#8 Daniel "Diamond Dan" Houlihan, Centerfield, 40 yrs, No Team
Wednesday, 7/16/1952
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Daniel Houlihan
Diamond Dan
5/8/1905
40
Hull, MA
6"3
215

Centerfield
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1.0 Stars
 

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17 Year(s), 48 Days (2972 total Days)
0 Day(s)
19 Year(s)
  

Ratings

BattingContactGapPowerDiscipline/EyeAvoid K's
Overall00000
Versus LHP00000
Versus RHP00000
Talent24244
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6
4
8
2
2
Spray Hitter
Fielding Ratings
LF : 10 (Range), .992 (Fielding Pct.)
CF : 10 (Range), .970 (Fielding Pct.)
Catcher Arm : 1
Infield Arm : 5
Outfield Arm : 8

Game Log, Last 10 Games

DateOpp. ResultABRH2B3BHRRBIBBKSpot  

Batting Stats 1952

BattingGABH2B3BHRRBIRBBKAVGOBPSLGOPSTAVGISO
Overall0000000000.000.000.000.000.000.000
Projected0000000000.000.000.000.000.000.000
BattingGSPAHPIWCIGDPSHSFTBEBHSBCSSB%RCRC/27
Overall000000000000.0.0.0
 ABH2B3BHRRBIRBBKSFSHHPAVGOBPSLGOPS
vs. LHP000000000000.000.000.000.000
vs. RHP000000000000.000.000.000.000
Close/Late000000000000.000.000.000.000
Scoring Position000000000000.000.000.000.000
Pinch Hitting000000000000.000.000.000.000
 GABH2B3BHRRBIRBBKAVGOBPSLGOPS

Career Batting Stats

YearGABH2B3BHRRBIRBBHPSFKSBCSAVGOBPSLGOPSTeams
192777301103134130582513311910.342.391.422.813 DET
19281455671982148951043228525312.349.381.443.824DET
19297127911112555954241526198.398.440.530.971DET
19301385552082678104972333573710.375.401.490.891DET
19311345102002381090962926414517.392.422.527.950DET
193214756021130511861034535453215.377.423.507.930DET
193314859022629979710335413484917.383.413.498.911DET,AL
193414757420720412971145532483714.361.418.472.890DET,AL
19351395561992810710177463735187.358.405.482.887DET CHN,NL
193614860923928689699432463124.392.432.498.929CHN,NL
19379939914717467568275738105.368.409.476.885CHN
1938148589215326111009949486074.365.412.496.908CHN,NL
19391506062311651310711348264943.381.424.488.913CHN,NL
19401505882231591510310541395791.379.417.512.928CHN,NL
19411455682081826847619173771.366.383.437.820CHN,NL
19421164551731935736622323492.380.411.468.879CHN,NL
1943148574190153180562805422514.331.359.373.732CHN
1944128474125122058542213621911.264.296.297.593CHN
Total237893543414374961341535154261343103825411155.365.402.468.871 

Career Minor League Batting Stats

YearGABH2B3BHRRBIRBBKSBCSAVGOBPSLGOPS
1927, AAA74284104113535503135113.366.419.479.898
1945, AAA31115157002372301.130.179.191.370

Career Postseason Batting Stats

YearGABH2B3BHRRBIRBBKSBCSAVGOBPSLGOPS
192962210001420222.455.455.5911.045
19315228300541103.364.391.500.891
19325188100142240.444.500.5001.000
193452112102741200.571.591.9051.496
193562710100130300.370.370.407.778
19374186202551700.333.368.7781.146
Total3112854805232251765.422.444.6021.045

Fielding Stats 1952

PositionGGSPOADPTCEPCTINNRANGEPBRSTARTORTO%

Player History

Drafted in 1st round, 2nd overall pick, by Detroit in 1927...
Had first career hit on 7/1/1927, off Jerome Haskell (NYA)...
Had 5 hits with 2 RBI against Chicago (A) on 7/13/1927...
Won Player of the Week award on 7/14/1927, hitting .636 with 0 HR, 5 RBI...
Hit first career homerun on 8/8/1927, off Archie Leach (BOS)...
Won Player of the Week award on 8/11/1927, hitting .500 with 1 HR, 3 RBI...
Had 5 hits with 2 RBI against New York (A) on 9/3/1928...
Won Batter of the Month award on 10/1/1928, hitting .416 with 2 HR, 21 RBI...
Won GOLD GLOVE AWARD at Centerfield in 1928...
Injured on 4/20/1929 with a Broken Hand, out for 9 weeks...
Drove in 8 runs against Cleveland on 7/25/1929...
Won Player of the Week award on 7/28/1929, hitting .619 with 3 HR, 14 RBI...
Hit for the cycle against St. Louis (A) on 8/8/1929...
Won Player of the Week award on 8/11/1929, hitting .571 with 1 HR, 7 RBI...
Won Batter of the Month award on 6/1/1930, hitting .460 with 2 HR, 28 RBI...
Had 5 hits with 5 RBI against Boston (A) on 6/3/1930...
Had 5 hits with 4 RBI against Boston (A) on 7/12/1930...
Had 5 hits with 1 RBI against Chicago (A) on 9/10/1930...
Injured on 9/11/1930 with a Hyper Extended Knee, out for 1-2 weeks...
Won Player of the Week award on 5/12/1931, hitting .481 with 1 HR, 4 RBI...
Injured on 5/24/1931 with a Bruised Ribs, out for one week...
Had 5 hits with 1 RBI against Boston (A) on 6/25/1931...
Won Player of the Week award on 7/7/1931, hitting .625 with 0 HR, 5 RBI...
Won Player of the Week award on 7/14/1931, hitting .526 with 1 HR, 8 RBI...
Won Batter of the Month award on 8/1/1931, hitting .434 with 3 HR, 24 RBI...
Won Player of the Week award on 9/15/1931, hitting .429 with 2 HR, 10 RBI...
Won WORLD SERIES with Detroit in 1931...
Won BATTER OF THE YEAR in 1931, hitting .392 with 10 HR, 90 RBI...
Won Player of the Week award on 4/21/1932, hitting .483 with 3 HR, 9 RBI...
Won WORLD SERIES with Detroit in 1932...
Won BATTER OF THE YEAR in 1932, hitting .377 with 11 HR, 86 RBI...
Won GOLD GLOVE AWARD at Leftfield in 1932...
Was selected to the 1933 Allstar game...
Won Batter of the Month award on 8/1/1933, hitting .437 with 2 HR, 16 RBI...
Had 27-game hitting streak snapped on 9/11/1933...
Won BATTER OF THE YEAR in 1933, hitting .383 with 7 HR, 97 RBI...
Was selected to the 1934 Allstar game...
Had 20-game hitting streak snapped on 7/11/1934...
Won WORLD SERIES with Detroit in 1934...
Traded from Detroit to Chicago (N) on 3/1/1935 (Going to DET: P Arthur Deck, P Herb Loverock, RF Eddie Gelfen. Going to CHN: P Ed Schultz, CF Daniel Houlihan, RF Dave Halberstam)...
Had 5 hits with 2 RBI against Pittsburgh on 4/30/1935...
Won Player of the Week award on 5/5/1935, hitting .448 with 1 HR, 5 RBI...
Won Player of the Week award on 6/9/1935, hitting .419 with 0 HR, 10 RBI...
Was selected to the 1935 Allstar game...
Won Batter of the Month award on 8/1/1935, hitting .410 with 1 HR, 20 RBI...
Injured on 8/19/1935 with a Bruised Heel, out for 1-2 weeks...
Injured on 10/10/1935 with a Strained Back Muscle, out for one week...
Was selected to the 1936 Allstar game...
Won Batter of the Month award on 8/1/1936, hitting .400 with 2 HR, 24 RBI...
Had 5 hits with 2 RBI against Cincinnati on 8/15/1936...
Won Player of the Week award on 8/25/1936, hitting .613 with 0 HR, 6 RBI...
Won Batter of the Month award on 9/1/1936, hitting .462 with 0 HR, 20 RBI...
Won BATTER OF THE YEAR in 1936, hitting .392 with 8 HR, 96 RBI...
Injured on 4/23/1937 with a Bruised Sternum, out for 4 weeks...
Won Player of the Week award on 6/16/1937, hitting .536 with 2 HR, 10 RBI...
Injured on 6/24/1937 with a Bruised Ribs, out for one week...
Had 2000th career hit on 8/25/1937, off Hurley Hazel (NY1)...
Had 5 hits with 2 RBI against Brooklyn on 8/26/1937...
Won WORLD SERIES with Chicago (N) in 1937...
Won Player of the Week award on 6/30/1938, hitting .565 with 1 HR, 8 RBI...
Won Batter of the Month award on 7/1/1938, hitting .384 with 4 HR, 20 RBI...
Was selected to the 1938 Allstar game...
Won Batter of the Month award on 9/1/1938, hitting .400 with 2 HR, 19 RBI...
Had 22-game hitting streak snapped on 5/15/1939...
Had 5 hits with 1 RBI against New York (N) on 6/14/1939...
Won Batter of the Month award on 7/1/1939, hitting .381 with 6 HR, 26 RBI...
Had 5 hits with 1 RBI against Cincinnati on 7/2/1939...
Had 5 hits with 1 RBI against Pittsburgh on 7/7/1939...
Had 5 hits with 4 RBI against Cincinnati on 7/8/1939...
Was selected to the 1939 Allstar game...
Won Player of the Week award on 7/14/1939, hitting .619 with 0 HR, 8 RBI...
Had 5 hits with 0 RBI against Boston (N) on 7/16/1939...
Won BATTER OF THE YEAR in 1939, hitting .381 with 13 HR, 107 RBI...
Won GOLD GLOVE AWARD at Centerfield in 1939...
Had 5 hits with 1 RBI against New York (N) on 6/10/1940...
Had 20-game hitting streak snapped on 6/11/1940...
Was selected to the 1940 Allstar game...
Won Batter of the Month award on 10/1/1940, hitting .431 with 8 HR, 23 RBI...
Won BATTER OF THE YEAR in 1940, hitting .379 with 15 HR, 103 RBI...
Won GOLD GLOVE AWARD at Centerfield in 1940...
Won Player of the Week award on 5/19/1941, hitting .500 with 1 HR, 5 RBI...
Had 5 hits with 1 RBI against Philadelphia (N) on 6/2/1941...
Was selected to the 1941 Allstar game...
Won Batter of the Month award on 5/1/1942, hitting .444 with 0 HR, 14 RBI...
Had 3000th career hit on 5/30/1942, off Jasper Slaymaker (PIT)...
Was selected to the 1942 Allstar game...
Won Batter of the Month award on 8/1/1942, hitting .394 with 0 HR, 17 RBI...
Injured on 8/7/1942 with a Broken Foot, out for 5 weeks...
Won Player of the Week award on 8/18/1943, hitting .615 with 0 HR, 3 RBI...
Won Batter of the Month award on 9/1/1943, hitting .436 with 0 HR, 23 RBI...
Won Player of the Week award on 9/22/1943, hitting .688 with 0 HR, 2 RBI...
Won Player of the Week award on 4/21/1944, hitting .567 with 0 HR, 6 RBI...
Won Batter of the Month award on 5/1/1944, hitting .484 with 0 HR, 11 RBI...
Injured on 5/18/1945 with a Strained Anterior Cruciate Ligament, out for 7 weeks...
Retired in 1945.
Retired in 1946.
Batting Leader Boards Appearances
AVG
1928 - .349 - 2nd
1930 - .375 - 2nd
1931 - .392 - 1st
1932 - .377 - 1st
1933 - .383 - 1st
1934 - .361 - 2nd
1935 - .358 - 2nd
1936 - .392 - 1st
1938 - .365 - 2nd
1939 - .381 - 1st
1940 - .379 - 1st
1941 - .366 - 2nd
1942 - .380 - 1st
1943 - .331 - 2nd
OBP
1930 - .401 - 10th
1931 - .422 - 2nd
1932 - .423 - 1st
1933 - .413 - 2nd
1934 - .418 - 2nd
1935 - .405 - 9th
1936 - .432 - 3rd
1938 - .412 - 4th
1939 - .424 - 5th
1940 - .417 - 2nd
1942 - .411 - 2nd
SLG
1931 - .527 - 2nd
1932 - .507 - 4th
1933 - .498 - 2nd
1934 - .472 - 7th
1935 - .482 - 6th
1936 - .498 - 5th
1938 - .496 - 4th
1939 - .488 - 5th
1940 - .512 - 2nd
1941 - .437 - 9th
1942 - .468 - 2nd
OPS
1931 - .950 - 2nd
1932 - .930 - 1st
1933 - .911 - 2nd
1934 - .890 - 5th
1935 - .887 - 5th
1936 - .929 - 2nd
1938 - .908 - 3rd
1939 - .913 - 3rd
1940 - .928 - 1st
1941 - .820 - 8th
1942 - .879 - 2nd
Hits
1928 - 198 - 3rd
1930 - 208 - 3rd
1931 - 200 - 1st
1932 - 211 - 1st
1933 - 226 - 1st
1934 - 207 - 2nd
1935 - 199 - 3rd
1936 - 239 - 1st
1938 - 215 - 1st
1939 - 231 - 1st
1940 - 223 - 1st
1941 - 208 - 2nd
1942 - 173 - 5th
1943 - 190 - 2nd
Triples
1935 - 10 - 8th
Homeruns
1931 - 10 - 8th
1940 - 15 - 7th
RBI
1928 - 95 - 10th
1931 - 90 - 10th
1932 - 86 - 10th
1933 - 97 - 4th
1934 - 97 - 6th
1935 - 101 - 9th
1938 - 100 - 6th
1939 - 107 - 3rd
1940 - 103 - 3rd
1943 - 80 - 8th
Runs
1928 - 104 - 5th
1931 - 96 - 5th
1932 - 103 - 4th
1933 - 103 - 3rd
1934 - 114 - 2nd
1936 - 99 - 10th
1938 - 99 - 7th
1939 - 113 - 4th
1940 - 105 - 1st
SB
1928 - 53 - 3rd
1930 - 37 - 4th
1931 - 45 - 2nd
1933 - 49 - 3rd
1934 - 37 - 8th
     

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