Dan Norman
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Daniel Edmund Norman (born January 11, 1955) is an American former professional baseball right fielder who played for the New York Mets and Montreal Expos of Major League Baseball (MLB). His professional career started in the Cincinnati Reds organization but he never played a major league game for the Reds.
Cincinnati Reds
After playing at
After signing with the Reds, Norman joined the
In 1975, Norman was promoted to the Reds' class A affiliate, the Tampa Tarpons of the Florida State League.[1] Playing again alongside Henderson, Norman played 129 games with a batting average of .273 and a slugging percentage of .393.[1]
In 1976, Norman was promoted to the Reds' class AA affiliate, the Trois-Rivières (Three Rivers) Aigles of the
This earned Norman a promotion to the Reds' AAA affiliate, the
New York Mets
Although Henderson was immediately promoted to the Mets major league team, Norman was sent to the Mets AAA affiliate, the
Norman spent the 1978 and 1979 seasons alternating between Tidewater and the Mets.[1] In 1978 he played 19 games for the Mets, getting his first Major League home run, and posting a batting average of .266, an on-base percentage of .284 and a slugging percentage of .484.[2] In 1979 he played 44 games with the Mets, with a batting average of .245, an on-base percentage of .311 and a slugging percentage of .373.[2]
1980 was Norman's only complete season in the Major Leagues. He played in 69 games for the Mets, but his batting average was a poor .185.[2] With just 2 home runs and 6 walks, both his on-base percentage and slugging percentage were under .300.[2] He was demoted back to Tidewater for the 1981 season.
Norman played 40 games for Tidewater in 1981, with a batting average of .247. On May 29, 1981, he was traded along with pitcher Jeff Reardon to the Montreal Expos in exchange for right fielder Ellis Valentine.[1][2][4]
Montreal Expos
Norman spent the latter part of the 1981 season playing for the Montreal Expos AAA affiliate, the
In 1982 Norman split his time between the Expos Major League team and their new AAA affiliate, the Wichita Aeros. He played in 53 games for the Expos, getting 66 at-bats. With a batting average of just .212, that was Norman's last season in the Major Leagues.[2] He continued to bounce around the minor leagues through the 1987 season, ending his professional career at age 32.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o "The Baseball Cube Dan Norman". Archived from the original on 2008-11-19. Retrieved 2008-08-18.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Baseball Reference Dan Norman". Retrieved 2008-08-18.
- ^ "The Baseball Cube Steve Henderson". Archived from the original on 2009-01-01. Retrieved 2008-08-18.
- ^ a b "Ultimate Mets Dan Norman". Retrieved 2008-08-18.
- ^ Costello, Brian (June 10, 2007). "Summer of Seaver". New York Post. Retrieved 2008-08-18.
- ^ "Ultimate Mets Dan Norman Minor League Statistics". Retrieved 2008-08-18.
- ^ "Ultimate Mets Dan Norman Game by Game". Retrieved 2008-08-18.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors), or Retrosheet, or Venezuelan Winter League