Dave Danforth

Dave Danforth
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Pitcher
Born: (1890-03-07)March 7, 1890 Granger, Texas
Died: Baltimore, Maryland
Batted: Left Threw: Left
MLB debut
August 1, 1911, for the Philadelphia Athletics
Last MLB appearance
October 1, 1925, for the St. Louis Browns
MLB statistics
Win–loss record	71–66
Earned run average	3.89
Strikeouts	484
Teams
Philadelphia Athletics (1911–1912) Chicago White Sox (1916–1919) St. Louis Browns (1922–1925)
Career highlights and awards
World Series champion: 1917 American League pennant: 1919

David Charles "Dauntless Dave" Danforth (March 7, 1890 – September 19, 1970) was a professional baseball player. He was a left-handed pitcher over parts of ten seasons (1911–1912, 1916–1919, 1922–1925) with the Philadelphia Athletics, Chicago White Sox and St. Louis Browns. For his career, he compiled a 71–66 record in 286 appearances, with a 3.89 earned run average and 484 strikeouts. Danforth played on two World Series championship teams, the 1911 Athletics and the 1917 White Sox. He appeared in one World Series game (in 1917), pitching one inning, giving up two runs and striking out two.

An alumnus of Baylor University, he was born in Granger, Texas and later died in Baltimore, Maryland at the age of 80. He is buried in Loudon Park Cemetery in Baltimore.

See also

• List of Major League Baseball saves champions

External links

• Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors)