Darren Daulton
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Darren Arthur Daulton (January 3, 1962 – August 6, 2017), nicknamed "Dutch",[1] was an American professional baseball catcher who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Philadelphia Phillies (1983, 1985–1997) and Florida Marlins (1997). While with the Phillies, Daulton was a three-time MLB All-Star and won the 1992 Silver Slugger Award. He won the 1997 World Series with the Marlins.[1]
Professional career
Philadelphia Phillies
The
Following a slump in
Daulton was one of the catalysts of the NL pennant-winning 1993 Phillies. Although the Phillies lost the World Series, Daulton was again named an All-Star, drove in more than 100 runs for the second consecutive season, and finished seventh in NL MVP voting.[11] He once again finished in the league's top 10 in on-base percentage, RBIs, walks, and extra base hits. Daulton also finished in the top 10 in times on base and intentional walks.[12]
Knee injuries soon caught up with Daulton. In 1994, he was hitting .300, with 15 home runs, and 56 RBIs, through 67 games, when he was injured.[13] In 1995, Daulton was named to his third all-star team;[14] however, he played in only 98 games, and finished the year with just nine home runs.[15] Daulton never caught another big league game after August 25, 1995.[16]
Daulton missed nearly the entire 1996 season due to injury; he played in only five games, all as an outfielder.[1][17][18] In 1997, he returned to the outfield in an attempt to keep his still-productive bat in the line-up, despite his chronic injuries. Daulton also played 42 games as a first baseman.[1][19]
Florida Marlins
On July 21, 1997, after 17 years with the Phillies organization, the club traded Daulton to the Florida Marlins for
Career statistics
In 14 MLB seasons, Daulton hit .245, with 137 home runs, 588 RBIs, and 511 runs scored, in 1,161 games played.
On August 6, 2010, Daulton was inducted into the Philadelphia Baseball Wall of Fame.[23]
Post-playing career
Arrests
Daulton was arrested several times on vehicle-related charges. He was arrested for
While under his second license suspension, he was involved in a single-vehicle accident on January 3, 2001, causing $20,000 worth of damage to his BMW sedan. He again refused to be tested, and was again charged with DUI and also with driving with a suspended license and failing to appear in court.[24]
Two years later, Daulton was arrested a third time for driving with a suspended license and DUI, after again refusing to be tested for alcohol.[25]
He was arrested a fourth time for battery against his wife. He served two and a half months in jail and spent another two and a half months in drug rehabilitation.[26]
Daulton Foundation
In the years following his arrests and jail time, Daulton began to turn his life around, acknowledging his shortcomings and doing work within the local community and charity.[27] In 2013, Daulton founded The Darren Daulton Foundation with his wife Amanda. The foundation, which went on to issue grants to over 100 people totaling over $250,000, provided financial assistance to those who suffer from primary brain tumors. The foundation is still active to this day.[28]
Author
Daulton authored a book on
Radio show
From 2010 to 2016, during the Philadelphia Phillies season, Daulton hosted the radio show "Talking Baseball with Dutch" from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. on sports radio station WPEN in Philadelphia.[26]
Illness and death
On July 1, 2013, Daulton underwent surgery for resection of two brain tumors related to glioblastoma[29] at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital in Philadelphia.[30] On February 23, 2015, Daulton announced that he was cancer-free. The cancer returned in early 2017, and Daulton died from brain cancer on August 6, 2017, aged 55.[31] He is buried in Memorial Lawn Cemetery in Arkansas City.
Publications
- Darren Daulton (2007). If They Only Knew. Blue Note Books. ISBN 978-1878398932.
- William C. Kashatus (2017) Macho Row: The 1993 Phillies and Baseball's Unwritten Code. University of Nebraska Press. ISBN 9780803290860
See also
- List of Silver Slugger Award winners at catcher
- List of Major League Baseball annual runs batted in leaders
References
- ^ a b c d "Darren Daulton Stats". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2019. Retrieved April 27, 2019.
- ^ "Phillies great Darren Daulton loses 4-year battle with brain cancer". The Star-Ledger. July 1, 2013. Retrieved August 7, 2017.
- ^ Jayson Stark (October 14, 1993). "From the archives: A win sweet for all, sweetest for Daulton". Philadelphia Daily News. Retrieved August 7, 2017.
- ^ a b Snyder, Matt (August 7, 2017). "Phillies great Darren Daulton dies at age 55 after four-year battle with brain cancer". CBSSports.com. Retrieved August 7, 2017.
- ^ Livingstone, Seth (November 3, 1990). "Free agents start cashing in". The Telegraph. p. 18. Retrieved August 7, 2017.
- ^ "Retrosheet Boxscore: Philadelphia Phillies 6, San Francisco Giants 0". retrosheet.org. Retrosheet. August 15, 1990. Retrieved August 7, 2017.
- ^ ET (August 7, 2017). "Darren Daulton, former Philadelphia Phillies catcher, dies at 55". ESPN. Retrieved August 7, 2017.
- ^ "1992 National League Batting Leaders". Baseball-Reference.com. January 1, 1970. Retrieved August 7, 2017.
- ^ "MLB Silver Slugger Award Winners - National League". Baseball-Reference.com. January 1, 1970. Retrieved August 7, 2017.
- ^ "1992 Awards Voting". Baseball-Reference.com. January 1, 1970. Retrieved August 7, 2017.
- ^ "1993 Awards Voting". Baseball-Reference.com. January 1, 1970. Retrieved August 7, 2017.
- ^ "1993 National League Batting Leaders". Baseball-Reference.com. January 1, 1970. Retrieved August 7, 2017.
- ^ Cwik, Chris (August 7, 2017). "Former Phillies catcher Darren Daulton dies after battle with cancer". Yahoo!. Retrieved August 7, 2017.
- ^ "1995 All-Star Game Box Score, July 11". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 7, 2017.
- ^ "1995 Philadelphia Phillies Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 7, 2017.
- ^ "Philadelphia Phillies 17, Los Angeles Dodgers 4". retrosheet.org. Retrosheet. August 25, 1995. Retrieved April 27, 2019.
- ^ "Daulton Goes Down, Maybe Out". Los Angeles Times. Associated Press. April 8, 1996. Retrieved August 7, 2017.
- ^ "Daulton's Return on Hold". Los Angeles Times. June 26, 1996. Retrieved August 7, 2017.
- ^ Walker, Ben (May 11, 1997). "Baseball Notebook". Herald-Journal. Associated Press. p. D4. Retrieved August 7, 2017.
- ^ "Phillies Send Daulton to Marlins - latimes". Los Angeles Times. July 22, 1997. Retrieved August 7, 2017.
- ^ a b "Former All-Star catcher from Ark City dies at 55". ctnewsonline.com. July 1, 2013. Retrieved August 7, 2017.
- ^ Fitzpatrick, Frank (August 6, 2017). "Former Phillies catcher Darren 'Dutch' Daulton dies at 55". Philly.com. Retrieved August 7, 2017.
- ^ Mario Aguirre (August 7, 2010). "For Daulton, butterflies as he's enshrined on Wall". Philadelphia Daily News. Retrieved August 7, 2017.
- ^ "Bosman, DeMerritt help fill out Rays staff". St Petersburg Times. January 5, 2001. Archived from the original on February 21, 2001. Retrieved August 6, 2009.
- ^ "Former catcher Daulton arrested on DUI charges". ESPN. July 18, 2003. Retrieved August 6, 2009.
- ^ a b "Department: Is Darren Daulton Crazy? - Philadelphia Magazine". Phillymag.com. December 23, 2010. Retrieved August 7, 2017.
- ^ Kashatus, William C. "Darren Daulton learned from life's lessons, but Pete Rose flunked". www.inquirer.com. Retrieved April 11, 2022.
- ^ "About | Darren Daulton Foundation". Darren Daulton Found. Retrieved April 11, 2022.
- ^ "Darren Daulton Passes Along Good News". CBS News. Retrieved January 26, 2016.
- ^ "Darren Daulton has surgery to remove brain tumors". nbcsports.com. NBC Sports Philadelphia. July 1, 2013. Retrieved April 27, 2019.
- ^ Kelly, Matt (August 6, 2017). "Phillies legend Daulton passes away at 55: Wall of Fame catcher 'Dutch' battled brain cancer for 4 years". Major League Baseball. Archived from the original on August 7, 2017. Retrieved August 6, 2017.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors), or Retrosheet