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Dan Driessen

Positions: First Baseman and Third Baseman

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

5-11, 187lb (180cm, 84kg)

Born: July 29, 1951 in Hilton Head Island, SC us

High School: Riley HS (Bluffton, SC)

Debut: June 9, 1973 (Age 21-315d, 13,358th in major league history)
vs. CHC 4 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: October 3, 1987 (Age 36-066d)
vs. NYM 2 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1973 season

Full Name: Daniel Driessen

Nicknames: Cobra

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Relatives: Uncle of Gerald Perry

2x World Series

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

20.5

5479

1464

153

.267

746

RBI

763

154

OBP

.356

SLG

.411

OPS

.767

OPS+

113

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1982 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1982 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 5	CIN		CHC	L,2-3	CG	32	8.0	5	2	0	7	1	1B
2	2	Apr 7	CIN		CHC	W,6-2	CG	40	9.0	13	0	0	13	1	1B
3	3	Apr 9	CIN		SFG	W,7-0	CG	33	9.0	7	0	0	7	2	1B
4	4	Apr 10	CIN		SFG	L,5-7	CG	45	10.0	4	0	0	4	0	1B
5	5	Apr 11	CIN		SFG	L,1-6	CG	46	9.0	8	1	0	9	0	1B
6	6	Apr 12	CIN		ATL	L,1-6	CG	39	9.0	12	0	0	12	1	1B
7	7	Apr 13	CIN		ATL	L,5-8	CG	43	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
8	8	Apr 14	CIN		ATL	L,2-5	CG	45	10.0	5	1	0	6	1	1B
9	9	Apr 16	CIN	@	SFG	L,1-6	CG	35	8.0	6	0	0	6	1	1B
10	10	Apr 17	CIN	@	SFG	W,8-2	CG	38	9.0	13	0	0	13	3	1B
11	11	Apr 18	CIN	@	SFG	L,2-4	CG	32	8.0	6	0	0	6	2	1B
12	12	Apr 20	CIN	@	ATL	L,2-4	CG	31	8.0	8	1	0	9	1	1B
13	13	Apr 21	CIN	@	ATL	L,3-4	CG	39	8.2	7	0	0	7	1	1B
14	14	Apr 22	CIN	@	ATL	W,2-1	CG	38	9.0	13	1	0	14	2	1B
15	15	Apr 23	CIN	@	HOU	L,3-7	CG	37	8.0	7	0	0	7	1	1B
16	16	Apr 24	CIN	@	HOU	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	12	0	0	12	2	1B
17	17	Apr 25	CIN	@	HOU	W,4-3	CG	41	10.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
18	18	Apr 27	CIN	@	CHC	W,6-3	CG	42	9.0	11	1	0	12	0	1B
19	19	Apr 28	CIN	@	CHC	L,0-6	CG	37	8.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
20	20	Apr 30	CIN		STL	W,8-2	CG	39	9.0	5	3	1	9	1	1B
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
21	21	May 1	CIN		STL	W,10-1	CG	31	9.0	8	1	0	9	1	1B
22	22	May 2 (1)	CIN		STL	W,5-1	CG	37	9.0	13	0	0	13	3	1B
23	23	May 2 (2)	CIN		STL	L,4-6	CG	40	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
24	24	May 4	CIN		HOU	W,5-2	CG	34	9.0	11	0	0	11	0	1B
25	25	May 5	CIN		HOU	L,7-8	CG	40	9.0	5	1	0	6	0	1B
26	26	May 7	CIN		PIT	W,5-0	CG	33	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
27	27	May 8	CIN		PIT	L,2-4	CG	61	15.0	19	0	0	19	2	1B
28	28	May 9	CIN		PIT	L,3-6	CG	39	9.0	13	2	0	15	1	1B
29	29	May 10	CIN	@	STL	W,3-1	CG	37	9.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
30	30	May 11	CIN	@	STL	L,1-5	CG	34	8.0	7	1	0	8	0	1B
31	31	May 13	CIN	@	PIT	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	10	0	0	10	2	1B
32	32	May 14	CIN	@	PIT	L,7-8	CG	40	8.0	11	0	0	11	1	1B
33	33	May 15	CIN	@	PIT	L,9-12	GS	30	5.0	2	1	0	3	0	1B
34	34	May 16	CIN	@	PIT	W,3-1	CG	33	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
35	35	May 17	CIN	@	NYM	W,7-2	CG	35	9.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
36	36	May 18	CIN	@	NYM	L,4-7	CG	38	8.0	9	0	0	9	2	1B
37	37	May 19	CIN	@	NYM	L,2-4	CG	34	8.0	11	0	0	11	0	1B
38	38	May 21	CIN		MON	L,0-2	CG	38	9.0	8	1	0	9	0	1B
39	39	May 22	CIN		MON	L,2-4	CG	37	9.0	11	1	0	12	1	1B
40	40	May 23	CIN		MON	L,2-4	CG	38	9.0	14	1	0	15	1	1B
41	41	May 24	CIN		PHI	L,1-9	CG	46	9.0	11	0	0	11	1	1B
42	42	May 25	CIN		PHI	W,4-3	CG	34	9.0	13	0	0	13	1	1B
43	43	May 26	CIN		PHI	W,2-0	CG	30	9.0	7	0	0	7	1	1B
44	44	May 28	CIN	@	MON	L,2-4	CG	34	8.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
45	45	May 29	CIN	@	MON	L,1-4	CG	34	8.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
46	46	May 30	CIN	@	MON	W,7-3	CG	38	9.0	11	0	0	11	0	1B
47	47	May 31	CIN	@	PHI	L,4-5	CG	59	14.2	14	1	0	15	1	1B
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
48	48	Jun 1	CIN	@	PHI	W,4-1	CG	28	7.0	6	1	0	7	2	1B
49	49	Jun 2	CIN	@	PHI	L,2-4	CG	36	8.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
50	50	Jun 4	CIN		NYM	W,8-3	CG	35	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
51	51	Jun 5	CIN		NYM	W,6-2	CG	36	9.0	7	1	0	8	0	1B
52	52	Jun 6	CIN		NYM	L,3-6	CG	40	9.0	13	0	0	13	2	1B
53	53	Jun 7	CIN	@	SDP	L,5-6	CG	37	8.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
54	54	Jun 8	CIN	@	SDP	L,1-4	CG	36	8.0	6	1	0	7	1	1B
55	55	Jun 9	CIN	@	SDP	W,4-3	CG	34	9.0	11	0	0	11	0	1B
56	56	Jun 10	CIN	@	LAD	W,3-2	CG	38	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
57	57	Jun 11	CIN	@	LAD	L,1-11	CG	40	8.0	9	1	0	10	0	1B
58	60 (2)	Jun 15	CIN		SFG	L,3-4	CG	43	9.0	10	0	0	10	2	1B
59	61	Jun 16	CIN		SFG	W,7-3	CG	40	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
60	62	Jun 17	CIN		SFG	W,4-2	CG	36	9.0	12	0	0	12	2	1B
61	63	Jun 18	CIN		LAD	L,2-3	CG	46	11.0	14	0	0	14	2	1B
62	64	Jun 19	CIN		LAD	L,1-2	CG	34	9.0	9	2	0	11	2	1B
63	65	Jun 20	CIN		LAD	L,2-4	CG	40	9.0	12	0	0	12	0	1B
64	66	Jun 21	CIN		LAD	W,10-2	CG	37	9.0	7	1	0	8	0	1B
65	67	Jun 22	CIN		SDP	W,7-5	CG	37	9.0	8	1	0	9	0	1B
66	68	Jun 23	CIN		SDP	W,5-4	CG	38	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
67	69	Jun 24	CIN		SDP	L,6-7	CG	58	13.0	12	0	0	12	0	1B
68	70	Jun 25	CIN		ATL	L,2-5	CG	42	9.0	10	1	0	11	1	1B
69	71	Jun 26	CIN		ATL	W,2-1	CG	29	9.0	11	2	0	13	1	1B
70	72	Jun 27	CIN		ATL	L,0-2	CG	51	14.0	9	2	0	11	1	1B
71	73	Jun 28	CIN	@	SFG	L,1-7	CG	44	8.0	5	1	0	6	1	1B
72	74	Jun 29	CIN	@	SFG	L,0-3	CG	30	8.0	8	1	0	9	0	1B
73	75	Jun 30	CIN	@	SFG	L,6-7	CG	55	11.2	10	0	0	10	2	1B
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
74	76	Jul 2	CIN	@	ATL	L,4-6	CG	36	8.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
75	77	Jul 3	CIN	@	ATL	L,2-4	CG	33	8.0	4	0	0	4	1	1B
76	78	Jul 4	CIN	@	ATL	L,1-4	CG	35	8.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
77	79	Jul 5	CIN		STL	L,5-6	CG	45	10.0	6	1	0	7	1	1B
78	80	Jul 6	CIN		STL	L,1-3	CG	37	9.0	11	2	0	13	0	1B
79	81	Jul 7	CIN	@	PIT	W,6-3	GS	12	2.0	3	0	0	3	0	1B
80	83 (1)	Jul 9	CIN	@	CHC	L,0-12	CG	44	8.0	6	1	0	7	0	1B
81	84	Jul 10 (1)	CIN	@	CHC	L,0-1	CG	35	8.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
82	85	Jul 10 susp	CIN	@	CHC	W,6-5	CG	54	13.0	9	0	0	9	3	1B
83	86	Jul 11	CIN	@	CHC	L,2-9	CG	42	8.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
84	87	Jul 15	CIN	@	STL	W,7-3	CG	41	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
85	88	Jul 16	CIN	@	STL	L,4-6	CG	37	8.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
86	89	Jul 17	CIN	@	STL	L,2-4	CG	34	8.0	5	1	0	6	0	1B
87	90	Jul 18	CIN	@	STL	L,5-6	CG	39	8.0	9	3	0	12	2	1B
88	91	Jul 19	CIN		PIT	L,4-5	CG	40	9.0	11	0	0	11	2	1B
89	92	Jul 20	CIN		PIT	L,1-3	CG	38	9.0	10	1	0	11	1	1B
90	93	Jul 21	CIN		PIT	L,2-3	CG	32	9.0	12	1	0	13	2	1B
91	94	Jul 23	CIN		CHC	L,5-7	CG	40	9.0	10	1	0	11	1	1B
92	95	Jul 24	CIN		CHC	W,5-2	CG	41	9.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
93	96	Jul 25	CIN		CHC	W,2-1	CG	32	9.0	14	0	0	14	1	1B
94	97	Jul 26	CIN		CHC	W,4-2	CG	37	9.0	7	2	0	9	0	1B
95	98	Jul 27	CIN	@	HOU	L,2-3	CG	35	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
96	99	Jul 28	CIN	@	HOU	L,2-4	CG	35	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
97	100	Jul 29	CIN	@	HOU	L,3-4	CG	37	8.0	8	1	0	9	1	1B
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
98	105 (4)	Aug 2	CIN		LAD	W,5-1	CG	36	9.0	7	1	0	8	1	1B
99	106	Aug 3	CIN		LAD	L,0-4	CG	41	9.0	8	1	0	9	1	1B
100	107	Aug 4	CIN		LAD	L,2-8	CG	41	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
101	108	Aug 5	CIN	@	SDP	W,4-2	CG	36	9.0	15	0	0	15	1	1B
102	109	Aug 6	CIN	@	SDP	L,0-2	CG	34	8.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
103	110	Aug 7	CIN	@	SDP	L,1-4	CG	36	8.0	8	2	0	10	1	1B
104	111	Aug 8	CIN	@	SDP	L,1-3	CG	37	8.0	7	0	0	7	1	1B
105	112	Aug 9	CIN	@	LAD	L,2-3	CG	49	12.0	10	3	0	13	2	1B
106	113	Aug 10	CIN	@	LAD	L,3-11	CG	44	8.0	7	0	0	7	2	1B
107	114	Aug 11	CIN	@	LAD	W,2-1	CG	32	9.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
108	115	Aug 13	CIN		HOU	W,3-0	CG	31	9.0	7	0	0	7	1	1B
109	116	Aug 14	CIN		HOU	L,0-2	CG	39	9.0	12	2	0	14	0	1B
110	117	Aug 15	CIN		HOU	L,3-7	CG	42	9.0	13	0	0	13	3	1B
111	118	Aug 16	CIN		HOU	W,3-2	CG	39	11.0	7	1	0	8	1	1B
112	119	Aug 17	CIN		NYM	W,9-2	CG	31	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
113	125 (5)	Aug 23	CIN		MON	W,6-2	CG	37	9.0	8	0	0	8	2	1B
114	126	Aug 24	CIN		MON	L,1-5	CG	38	9.0	8	1	0	9	0	1B
115	127	Aug 25	CIN		MON	W,1-0	CG	31	9.0	9	1	0	10	1	1B
116	128	Aug 27	CIN	@	PHI	W,8-1	CG	35	9.0	11	0	0	11	1	1B
117	129	Aug 28	CIN	@	PHI	L,1-7	CG	37	8.0	8	0	0	8	2	1B
118	130	Aug 29	CIN	@	PHI	L,1-3	CG	30	8.0	7	0	1	8	2	1B
119	131	Aug 30	CIN	@	MON	L,1-3	CG	32	8.0	7	0	0	7	2	1B
120	132	Aug 31	CIN	@	MON	W,2-1	CG	52	14.0	10	1	0	11	1	1B
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
121	133	Sep 1	CIN	@	MON	L,1-2	CG	29	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	1B
122	134	Sep 3	CIN	@	NYM	W,1-0	CG	36	9.0	8	1	0	9	0	1B
123	135	Sep 4	CIN	@	NYM	L,2-3	CG	37	8.0	10	2	0	12	0	1B
124	136	Sep 5	CIN	@	NYM	L,2-10	CG	42	8.0	6	3	0	9	0	1B
125	137	Sep 6	CIN		LAD	L,2-7	CG	43	9.0	5	1	0	6	1	1B
126	141 (3)	Sep 10	CIN	@	ATL	L,2-8	CG	40	8.0	2	0	0	2	1	1B
127	142	Sep 11	CIN	@	ATL	W,4-3	CG	39	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
128	143	Sep 12	CIN	@	ATL	L,3-4	CG	37	8.2	7	1	0	8	0	1B
129	144	Sep 13	CIN	@	SFG	W,5-4	CG	49	11.0	12	1	0	13	0	1B
130	146 (1)	Sep 15	CIN	@	SFG	L,4-5	GS	37	7.1	3	0	0	3	0	1B
131	147	Sep 17	CIN		ATL	W,5-2	CG	34	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	1B
132	148	Sep 18	CIN		ATL	L,4-5	CG	38	9.0	10	1	0	11	2	1B
133	149	Sep 19	CIN		ATL	L,1-6	CG	41	9.0	9	1	0	10	1	1B
134	150	Sep 21	CIN		SFG	W,6-5	CG	39	9.0	7	0	0	7	1	1B
135	151	Sep 22	CIN		SFG	L,0-2	CG	36	9.0	7	0	0	7	1	1B
136	152	Sep 23	CIN		SFG	L,7-11	CG	44	9.0	9	0	0	9	2	1B
137	153	Sep 24	CIN		HOU	W,2-0	CG	35	9.0	7	1	0	8	3	1B
138	154	Sep 25	CIN		HOU	L,1-3	CG	37	9.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
139	155	Sep 26	CIN		HOU	L,0-4	CG	37	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
140	156	Sep 27	CIN	@	LAD	W,6-1	CG	32	9.0	10	0	1	11	2	1B
141	157	Sep 28	CIN	@	LAD	W,4-3	CG	48	10.0	10	1	0	11	0	1B
142	159 (1)	Sep 30	CIN	@	SDP	W,6-4	CG	38	9.0	11	0	0	11	2	1B
143	160	Oct 1	CIN	@	HOU	W,4-2	CG	35	9.0	9	1	0	10	1	1B
144	162 (1)	Oct 3	CIN	@	HOU	L,0-3	CG	35	8.0	9	0	0	9	2	1B
							144gm		1285.0	1239	78	3	1320	123