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Ty Cobb League
4-18-2086
Steve Danforth Right Field
Retired (1965, Age 37)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .274 Total Rating B    Bats/Throws L/L
OPS .783 Status Deceased (1999) Option Years 0  
H 1450 Age at Death 71 Date of Birth 03-07-1928
HR 196 Drafted Round 26, Pick 415
(1950)		 Majors Svc Time 2 years
(136 games)
RBI 747
SB 188
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R B+ Contact vs. L B- Endurance D    Ldrship C-
Power vs. R B+ Power vs. L B- Velocity B    Mentor vR A-
Speed B- Bunt C  Control D+   Mentor vL A-
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range B+ WS Rings 1
1B A- (79.1%) LF A+ (97.9%) Arm B+ WS Appearances 1
2B --- CF C- (33.5%)   Health C  LCS Appearances 1
3B --- RF A+ (100%)   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

Year   Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO HBP SF SB CS E OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG Awards
1952 BOS
86
269
32
63
12
0
7
33
21
 40 0 2
7
 1 9
.645
.288
.357
.123
.234
1953 CLE
94
376
54
110
14
5
20
63
29
 57 2 1
10
 6 8
.862
.346
.516
.223
.293
1954 CLE
126
501
79
148
25
2
13
60
51
 71 3 3
13
 6 7
.793
.362
.431
.136
.295
1955 CLE
120
480
74
132
24
3
21
69
45
 86 3 6
10
 3 2
.806
.337
.469
.194
.275
1956 CLE
100
247
34
69
16
2
6
24
29
 37 0 1
9
 1 2
.787
.354
.433
.154
.279
1957 CLE
140
550
62
147
27
2
19
74
53
 87 4 2
23
 13 6
.762
.335
.427
.160
.267
1958 CLE
114
349
44
87
14
1
8
44
23
 53 1 3
19
 4 3
.659
.295
.364
.115
.249
1959 CLE-DET
149
515
80
131
22
2
20
68
47
 82 2 2
19
 6 7
.739
.318
.421
.167
.254
1960 DET
116
407
67
118
16
3
15
76
49
 63 1 2
18
 8 3
.821
.366
.455
.165
.290
1961 DET
115
414
77
122
20
3
21
64
49
 57 2 2
27
 8 4
.880
.370
.510
.215
.295
1962 DET-CLE
134
480
87
135
28
5
23
74
39
 78 3 1
20
 2 1
.843
.338
.504
.223
.281
1963 NYA-WAS
123
348
43
93
15
3
9
43
50
 55 0 5
8
 5 5
.760
.355
.405
.138
.267
1964 WAS
74
241
23
65
8
2
9
38
18
 47 1 1
5
 1 2
.753
.322
.432
.162
.270
1965 WAS
37
109
13
30
3
1
5
17
6
 22 0 0
0
 3 1
.772
.313
.459
.183
.275
Total
1528
5286
769
1450
244
34
196
747
509
 835 22 31
188
 67 60
.783
.339
.445
.170
.274
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1965-11-01Steve Danforth has retired from the Washington War Dogs
1964-03-01The Washington War Dogs have renamed Marcus Chames to Steve Danforth.
1963-09-15A trade has been completed between the Washington War Dogs and the New York Creatures. The New York Creatures receive Draft Pick - 1965 Round 2 (WAS) from the Washington War Dogs in exchange for Marcus Chames.
1963-04-23The New York Creatures have renamed Tino Martinez to Marcus Chames.
1963-04-04The New York Creatures have renamed Tomas Krondor to Tino Martinez.
1963-03-01The New York Creatures have renamed Denver Randleman to Tomas Krondor.
1963-03-01The New York Creatures have renamed Claude Young to Denver Randleman.
1963-03-01The New York Creatures have renamed Steve Danforth to Claude Young.
1962-03-01A trade has been completed between the Detroit Rotties and the Cleveland Wahoos. The Cleveland Wahoos receive Ted Driscoll, Steve Danforth from the Detroit Rotties in exchange for Milt Kennedy.
1959-06-15The Detroit Rotties have promoted Steve Danforth to the major league team. The Detroit Rotties have sent Elmer Stearns to the minors.
1959-06-14A trade has been completed between the Detroit Rotties and the Cleveland Indians. The Cleveland Indians receive Dixie Colbert, Bill Crawford from the Detroit Rotties in exchange for Steve Danforth.
1953-05-20The Cleveland Crush have promoted Steve Danforth to the major league team. The Cleveland Crush have sent Joe Garagiola to the minors.
1953-04-15The Cleveland Crush have promoted Joe Garagiola to the major league team. The Cleveland Crush have sent Steve Danforth to the minors.
1952-04-20The Boston Madmen have promoted Steve Danforth to the major league team. The Boston Madmen have sent Jim Fassero to the minors.