Chuck Daniel
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Charles Edward Daniel was a relief pitcher
in Major League Baseball
who played briefly for the Detroit Tigers
during the season. Listed at 6'2", 195., Daniel batted and threw right-handed. He was born in Bluffton
, Arkansas
.
Daniel was a major league player whose career, statistically speaking, was only slightly different than that of Moonlight Graham
.
On September 21, 1957 Daniel faced the Kansas City Athletics
as a second-inning replacement for starter Jim Bunning
, giving up two runs, three hits and no walks
to go with a pair of strikeout
s. In 2⅓ innings of work he posted a 7.71 ERA
and never appeared in a major league game again.He is married to Rita Daniel. He is the father to Robin Daniel, Denise Baker, and Thomas Daniel. He is also a grandfather to Jessica Christianson, Hunter Daniel, Page Daniel, Austin Baker, Nathan Baker (who plays professional baseball for Pittsburgh Pirates), Cameron Baker, Keaton Baker, Anna Daniel, Charles Daniel, and Melanie Daniel. He is also a great-grandfather to Rita Christianson.
Daniel died in Hot Springs Village
, Arkansas at age 74.
Relief pitcher
A relief pitcher or reliever is a baseball or softball pitcher who enters the game after the starting pitcher is removed due to injury, ineffectiveness, fatigue, ejection, or for other strategic reasons, such as being substituted by a pinch hitter...
in Major League Baseball
Major League Baseball
Major League Baseball is the highest level of professional baseball in the United States and Canada, consisting of teams that play in the National League and the American League...
who played briefly for the Detroit Tigers
Detroit Tigers
The Detroit Tigers are a Major League Baseball team located in Detroit, Michigan. One of the American League's eight charter franchises, the club was founded in Detroit in as part of the Western League. The Tigers have won four World Series championships and have won the American League pennant...
during the season. Listed at 6'2", 195., Daniel batted and threw right-handed. He was born in Bluffton
Bluffton, Arkansas
Bluffton is an unincorporated community in Yell County, Arkansas, United States. Bluffton is located on Arkansas Highway 28 west-southwest of Plainview. Bluffton has a post office with ZIP code 72827....
, Arkansas
Arkansas
Arkansas is a state located in the southern region of the United States. Its name is an Algonquian name of the Quapaw Indians. Arkansas shares borders with six states , and its eastern border is largely defined by the Mississippi River...
.
Daniel was a major league player whose career, statistically speaking, was only slightly different than that of Moonlight Graham
Moonlight Graham
Archibald Wright "Moonlight" Graham was an American professional baseball player who appeared as a right fielder in a single major league game for the New York Giants on June 29, 1905. His story was popularized by Shoeless Joe, a novel by W. P...
.
On September 21, 1957 Daniel faced the Kansas City Athletics
Oakland Athletics
The Oakland Athletics are a Major League Baseball team based in Oakland, California. The Athletics are a member of the Western Division of Major League Baseball's American League. From to the present, the Athletics have played in the O.co Coliseum....
as a second-inning replacement for starter Jim Bunning
Jim Bunning
James Paul David "Jim" Bunning is an American former Major League Baseball pitcher and politician.During a 17-year baseball career, he pitched from 1955 to 1971, most notably with the Detroit Tigers and the Philadelphia Phillies. When he retired, he had the second-highest total of career...
, giving up two runs, three hits and no walks
Base on balls
A base on balls is credited to a batter and against a pitcher in baseball statistics when a batter receives four pitches that the umpire calls balls. It is better known as a walk. The base on balls is defined in Section 2.00 of baseball's Official Rules, and further detail is given in 6.08...
to go with a pair of strikeout
Strikeout
In baseball or softball, a strikeout or strike-out occurs when a batter receives three strikes during his time at bat. A strikeout is a statistic recorded for both pitchers and batters....
s. In 2⅓ innings of work he posted a 7.71 ERA
Earned run average
In baseball statistics, earned run average is the mean of earned runs given up by a pitcher per nine innings pitched. It is determined by dividing the number of earned runs allowed by the number of innings pitched and multiplying by nine...
and never appeared in a major league game again.He is married to Rita Daniel. He is the father to Robin Daniel, Denise Baker, and Thomas Daniel. He is also a grandfather to Jessica Christianson, Hunter Daniel, Page Daniel, Austin Baker, Nathan Baker (who plays professional baseball for Pittsburgh Pirates), Cameron Baker, Keaton Baker, Anna Daniel, Charles Daniel, and Melanie Daniel. He is also a great-grandfather to Rita Christianson.
Daniel died in Hot Springs Village
Hot Springs Village, Arkansas
Hot Springs Village is a census-designated place in Garland and Saline counties in the U.S. state of Arkansas. As it is situated in two counties, it is also part of two metropolitan statistical areas...
, Arkansas at age 74.
Fact
- Daniel is regarded as the only major league player to come out of the University of the OzarksUniversity of the OzarksThe University of the Ozarks is a private, four-year liberal arts, comprehensive university located in Clarksville, Arkansas, a community of just over 9,000 people and the county seat of Johnson County. U of O is located at the foot of the Ozark Mountains, about west of Little Rock...