Danny Gardella Baseball player

Daniel Lewis Gardella (February 26, 1920 – March 6, 2005) was an American left fielder in Major League Baseball who played with the New York Giants (1944–45) and St. Louis Cardinals (1950). Born in New York City, he batted and threw left-handed. He is known as one of the handful of American Major League players who "jumped" their organized baseball teams to play in the "outlaw" Mexican League in 1946. (Others included Sal Maglie, Max Lanier and Mickey Owen.)

Personal facts

Birth dateFebruary 26, 1920
Birth place
New York City , New York
Date of deathMarch 06, 2005
Place of death
Yonkers New York , New York

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Baseball player

Career startMay 14, 1944
Career endApril 20, 1950
batting sideLeft
former teams
San Francisco Giants
St. Louis Cardinals
position
Outfielder
teams
San Francisco Giants
St. Louis Cardinals
throwing sideLeft

Danny Gardella on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://www.baseballlibrary.com/baseballlibrary/ballplayers/G/Gardella_Danny.stm
  2. http://www.historicbaseball.com/players/g/gardella_danny.html