Danny Kravitz

Catcher, Baseball Player

1930 – 2013

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Who was Danny Kravitz?

Daniel Kravitz was an American professional baseball player. He was a catcher in Major League Baseball from 1956–60 for the Pittsburgh Pirates and Kansas City Athletics. Kravitz batted left-handed, threw right-handed, stood 5 feet 11 inches tall and weighed 195 pounds.

Kravitz was born in Lopez, Pennsylvania, to Eva and John Kravitz. was a reserve catcher for the Pirates from 1956 through 1959, and he also began the 1960 season with the Bucs, but was traded to the Athletics on June 1, 1960 and therefore was not with the Pirates during the 1960 World Series. With the Athletics the remainder of the season, Kravitz was part of a catching platoon with Pete Daley and received the most playing time of his career, batting .234 with 4 home runs and 14 runs batted in in 175 at-bats. After the 1960 season, his contract was sold to the Cincinnati Reds. However, he never again played in the major leagues. Kravitz played three more seasons in the minor leagues before retiring.

His first major league home run occurred on May 11, 1956 in the bottom of the ninth inning with the bases loaded and the Pirates trailing the Philadelphia Phillies 5-2.

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Born
Dec 21, 1930
Sullivan County
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Died
Jun 19, 2013
Danville

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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