Danny Garcia (outfielder)
| Danny Garcia | |
|---|---|
 Garcia in 1980 | |
| Outfielder | |
| Born: April 29, 1954 Brooklyn, New York | |
Batted: Left Threw: Left | |
| MLB debut | |
| April 26, 1981, for the Kansas City Royals | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| May 26, 1981, for the Kansas City Royals | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Batting average | .143 |
| Hits | 2 |
| Games played | 12 |
| Teams | |
Daniel R. Garcia (born April 29, 1954) is a former professional baseball player, coach, scout, and executive. He played for the Kansas City Royals of Major League Baseball (MLB) during the 1981 season.
Career
[edit]Danny is a Cuban-American raised in Queens, New York, Garcia studied cognitive behavioral psychology at Bernard M. Baruch College. He was a bat boy for the 1973 National League Champion New York Mets and a former member of the 1974 National Baseball Congress Champion Alaska Goldpanners baseball team.
Drafted as an outfielder by the KC Royals in the 11th round of the 1975 Major League Baseball draft. He played in the minor leagues for seven seasons before reaching the major leagues in 1981. In 862 minor league games compiled 862 hits, a .292 batting average with 200 stolen bases.[1] His best season occurred in 1980 with the Triple-A Omaha Royals batting .320, which was good for fourth place in the American Association. In 1981 he won a batting title in winter ball for the Leones del Caracas, of the Venezuelan Professional Baseball League. During the spring of the 1982 season, he tied a Mexican League record with 10 consecutive hits while hitting .424 for the Tigres Capitalinos. He retired after the 1982 season hitting .378 for the Double-A Buffalo Bisons.
Later in his career, Danny went to Australia, as a player/hitting coach with the Brisbane Bandits of the Australian Baseball League. When his playing career ended, he worked as the minor league hitting coach for the Texas League Champion Wichita Wranglers, the San Diego Padres AA affiliate in 1992.[2] He served as an MLB and International Scout for the Milwaukee Brewers 1993 -1999.[3] Special Assistant to the GM, Baltimore Orioles 2000 - 2003.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Danny Garcia Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference, LLC. Retrieved September 11, 2014.
- ^ "Wichita Wranglers #650 - Sonny Siebert, Danny Garcia". COMC. Retrieved March 30, 2024.
- ^ "TRANSACTIONS". The New York Times. February 25, 1993. pp. Section B, Page 16. Retrieved March 25, 2024.
- ^ Sheinin, Dave (June 1, 2002). "In Baltimore, Whispers of 'Griffey' Still Being Voiced". The Washington Post. Retrieved March 25, 2024.
External links
[edit]- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
- Retrosheet
- Venezuelan Professional Baseball League
- Official website
- 1954 births
- Living people
- American expatriate baseball players in Mexico
- American sportspeople of Cuban descent
- Baruch Bearcats baseball players
- Baseball players from Queens, New York
- Buffalo Bisons (minor league) players
- Daytona Beach Islanders players
- Fort Myers Royals players
- Gulf Coast Royals players
- Jacksonville Suns players
- Kansas City Royals players
- Leones del Caracas players
- American expatriate baseball players in Venezuela
- Major League Baseball first basemen
- Major League Baseball left fielders
- Major League Baseball right fielders
- Mexican League baseball players
- Omaha Royals players
- Tiburones de La Guaira players
- Tigres del México players
- Waterloo Royals players
- American expatriate baseball players in Australia
- Brisbane Bandits players
- Alaska Goldpanners of Fairbanks players
- Jamaica High School (New York City) alumni