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Dan Driessen

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as one of eight children, all raised by their mother who worked as a maid. His father died when he was six years old. He attended Michael C. Riley High School (which did not have a baseball team) until his senior year. He then went to Hardeeville High School in
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Driessen was signed by the Reds as an amateur free agent in 1969. He made his major-league debut at age 21 on June 9, 1973, in an 8-4 Reds win over the
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Driessen married his wife, Bonnie, in 1976 and they raised three daughters. In the early 1990s the family moved from
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He had a productive rookie season, hitting .301 with four home runs and 47 runs batted in. Driessen received the
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and three World Series covering 23 games, he batted .212 (14-for-66) with 9 runs, 1 home run and 4 RBI.
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to Hilton Head, where Driessen owns and operates Driessen Excavating Services and helps coach the
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playing at first base, third base, and left and right field. In the post-season, in four
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and Reds showed interest. The Braves passed on him, but the Reds offered him a contract.
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Filling in at first base for the 1987 National League champion Cardinals, in his third
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first basemen in fielding three times. He also led the NL in walks with 93 in 1980.
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he hit .231 in 14 plate appearances as the Cardinals fell in seven games to the
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He was the Reds' starting first baseman from 1977 to 1984 after the trade of
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championships between 1973 and 1976. He was inducted into the
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October 3, 1987, for the St. Louis Cardinals
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on June 23, 2012. He is the uncle of former major-leaguer
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In 1732 games over 15 seasons, Driessen compiled a .267
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He was traded in the middle of the 1984 season to the
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June 9, 1973, for the Cincinnati Reds
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First baseman
Hilton Head Island, South Carolina
Batting average
Home runs
Runs batted in
Cincinnati Reds
1973
1984
Montreal Expos
1984
1985
San Francisco Giants
1985
1986
Houston Astros
1986
St. Louis Cardinals
1987
World Series
1975
1976
Cincinnati Reds Hall of Fame
American
baseball
Major League Baseball
first baseman
Cincinnati Reds
National League pennants
World Series

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