Danny Cater Positions: Bats: R Throws: R Height: 72 Weight: 170 Born: Sunday, February 25, 1940 in Austin, TX USA Died: in , Debut: 4/14/1964 Last Game: 6/11/1975 Full Name: Danny Anderson Cater The strong, silent Texan signed as a shortstop with the Phillies, but played first, third, and the outfield in his 12-year ML…
On March 22, 1972, the New York Yankees make one of the best trades in franchise history. The Yankees acquire reliever Sparky Lyle from the Boston Red Sox for infielder Danny Cater. In seven seasons with the Yankees, Lyle will post a 57-40 record with 141 saves and a 2.41 ERA, win a…
On May 8, 1968, Catfish Hunter of the Oakland A’s pitches a perfect game against the Minnesota Twins. Hunter’s perfect game is the first in the American League during the regular season in 46 years, when White Sox right-hander Charlie Robertson, who accomplished the feat against Detroit in 1922. Don Larsen had pitched a…
The Chicago White Sox trade P Ray Herbert and 1B Jeoff Long to the Phillies for OF Danny Cater and SS Lee Elia.