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Danny Lynch (baseball)

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Lynch's draft registration card of February 1944 listed his name as "Matt Dan Lynch, Jr.", while his father's draft registration card of two years earlier had read "Matt Dan Lynch, Sr."
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as "Dummy" Lynch before May 2021, but there is no indication that the nickname was actually used for Lynch. "Dummy" Lynch may actually have been 19th-century pitcher
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After retiring from baseball, Lynch became a lawyer in Texas. He died in an automobile accident in June 1978 in
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for the Cubs, appearing in seven games through the end of the 1948 season; one as a
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For the similarly named player who plays for the Kansas City Royals, see
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as a way to hide a bonus payment. Lynch was then signed by the
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Lynch's father, who shared the same name, had played in the
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in June 1948, and played 91 games for the minor league
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September 14, 1948, for the Chicago Cubs
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ruled that the Pirates had hired the elder Lynch as a
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October 2, 1948, for the Chicago Cubs
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After the war, he attended 765:Career statistics and player information from 8: 813:United States Army personnel of World War II 282:on September 7, and married on September 8. 285:A week after being signed, Lynch played in 41: 30: 645:"Chandler Nails Bucs in Bonus Crack-Down" 582: 580: 578: 576: 526:"Lynch, Rebel by Descent, Rebel at Bat" 373: 337: 174: 612: 610: 823:SMU Mustangs men's basketball players 7: 838:Major League Baseball second basemen 461: 459: 16:American baseball player (1926-1978) 736:"Boston Braves 10, Chicago Cubs 3" 14: 828:American men's basketball players 524:Cordaro, Tony (August 21, 1949). 883:Tulsa Oilers (baseball) players 689:. September 10, 1948. p. 5 657:. September 3, 1948. p. 19 677:"Corsicanan At Dallas Wedding" 1: 898:Road incident deaths in Texas 888:20th-century American lawyers 878:Oklahoma City Indians players 818:SMU Mustangs baseball players 467:"Bucs Sign SMU Baseball Star" 230:Southern Methodist University 200:player. 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Daniel Lynch IV

Second baseman
Dallas, Texas
Plano, Texas
Batting average
Slugging percentage
Home runs
Chicago Cubs
1948
professional baseball
Major League Baseball
Chicago Cubs
Dallas, Texas
paratrooper
United States Army
Southern Methodist University
Heisman Trophy
Doak Walker
minor leagues
middle infielder
Pittsburgh Pirates
Waco Pirates
free agent
Commissioner of Baseball
Happy Chandler
scout
Chicago Cubs
Major League Baseball
second baseman

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