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.

1979 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1979 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 4	CIN		SFG	L,5-11	CG	46	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
2	2	Apr 6	CIN		SFG	L,2-7	CG	41	9.0	7	1	0	8	1	1B
3	3	Apr 7	CIN		SFG	L,2-4	CG	37	9.0	11	1	0	12	1	1B
4	4	Apr 8	CIN		SFG	W,7-6	CG	43	10.0	11	1	0	12	0	1B
5	5	Apr 9	CIN	@	ATL	W,9-4	CG	35	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
6	6	Apr 10	CIN	@	ATL	L,4-6	CG	38	8.0	9	1	0	10	0	1B
7	7	Apr 11	CIN	@	ATL	W,9-5	CG	39	9.0	13	0	0	13	1	1B
8	8	Apr 13	CIN	@	SDP	W,4-2	CG	36	9.0	15	1	0	16	0	1B
9	9	Apr 14	CIN	@	SDP	L,2-3	CG	35	8.1	11	1	0	12	1	1B
10	10	Apr 15 (1)	CIN	@	SDP	L,3-6	CG	37	8.0	10	0	1	11	1	1B
11	11	Apr 15 (2)	CIN	@	SDP	W,7-5	CG	34	9.0	13	0	0	13	0	1B
12	12	Apr 17	CIN		ATL	W,7-4	CG	43	9.0	12	0	0	12	1	1B
13	13	Apr 19	CIN		ATL	W,2-0	CG	32	9.0	8	2	0	10	0	1B
14	14	Apr 20	CIN	@	STL	W,10-3	GS	27	7.0	12	0	0	12	1	1B
15	15	Apr 21	CIN	@	STL	W,4-1	CG	34	9.0	10	2	0	12	0	1B
16	16	Apr 22	CIN	@	STL	L,3-4	CG	36	8.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
17	17	Apr 24	CIN		PIT	L,2-9	CG	43	9.0	12	0	0	12	1	1B
18	18	Apr 25	CIN		PIT	L,2-3	CG	42	11.0	12	2	0	14	0	1B
19	19	Apr 27	CIN		STL	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	6	0	0	6	2	1B
20	20	Apr 28	CIN		STL	L,1-12	CG	50	9.0	8	1	0	9	1	1B
21	21	Apr 29	CIN		STL	W,5-1	CG	31	9.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
22	22	May 1	CIN		CHC	L,1-5	CG	39	9.0	11	1	0	12	0	1B
23	23	May 2	CIN		CHC	W,4-1	CG	32	9.0	15	0	0	15	1	1B
24	24	May 4	CIN		HOU	W,6-5	CG	45	10.0	15	0	1	16	1	1B
25	33 (8)	May 13	CIN	@	PIT	W,7-3	GF	15	3.0	1	0	0	1	0	PH 1B
26	34	May 14	CIN		SDP	W,7-4	CG	35	9.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
27	35	May 15	CIN		SDP	L,1-2	CG	36	9.0	8	2	0	10	1	1B
28	36	May 16	CIN		SDP	W,7-0	CG	33	9.0	8	0	0	8	2	1B
29	37	May 18	CIN		LAD	W,7-6	CG	37	9.0	14	0	0	14	1	1B
30	38	May 19	CIN		LAD	W,5-4	CG	42	9.0	3	1	0	4	1	1B
31	39	May 20	CIN		LAD	L,4-6	CG	38	9.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
32	40	May 22	CIN	@	SFG	L,2-12	CG	44	8.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
33	41	May 23	CIN	@	SFG	W,5-0	CG	30	9.0	13	1	0	14	0	1B
34	42	May 24	CIN	@	SFG	L,1-2	CG	34	8.0	6	1	0	7	1	1B
35	43	May 25	CIN	@	LAD	L,6-17	CG	48	8.0	12	0	0	12	2	1B
36	44	May 26	CIN	@	LAD	W,3-1	CG	34	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
37	45	May 27	CIN	@	LAD	L,7-8	CG	39	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
38	46	May 28	CIN	@	LAD	W,3-2	CG	57	13.0	10	1	0	11	1	1B
39	47	May 29	CIN	@	HOU	L,1-2	CG	32	8.0	12	0	0	12	1	1B
40	48	May 30	CIN	@	HOU	L,3-6	CG	37	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
41	49	May 31	CIN	@	HOU	L,0-3	CG	34	8.0	12	0	0	12	0	1B
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
42	50	Jun 1	CIN		PHI	W,4-2	GF	5	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	1B
43	51	Jun 2	CIN		PHI	W,4-2	CG	37	9.0	10	1	0	11	1	1B
44	52	Jun 3 (1)	CIN		PHI	L,4-6	CG	42	9.0	8	1	0	9	1	1B
45	53	Jun 3 (2)	CIN		PHI	W,12-2	CG	33	9.0	8	0	0	8	3	1B
46	54	Jun 4	CIN		NYM	L,2-6	CG	41	9.0	7	3	0	10	1	1B
47	55	Jun 5	CIN		NYM	W,6-1	CG	33	9.0	14	0	0	14	1	1B
48	56	Jun 6	CIN		NYM	L,3-5	CG	38	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
49	57	Jun 8	CIN		MON	W,3-2	CG	38	9.0	11	2	0	13	1	1B
50	58	Jun 9	CIN		MON	W,7-1	CG	31	9.0	7	1	0	8	0	1B
51	59	Jun 10	CIN		MON	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	1B
52	60	Jun 11	CIN	@	NYM	L,2-3	CG	35	8.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
53	61	Jun 12	CIN	@	NYM	L,6-12	CG	47	8.0	5	1	0	6	0	1B
54	62	Jun 13	CIN	@	NYM	W,4-1	CG	32	9.0	13	0	0	13	1	1B
55	63	Jun 15	CIN	@	PHI	W,6-3	CG	35	9.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
56	64	Jun 16	CIN	@	PHI	L,3-4	CG	37	8.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
57	65	Jun 17	CIN	@	PHI	L,3-9	CG	40	8.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
58	66	Jun 18	CIN	@	MON	W,3-2	CG	34	9.0	14	0	0	14	0	1B
59	67	Jun 19	CIN	@	MON	L,2-3	CG	32	8.0	8	0	0	8	2	1B
60	68	Jun 20	CIN	@	MON	L,4-5	CG	44	10.2	11	0	0	11	0	1B
61	69	Jun 22	CIN		SFG	L,2-3	CG	39	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	1B
62	70	Jun 23	CIN		SFG	L,2-5	CG	37	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
63	71	Jun 24	CIN		SFG	W,8-7	GS	31	7.0	6	0	0	6	2	1B
64	72	Jun 25 (1)	CIN	@	HOU	W,2-1	CG	32	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
65	73	Jun 25 (2)	CIN	@	HOU	L,0-4	CG	40	8.0	17	0	1	18	1	1B
66	74	Jun 26	CIN	@	HOU	L,5-6	CG	37	8.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
67	76 (1)	Jun 28	CIN	@	LAD	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	9	1	0	10	1	1B
68	77	Jun 29	CIN	@	SFG	L,4-6	CG	40	8.0	9	1	0	10	1	1B
69	78	Jun 30	CIN	@	SFG	W,2-0	CG	31	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
70	79	Jul 1 (1)	CIN	@	SFG	L,1-2	CG	30	8.0	9	1	0	10	1	1B
71	80	Jul 1 (2)	CIN	@	SFG	L,3-7	CG	42	8.0	5	1	0	6	0	1B
72	81	Jul 3	CIN		HOU	L,2-3	CG	34	9.0	9	2	0	11	1	1B
73	82	Jul 4	CIN		HOU	L,2-3	CG	32	9.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
74	83	Jul 5	CIN		HOU	W,5-4	CG	39	9.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
75	84	Jul 6	CIN		PIT	W,2-1	CG	35	9.0	11	3	0	14	1	1B
76	85	Jul 7	CIN		PIT	W,6-2	CG	36	9.0	11	0	0	11	1	1B
77	86	Jul 8 (1)	CIN		PIT	W,4-2	CG	37	9.0	12	0	1	13	0	1B
78	87	Jul 8 (2)	CIN		PIT	L,1-2	CG	33	9.0	8	1	0	9	1	1B
79	88	Jul 9	CIN		STL	L,3-6	CG	40	9.0	6	1	0	7	0	1B
80	89	Jul 10	CIN		STL	W,4-2	CG	38	9.0	7	0	0	7	1	1B
81	90	Jul 11	CIN		STL	W,6-1	CG	34	9.0	12	0	0	12	0	1B
82	91	Jul 12	CIN		CHC	L,8-10	CG	48	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	1B
83	92	Jul 13	CIN		CHC	L,1-3	CG	33	9.0	7	1	0	8	2	1B
84	93	Jul 14	CIN		CHC	L,0-1	CG	39	9.0	8	3	0	11	3	1B
85	95 (1)	Jul 19	CIN	@	STL	W,16-4	GS	34	8.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
86	96	Jul 20	CIN	@	STL	W,3-0	CG	34	9.0	9	3	0	12	1	1B
87	97	Jul 21	CIN	@	STL	L,3-12	CG	44	8.0	14	1	1	16	1	1B
88	98	Jul 22 (1)	CIN	@	CHC	W,12-1	GF	7	2.0	2	0	0	2	0	1B
89	99	Jul 22 (2)	CIN	@	CHC	L,4-8	CG	42	8.0	7	1	0	8	2	1B
90	100	Jul 23	CIN	@	CHC	L,1-2	CG	32	8.0	15	0	0	15	0	1B
91	101	Jul 24	CIN	@	PIT	W,6-5	CG	40	9.0	12	0	0	12	1	1B
92	102	Jul 25	CIN	@	PIT	W,6-5	CG	44	10.0	5	2	0	7	2	1B
93	103	Jul 26	CIN	@	PIT	W,9-7	CG	37	9.0	11	0	0	11	1	1B
94	104	Jul 27	CIN	@	ATL	W,2-0	CG	35	9.0	9	2	0	11	1	1B
95	105	Jul 28 (1)	CIN	@	ATL	W,8-6	CG	41	9.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
96	106	Jul 28 (2)	CIN	@	ATL	L,5-8	CG	37	8.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
97	107	Jul 29	CIN	@	ATL	W,9-4	CG	43	9.0	7	1	0	8	1	1B
98	108	Jul 30	CIN		LAD	W,9-4	CG	39	9.0	7	0	0	7	1	1B
99	109	Jul 31	CIN		LAD	L,6-7	CG	42	9.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
100	110	Aug 1	CIN		LAD	W,10-5	GS	27	6.0	9	0	0	9	2	1B
101	111	Aug 3	CIN		SDP	L,4-6	CG	44	9.0	5	1	0	6	0	1B
102	112	Aug 4	CIN		SDP	W,7-1	CG	32	9.0	9	1	0	10	2	1B
103	114 (1)	Aug 6	CIN		ATL	W,3-1	GF	8	2.0	2	0	0	2	0	1B
104	115	Aug 7	CIN		ATL	L,2-3	CG	49	11.0	12	0	0	12	0	1B
105	116	Aug 8	CIN		ATL	W,3-1	CG	28	9.0	16	0	0	16	1	1B
106	117	Aug 9	CIN		ATL	W,5-2	CG	34	9.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
107	118	Aug 10	CIN	@	SDP	L,2-3	CG	33	8.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
108	119	Aug 12 (1)	CIN	@	SDP	W,9-2	GS	27	7.0	6	1	0	7	2	1B
109	123 (3)	Aug 17	CIN		NYM	W,4-3	GF	3	1.0	2	0	0	2	0	1B
110	125 (1)	Aug 19	CIN		NYM	W,6-5	CG	39	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
111	127 (1)	Aug 21	CIN		MON	W,3-2	CG	34	9.0	10	2	0	12	1	1B
112	128	Aug 22	CIN		MON	W,7-2	CG	35	9.0	8	0	0	8	3	1B
113	129	Aug 24	CIN	@	NYM	W,1-0	CG	36	9.0	10	2	0	12	0	1B
114	130	Aug 25	CIN	@	NYM	W,8-4	CG	40	9.0	14	0	0	14	1	1B
115	131	Aug 26	CIN	@	NYM	W,8-0	CG	29	9.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
116	132	Aug 27	CIN	@	PHI	W,4-2	CG	32	9.0	16	0	0	16	1	1B
117	133	Aug 28	CIN	@	PHI	W,5-2	CG	34	9.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
118	134	Aug 29	CIN	@	PHI	W,7-6	CG	38	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
119	135	Aug 31	CIN	@	MON	L,7-8	CG	45	9.1	8	1	0	9	0	1B
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
120	136	Sep 1	CIN	@	MON	L,2-7	CG	35	8.0	3	0	0	3	1	1B
121	137	Sep 2	CIN	@	MON	L,1-13	GS	35	6.0	7	0	1	8	1	1B
122	138	Sep 3	CIN	@	ATL	W,6-5	CG	38	9.0	11	1	0	12	2	1B
123	139	Sep 4	CIN	@	ATL	L,6-7	CG	37	8.0	9	1	0	10	1	1B
124	140	Sep 5	CIN		SFG	W,6-5	CG	39	9.0	12	2	0	14	0	1B
125	141	Sep 6	CIN		SFG	W,12-3	CG	35	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	1B
126	142	Sep 7	CIN		LAD	L,5-6	CG	45	9.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
127	143	Sep 8	CIN		LAD	W,4-1	CG	37	9.0	10	0	0	10	3	1B
128	144	Sep 9	CIN		LAD	L,1-3	CG	35	9.0	10	0	0	10	2	1B
129	145	Sep 11	CIN		HOU	W,9-8	CG	45	9.0	6	0	0	6	1	1B
130	146	Sep 12	CIN		HOU	W,7-4	CG	38	9.0	6	3	0	9	0	1B
131	147	Sep 14	CIN	@	LAD	L,0-2	CG	35	8.0	7	0	0	7	2	1B
132	148	Sep 15	CIN	@	LAD	W,2-1	CG	33	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
133	149	Sep 16	CIN	@	LAD	W,2-0	CG	29	9.0	11	0	0	11	2	1B
134	150	Sep 17	CIN	@	SFG	L,4-7	CG	38	8.0	4	1	0	5	2	1B
135	151	Sep 18	CIN	@	SFG	L,1-3	CG	36	8.0	12	1	0	13	0	1B
136	152	Sep 19	CIN	@	SDP	W,3-2	CG	38	9.0	7	1	0	8	0	1B
137	153	Sep 20	CIN	@	SDP	W,8-5	CG	40	9.0	8	2	0	10	1	1B
138	154	Sep 21	CIN	@	HOU	L,2-3	CG	52	12.2	11	1	1	13	1	1B
139	156 (1)	Sep 23	CIN	@	HOU	W,7-1	CG	37	9.0	8	0	1	9	0	1B
140	157	Sep 25	CIN		SDP	L,2-8	CG	39	9.0	10	3	0	13	1	1B
141	158	Sep 26	CIN		SDP	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	10	1	1	12	2	1B
142	159	Sep 28	CIN		ATL	W,3-0	CG	33	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
143	161 (1)	Sep 30	CIN		ATL	L,2-7	GS	30	6.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
							143gm		1221.0	1289	79	9	1377	112