951.[2] He was released by the Yankees and served in theUnited States Army during theKorean War before being signed by the Dodgers after the completion of his military service.[1]
McDevitt is most remembered as the starting pitcher for the Dodgers' last home game atEbbets Field in Brooklyn on September 24, 1957, during his first season in the big leagues. McDevitt threw a 2–0shutout over thePittsburgh Pirates in front of a crowd of 6,702, in a game in which he recorded ninestrikeouts and gave up fivehits.[1][3] He finished the 1957 season with a 7–4 record, along with 90 strikeouts and anearned run average of 3.25.[2] In October, just weeks after what turned out to be the team's final game in Brooklyn, ownerWalter O'Malley announced that the Dodgers would be moving to Los Angeles.[3]
He pitched three more seasons with the Dodgers, achieving a career-best 10 wins against eight losses in 1959, when the Dodgers would go on to win their firstWorld Series championship inCalifornia, defeating theChicago White Sox in six games, though McDevitt did not appear in the series.[1][2] He played for both the Yankees and theMinnesota Twins during the 1961 season, and ended his big league career with theKansas City Athletics in 1962.[2]
McDevitt lived inSocial Circle, Georgia, and died inCovington, Georgia, aged 78.[4]
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