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Danny Litwhiler

Danny Litwhiler, American baseball player and coach (died 2011)

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Born
August 31, 1916
Died
September 23, 2011
Zodiac sign
Virgo
Birth year
1916

About Danny Litwhiler

Daniel Webster Litwhiler was an American professional baseball player and coach. He played in Major League Baseball as an outfielder from 1940 to 1951 for the Boston Braves, St. Louis Cardinals, Philadelphia Phillies, and Cincinnati Reds. He was the first Major League Baseball player to have an error-free season while playing a full-time position on defense. That same season, 1942, he also became the first player to stitch together the fingers of his glove. After his playing career, he continued to work in baseball as a coach in college sports. He then coached at Michigan State University from 1964 to 1982, and holds the record for most wins by a coach in the school's history.

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Danny Litwhiler timeline

  1. That same season, 1942, he also became the first player to stitch together the fingers of his glove.
  2. He then coached at Michigan State University from 1964 to 1982, and holds the record for most wins by a coach in the school's history.

The world when Danny Litwhiler was born

Danny Litwhiler was born in 1916. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1916

  • Best-selling book"Seventeen" – Booth Tarkington

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentGeorgia Tech defeats Cumberland 222-0, most lopsided football game ever
  • Top headlineBattle of the Somme — 1 million casualties
  • Technology milestoneTanks first used in warfare
  • Notable inventionMilitary tanks
  • World population~1.76B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderWoodrow Wilson
  • U.S. population99.6M

1916 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Danny Litwhiler's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19162026
Population99.6M341 million

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