Danny Murtaugh
1941–1951 · bats R / throws R · Boston Braves, Philadelphia Phillies, Pittsburgh Pirates
767G
.254AVG
.331OBP
.317SLG
More career statistics
661H
8HR
219RBI
49SB
Career summary: MLB’s official regular-season totals. Season lines, splits and historical game logs below are reconstructed from the covered Retrosheet records and can differ in coverage or scorer revisions. Compare sources and coverage.
Why official totals and the game-record sums differ
The sources can disagree on historical scorer decisions, appearances, and which games belong to a major-league record. The career summary uses the official total; the source game rows retain their recorded values.
| Statistic | MLB official | Recorded game sum |
|---|---|---|
| Batting · Caught stealing | 0 | 46 |
| Batting · Strikeouts | 215 | 216 |
| Batting · Plate appearances | 2,937 | 2,942 |
| Batting · Stolen bases | 49 | 50 |
| Batting · Walks | 287 | 290 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 767 | 2,937 | 2,599 | 263 | 661 | 97 | 21 | 8 | 219 | 287 | 215 | 49 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 824 | .254 | .331 | .317 | .648 |
Streaks
23longest hitting streak · 1948-08-15 to 1948-09-05
36longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | 2 stolen bases | 1941-08-18 | 1 in 199 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 14 | 3 walks | 1943-06-18 | 1 in 192 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 12 | 4 hits | 1941-08-05 | 1 in 138 player-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 398 | 1517 | 344 | 3 | 116 | 152 | 109 | .258 | .327 | .317 |
| Away | 369 | 1425 | 317 | 5 | 103 | 138 | 107 | .250 | .319 | .318 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 55 | 205 | 41 | 1 | 15 | 34 | 16 | .244 | .366 | .339 |
| May | 154 | 600 | 152 | 3 | 42 | 66 | 54 | .290 | .363 | .377 |
| June | 135 | 544 | 114 | 2 | 64 | 58 | 38 | .238 | .316 | .299 |
| July | 160 | 588 | 131 | 2 | 39 | 50 | 32 | .250 | .308 | .303 |
| August | 156 | 603 | 136 | 0 | 32 | 48 | 42 | .252 | .305 | .302 |
| September | 106 | 401 | 87 | 0 | 27 | 34 | 33 | .240 | .302 | .287 |
| October | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| new-york-giants | 121 | 467 | 108 | 4 | 39 | 51 | 24 | .268 | .340 | .355 |
| boston-braves | 114 | 413 | 108 | 0 | 35 | 29 | 27 | .286 | .332 | .358 |
| chicago-cubs | 111 | 443 | 109 | 2 | 42 | 45 | 44 | .282 | .348 | .349 |
| st-louis-cardinals | 107 | 431 | 85 | 0 | 18 | 42 | 28 | .223 | .295 | .280 |
| cincinnati-reds | 104 | 398 | 86 | 0 | 29 | 50 | 39 | .249 | .342 | .289 |
| brooklyn-dodgers | 102 | 373 | 67 | 1 | 21 | 45 | 34 | .207 | .300 | .259 |
| philadelphia-phillies | 60 | 209 | 51 | 1 | 19 | 14 | 11 | .263 | .311 | .345 |
| pittsburgh-pirates | 48 | 208 | 47 | 0 | 16 | 14 | 9 | .253 | .293 | .285 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1941 |  Philadelphia Phillies | 85 | 347 | 76 | – | 11 | 18 | .219 | – | – |
| 1942 | Philadelphia Phillies | 144 | 506 | 122 | – | 27 | 13 | .241 | – | – |
| 1943 | Philadelphia Phillies | 113 | 451 | 123 | 1 | 35 | 5 | .273 | – | – |
| 1946 | Philadelphia Phillies | 6 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 3 | – | .211 | – | – |
| 1947 |  Boston Braves | 3 | 8 | 1 | – | – | – | .125 | – | – |
| 1948 |  Pittsburgh Pirates | 146 | 514 | 149 | 1 | 71 | 10 | .290 | – | – |
| 1949 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 75 | 236 | 48 | 2 | 24 | 2 | .203 | – | – |
| 1950 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 118 | 367 | 108 | 2 | 37 | 2 | .294 | – | – |
| 1951 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 77 | 151 | 30 | 1 | 11 | – | .199 | – | – |