Danny O'Connell
1950–1962 · bats R / throws R · Milwaukee Braves, New York Giants, Pittsburgh Pirates, San Francisco Giants, Washington Senators (1961-71)
1,143G
.260AVG
.333OBP
.351SLG
More career statistics
1,049H
39HR
320RBI
48SB
5Rare feats
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 | 22 | 31 |
| Batting · Strikeouts | 396 | 397 |
| Batting · Plate appearances | 4,596 | 4,597 |
| Batting · Walks | 431 | 432 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,143 | 4,596 | 4,035 | 527 | 1,049 | 181 | 35 | 39 | 320 | 431 | 396 | 48 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 1,417 | .260 | .333 | .351 | .684 |
Streaks
26longest hitting streak · 1953-08-16 to 1953-09-16
33longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 78 | Three Triples | 1956-06-13 | 1 in 3,855 games | box score ↗ |
| 48 | Hitless in Seven | 1957-08-23 | 1 in 202 games | box score ↗ |
| 47 | First-Inning Ejection | 1954-09-10 | 1 in 187 games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 579 | 2280 | 519 | 16 | 156 | 230 | 193 | .261 | .329 | .344 |
| Away | 564 | 2317 | 530 | 23 | 164 | 202 | 204 | .259 | .316 | .358 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 99 | 397 | 98 | 6 | 35 | 36 | 32 | .278 | .338 | .386 |
| May | 203 | 866 | 196 | 4 | 51 | 93 | 74 | .263 | .334 | .347 |
| June | 189 | 797 | 181 | 9 | 68 | 83 | 69 | .260 | .331 | .369 |
| July | 219 | 829 | 191 | 6 | 57 | 64 | 70 | .260 | .308 | .359 |
| August | 246 | 1002 | 230 | 10 | 63 | 85 | 90 | .258 | .314 | .340 |
| September | 184 | 693 | 153 | 4 | 46 | 70 | 60 | .254 | .322 | .328 |
| October | 3 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .000 | .077 | .000 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| chicago-cubs | 138 | 549 | 138 | 4 | 43 | 45 | 58 | .278 | .333 | .371 |
| philadelphia-phillies | 132 | 518 | 119 | 5 | 31 | 38 | 39 | .255 | .303 | .365 |
| st-louis-cardinals | 130 | 548 | 124 | 2 | 43 | 61 | 43 | .259 | .338 | .338 |
| cincinnati-reds | 129 | 520 | 133 | 5 | 44 | 36 | 29 | .284 | .325 | .387 |
| brooklyn-dodgers | 115 | 508 | 117 | 5 | 30 | 42 | 50 | .262 | .313 | .351 |
| new-york-giants | 96 | 403 | 91 | 6 | 25 | 41 | 30 | .259 | .328 | .365 |
| pittsburgh-pirates | 94 | 363 | 66 | 3 | 25 | 39 | 26 | .214 | .289 | .292 |
| milwaukee-braves | 51 | 192 | 41 | 2 | 12 | 15 | 14 | .236 | .292 | .322 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 |  Pittsburgh Pirates | 79 | 315 | 92 | 8 | 32 | 7 | .292 | – | – |
| 1953 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 149 | 588 | 173 | 7 | 55 | 3 | .294 | – | – |
| 1954 |  Milwaukee Braves | 146 | 541 | 151 | 2 | 37 | 2 | .279 | – | – |
| 1955 | Milwaukee Braves | 124 | 453 | 102 | 6 | 40 | 2 | .225 | – | – |
| 1956 | Milwaukee Braves | 139 | 498 | 119 | 2 | 42 | 3 | .239 | – | – |
| 1957 | Milwaukee Braves, New York Giants | 143 | 547 | 140 | 8 | 36 | 9 | .256 | – | – |
| 1958 |  San Francisco Giants | 107 | 306 | 71 | 3 | 23 | 2 | .232 | – | – |
| 1959 | San Francisco Giants | 34 | 58 | 11 | – | – | – | .190 | – | – |
| 1961 |  Washington Senators (1961-71) | 138 | 493 | 128 | 1 | 37 | 15 | .260 | – | – |
| 1962 | Washington Senators (1961-71) | 84 | 236 | 62 | 2 | 18 | 5 | .263 | – | – |