Dan Norman
| Dan Norman | |||
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| Right fielder | |||
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Born: January 11, 1955 Los Angeles, California |
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| MLB debut | |||
| September 27, 1977, for the New York Mets | |||
| Last MLB appearance | |||
| September 29, 1982, for the Montreal Expos | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Batting average | .227 | ||
| Home runs | 11 | ||
| Runs batted in | 37 | ||
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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.
After playing at Barstow College, Norman was drafted by the Cincinnati Reds in the 15th round of the 1974 amateur draft. He was the 357th overall selection.
After signing with the Reds, Norman joined the Billings Mustangs of the Pioneer League, the Reds' rookie league affiliate. One of his teammates on the Mustangs was the Reds 5th round draft choice, left fielder Steve Henderson, whose career often intersected Norman's. In 68 games for the Mustangs in 1974, Norman put up an impressive batting average of .297 and a slugging percentage of .441.
In 1975, Norman was promoted to the Reds' class A affiliate, the Tampa Tarpons of the Florida State League. Playing again alongside Henderson, Norman played 129 games with a batting average of .273 and a slugging percentage of .393.
In 1976, Norman was promoted to the Reds' class AA affiliate, the Trois-Rivières (Three Rivers) Aigles of the Eastern League. There (once again playing alongside Henderson) Norman played 134 games, repeating his batting average from 1975 of .273, and putting up a slugging percentage of .454.
This earned Norman a promotion to the Reds' AAA affiliate, the Indianapolis Indians of the American Association for the 1977 season. Through June 15, 1977, Norman, again playing alongside Henderson, played 60 games for the Indians, with a batting average of .249 and a slugging percentage of .411. On June 15, 1977, Norman and Henderson were traded from the Reds to the New York Mets, along with infielder Doug Flynn and pitcher Pat Zachry in exchange for star pitcher Tom Seaver. Met fans still refer to events of that night as "The Midnight Massacre", mourning the loss of both Hall of Fame pitcher Seaver and home run leader Dave Kingman in trades that night.
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