"New York Yankees" Danny Cater Hand Signed 3X5 Card Todd Mueller COA

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"New York Yankees" Danny Cater Hand Signed 3X5 Card.
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Danny Anderson Cater
(born February 25, 1940) is an American former
professional baseball
first baseman
,
third baseman
,
outfielder
, and
designated hitter
. He signed with the
Philadelphia Phillies
at the age of 18, on June 8, 1958. Cater played in
Major League Baseball
(MLB) for the Phillies (1964),
Chicago White Sox
(1965–1966),
Kansas City Athletics
(1966–1967),
Oakland Athletics
(1968–1969),
New York Yankees
(1970–1971),
Boston Red Sox
(1972–1974), and
St. Louis Cardinals
(1975).
Cater played twelve seasons in the big leagues, mostly as a regular. For the eight-year period from
1965
to
1972
, he averaged over 500
plate appearances
per season. Cater was a good hitter who was tough to strike out; however, he was slow afoot, making him more likely to ground into
double plays
, finishing in the top ten in the league in that category six times in those eight years, including second in both in
1968
and
1969
. Cater finished second for the
American League
(AL) batting title in 1968 with a
batting average
(BA) of .290.
[2]
It was "The Year of the Pitcher", and
Carl Yastrzemski
won the crown with a .301 BA (the lowest mark ever to win an MLB batting championship). Cater also led all AL first basemen with a .995
fielding percentage
, that season.
Cater‘s career highlights included:
·
a pair of 5-
hit
games: five
singles
vs. the
Cleveland Indians
(August 30, 1967); and a
double
and four singles vs. the
Boston Red Sox
(June 21, 1970)
·
eighteen 4-hit games, with the most impressive being two singles, a double, and a
home run
good for 4
runs batted in
(RBI) and 4
runs
scored vs. the
California Angels
(August 12, 1973)
Cater's career totals include 1,289
games played
, 1,229 hits, 66 home runs, 519 RBI, and a .276 batting average.
After retiring from baseball, Cater worked at the headquarters office of the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts in
Austin, Texas
. He now lives in
Plano, Texas
.