Daniel Kravitz (December 21, 1930 – June 19, 2013) was an American professional

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player. He was a

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from 1956 to 1960 for the

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and

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. Kravitz batted left-handed, threw right-handed, stood tall and weighed . Born in

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, to Eva (Hubiak) and John Kravitz, Danny Kravitz was a reserve catcher for the Pirates from 1956 through 1959, and he also began the 1960 season with the Bucs, but was traded to the Athletics on June 1, 1960, for Hank Foiles and therefore was not with the Pirates during the

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. With the Athletics the remainder of the season, Kravitz was part of a catching platoon with Pete Daley and received the most playing time of his career, batting .234 with 4

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s and 14

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in 175

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. After the 1960 season, his contract was sold to the

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. However, he never again played in the major leagues. Kravitz played three more seasons in the minor leagues before retiring. His first major league home run occurred on May 11, 1956, in the bottom of the ninth inning with the bases loaded and the Pirates trailing the

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5-2. Kravitz' walk-off grand slam gave the Pirates a 6–5 win. His MLB totals included 130

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, with 22 doubles, seven

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, ten home runs and 54

. He hit .236 lifetime in 215

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. He died on June 19, 2013.Obituary for Daniel Kravitz
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