Introduction
EDWARD “DANNY” GREEN was born on November 6, 1876 in Burlington County, New Jersey. He played baseball in Camden with one of the better semipro teams there and in the minors with the Springfield, Massachusetts franchise in the Eastern League. An outfielder, he first played professionally in 1896 with the Carlisle Colts of the Cumberland Valley League. The next year he went to the Massachusetts to play with the Springfield Ponies of the Eastern League, where he hit .301 with 55 extra base hits and 45 stolen bases. He played 87 games for Springfield in 1896 and was hitting .323 when he was called up to play in the major league.
Danny Green made his major league debut with the National League’s Chicago Orphans (later renamed the Cubs) on August 17, 1898. One of the fastest players in the game, he hit well for average, with some power and was a good fielder with an excellent arm. He played four years for the Orphans before jumping to the American League’s Chicago White Stockings in 1902, where he played four more years. Danny Green continued to play professionally through at least 1910, and may have played some semi-pro ball after that.
Newspaper accounts state that he was severely injured when hit by a pitched ball, which led to paralysis and “softening of the brain,” that is to say, he was considered insane due to diminished capacity. At least one account also states that he had contracted tuberculosis. His symptoms as described are also consistent with those of advanced syphillis, and one account states he had paresis f the brain. By August of 1912 he was confined to a sanatorium near Chicago. In January of 1914, two friends from Camden, policemen Wright Cox and Albert Keaser, arranged for him to be sent back to New Jersey to be near his mother and sister. Danny Green was admitted to the Camden County Insane Asylum at Lakeland, where he passed away on November 9, 1914. Lakeland was the Camden County Hospital complex near Blackwood, New Jersey, the location named in contemporary newspaper accounts of his death. He was survived by his son Edward Green, who was attending school in Chicago, a sister, and his mother.
Danny Green
GREEN, Fielder, Chicago, A
Minors Batting Statistics
| Year | Age | Team | League | Lev | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | SB | BA | SLG | TB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1896 | 19 | Carlisle | CMVL | Ind | 31 | — | 19 | 31 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 47 |
| 1897 | 20 | Springfield | EL | A | 124 | 529 | 134 | 159 | 28 | 17 | 6 | 45 | .301 | .452 | 239 |
| 1898 | 21 | Springfield | EL | A | 87 | 356 | 66 | 115 | 20 | 9 | 7 | 27 | .323 | .489 | 174 |
| 1906 | 29 | Milwaukee | AA | A | 150 | 551 | — | 177 | 34 | 9 | 8 | — | .321 | .459 | 253 |
| 1907 | 30 | Milwaukee | AA | A | 150 | 562 | — | 143 | 30 | 4 | 3 | — | .254 | .338 | 190 |
| 1908 | 31 | 2 Teams | 2 Lgs | A | 129 | 441 | — | 106 | 6 | 1 | 0 | — | .240 | .082 | 36 |
| 1908 | 31 | Sioux City | WL | A | 79 | 265 | — | 78 | — | — | — | — | .294 | — | — |
| 1908 | 31 | Milwaukee | AA | A | 50 | 176 | — | 28 | 6 | 1 | 0 | — | .159 | .205 | 36 |
| 1909 | 32 | Sioux City | WL | A | 61 | 190 | — | 43 | 5 | 0 | 2 | — | .226 | .284 | 54 |
| 1910 | 33 | Burlington | CENA | D | 44 | 159 | — | 39 | 8 | 2 | 1 | — | .245 | .340 | 54 |
| 8 Seasons | 732 | 2660 | — | 762 | 125 | 41 | 27 | 72 | .283 | .360 | 946 | ||||
Source: Baseball Reference
Major League Batting Statistics
| Year | Age | Team | Lg | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | OPS+ | TB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1898 | 21 | CHC | NL | 35 | 145 | 135 | 22 | 37 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 19 | 9 | 8 | .274 | .317 | .400 | .717 | 101 | 54 |
| 1899 | 22 | CHC | NL | 116 | 491 | 450 | 67 | 130 | 17 | 9 | 6 | 62 | 26 | 36 | .289 | .352 | .404 | .756 | 111 | 182 |
| 1900 | 23 | CHC | NL | 116 | 488 | 437 | 70 | 118 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 53 | 20 | 46 | .270 | .349 | .390 | .739 | 111 | 170 |
| 1901 | 24 | CHC | NL | 129 | 526 | 496 | 80 | 141 | 22 | 8 | 6 | 60 | 28 | 28 | .284 | .326 | .389 | .715 | 103 | 193 |
| 1902 | 25 | CHW | AL | 127 | 529 | 494 | 72 | 142 | 22 | 8 | 2 | 62 | 18 | 33 | .287 | .335 | .374 | .709 | 107 | 185 |
| 1903 | 26 | CHW | AL | 131 | 532 | 490 | 71 | 137 | 20 | 7 | 6 | 62 | 18 | 40 | .280 | .340 | .378 | .718 | 108 | 185 |
| 1904 | 27 | CHW | AL | 147 | 600 | 561 | 62 | 137 | 22 | 5 | 2 | 62 | 23 | 36 | .244 | .294 | .316 | .610 | 86 | 177 |
| 1905 | 28 | CHW | AL | 127 | 511 | 463 | 54 | 113 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 33 | 18 | 23 | .244 | .283 | .312 | .595 | 84 | 145 |
| 8 Seasons | 928 | 3822 | 3526 | 498 | 955 | 137 | 60 | 30 | 413 | 160 | 250 | .271 | .325 | .374 | .699 | — | 1291 | |||
Source: Baseball Reference
Photos
Danny Green
CHICAGO AMERICAN LEAGUE 1902.
1902
PIATT, SULLIVAN, DALEY, MC FARLAND, STRANG, GREEN, GRIFFITH, ISABEL, CALLAHAN, MERTES, DAVIS, PATTERSON, JONES.
Photos by CARL J. HORNER, 11 WINTER ST. BOSTON.
1900 Census
Taken in June of 1900, Danny Green, wife Anna and son Edward were living in the 600 block on Van Buren Street in Chicago, in the same building as teammate Virgil “Ned” Garvin.
1900 Census – Danny Green household, Van Buren Street, Chicago
The First Practice Game
Springfield Massachusetts Republican —
“Shorty” Fuller, Killeen and “Dan” Green were the three “Ponies” who showed up at Hampden park for the first time yesterday. Manager “Tom” had enough men to pick two teams from, and the lads were put through their paces and showed up remarkably well. The cranks are taking a hopeful view of the prospects of the season, and are beginning already to bank on some of Burns’s finds. The players who have not yet reported are McDougal, “Bert” Inks, Lee, Adams and Woods.
They Couldn’t Find Dolan
Springfield Massachusetts Republican —
The “Bisons” Got Sweet Revenge on “Wallie” at Last—Some Lively Eastern League Games.
THE “BISONS” broke even with Springfield in the two games played here to-day. The first game was lost by the home team owing chiefly to the inability of the players to connect with Dolan’s delivery at times when hits would have counted, while on the other hand, “Farmer” Brown was an easy mark for the visitors. He gave a yellow exhibition of pitching, and after the second inning the Springfield lads found no difficulty in landing on the ball at will. The visitors began their run getting in the third in this way: Dolan banged a hard one to left for a single. Fuller flied to Gray, after which Green sent a slashing double to the left fence, sending in Dolan. Woods then sent a sharp one at Greminger, which “Ed” fumbled and Green ran to third. “Sam” Wise made a poor attempt to field Brouthers’s grounder and “Dan” was safe, Green scoring on the mistake and Woods getting to third, from which sack he went home on Rogers’s demise at first. Sullivan retired Gilbert to Field. This gave Springfield a lead of three.
Two more were scored by Burns’s men in the fifth. Woods singled and took second on Greminger’s error, scoring a moment later on a grand single by “Big Dan.” A wild pitch sent Brouthers to second, and he took third on Rogers’s out and scored when Gilbert went out on a grounder to Field. The Springfields got their last two runs in the seventh on Greminger’s rank throw of Woods’s grounder and Brouthers’s home run. Buffalo scored one run in the fourth on hits by Gilboy, Wise and Greminger and Rogers’s fumble of Field’s grounder. In the eighth they scored another on singles by Gray, Gilboy and a bad fumble and throw by Rogers. The score:
| Springf’d | r | b | po | a | e | Buffalo | r | b | po | a | e |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fuller, s. | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 0 | Clymer, m. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Green, l. | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Grey, r. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Woods, r. | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | Gilboy, l. | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Brouthers, l. | 2 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 1 | Wise, 2. | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| Rogers, 2. | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | Greminger, 3. | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 |
| Gilbert, 3. | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | Field, l. | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| Smith, m. | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Sullivan, s. | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Duncan, c. | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | Urquhart, c. | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Dolan, p. | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Brown, p. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Barry,* | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Total | 7 | 11 | 27 | 17 | 3 | Total | 2 | 7 | 27 | 12 | 4 |
Springfield 0 0 3 0 2 0 2 0 0—7
Buffalo 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0—2
Times at bat, Springfield 40, Buffalo 34. Earned runs, Springfield 2. First base on errors, Springfield 1, Buffalo 3. Left on bases, Springfield 9, Buffalo 8. First base on balls, off Dolan 4, off Brown 1. Struck out, by Brown 1, by Dolan 1. Home run, Brouthers. Two-base hits, Green, Smith. Stolen base, Brouthers. Double plays, Greminger and Field; Gilbert and Brouthers. Hit by pitched ball, Sullivan, Smith, Duncan. Umpire, Swartwood. Time, 1h. 55m. *Barry batted for Brown in ninth.
The Second Game.
The Buffalo boys were called down by Manager Rowe for their rank work in the first game, and as a result they played with renewed energy in the second game and won it. Souders was at his best and was backed by great stick work and splendid fielding, while on the other hand the “Bisons” found Woods pretty easy picking. Buffalo made four in the first inning. Clymer hit safely and took third on Grey’s double. Gilboy was an easy out at first and Wise lined and Grey took third on Nichols’s error, Clymer scoring. Greminger followed with a home run, sending in the other two before him. Singles by Field and Sullivan and a sacrifice hit by Zahner gave the “Bisons” another in the third and two more were counted up for Buffalo in the sixth. Barry replaced Clymer, who took sick, and singled. He went to second on a fumble by Brouthers off Grey’s grounder and scored on Gilboy’s hit. Wise then hit to Brouthers and Grey counted.
In the seventh the home team batted hard, and this, with errors of the other side, gave Buffalo four additional runs. Fuller’s error gave Sullivan a life, Zahner hit safe, putting Sullivan on third. Souders singled, Sullivan counting. Clymer fanned out. Gray was an easy out at first, and Gilboy cracked out a double that sent Zahner and Souders home. Gilboy scored on a bad fumble by Gilbert and a wide throw by Rogers. The score:—
| Buffalo | r | b | po | a | e | Springf’d | r | b | po | a | e |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clymer, m. | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Fuller, s. | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| Barry, m. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Green, l. | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Grey, r. | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Whitehill, r. | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Gilboy, l. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | Brouthers, l. | 2 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 2 |
| Wise, 2. | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | Rogers, 2. | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| Greminger, 3. | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | Gilbert, 3. | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 |
| Field, l. | 1 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | Smith, m. | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Sullivan, s. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | Nichols, c. | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| Zahner, c. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | Woods, p. | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Souders, p. | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||||||
| Total | 11 | 14 | 27 | 15 | 4 | Total | 8 | 9 | 24 | 15 | 7 |
Buffalo 4 0 1 0 0 2 4 0—11
Springfield 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 2 0—8
Times at bat, Buffalo 37, Springfield 37. Earned runs, Buffalo 5, Springfield 1. First base on errors, Buffalo 2. Left on bases, Buffalo 6, Springfield 4. First base on balls, off Woods 3, off Souders 2. Struck out, by Woods 3, by Souders 2. Home runs, Greminger, Rogers. Two-base hits, Grey, Gilboy, Brouthers, Gilbert. Sacrifice hits, Zahner, Gilboy. Stolen bases, Fuller, Woods. Double play, Greminger, Wise and Field. Umpire, Swartwood. Time, 2h.
SPORTING NEWS AND GOSSIP.
Springfield Massachusetts Republican —
WHAT HARRY DOLAN THINKS.
The Springfield Twirler Talks About Manager Burns and the Springfield Club Generally.
Harry Dolan, Springfield’s twirler, who is in Boston and is bowling to keep in condition, fell in with a Herald reporter the other day and talked about the Springfield club, giving some “inside” light. The Herald says: The young ex-Bostonian is an enthusiastic admirer of Manager “Tom” Burns of Springfield. “He is all right,” says he, “and I will greatly miss my mark if he does not make a big hit in Chicago. I never worked for a better manager. He is very much like ‘Billy’ Murray of Providence in his methods. If you make a ‘bull’ he will fight with you, and call you down before everybody, but after the game it is all over and forgotten. He is very aggressive, right in the game all the time, and hustling constantly for victory. His players think the world of him, and as for the Springfield public—well, there never was a manager in that city so much esteemed, and the baseball ‘fans’ will go into mourning for him when he leaves. I think he will make a great showing in Chicago. He has a fine team ready for him, and lots of friends in the Windy City. He knows a ball player when he sees one, and he has no use for any player who is dumb. He took ‘Jimmy’ Callahan, after Philadelphia had turned that player adrift, and after Anson got hold of that young man it wasn’t long before he was recognized as one of the best general players in the country. Just watch young Walter Woods, who was taken by Chicago on Mr. Burns’s recommendation. How that boy can play ball, and how he can hit! Mr. Burns thinks he is even better than Callahan. Woods can hit any pitcher, and he can meet the ball beautifully, right on the line. He’s a very quiet, gentlemanly fellow; in fact, I think he is a little too quiet. I have walked with him and could not get him to say a word except to answer a question.
“Springfield has a coming catcher in Nichols. He played with the Portland club in the Maine state league the first part of last season. He is a great back-stop and batsman. He throws very much like Bergen, right from the shoulder, and with as little motion. He takes the best care of himself, and is strictly temperate. If ‘Dan’ Green, the left-fielder of the team, knew how to bunt, he would be in the game with the best in the business. He’s one of the fastest players living. Very few men can get to first as quickly as he. He is a great fielder, a splendid batsman, being a remarkable reproduction of Jesse Burkett, and how that boy can throw! There is no doubt about his getting into fast company very soon.
“’Big Dan’ Brouthers is the same ‘Dan’ as of old. Still as fond of talking of his hitting. Right or left-handers, the pitchers were just the same to him last season as they used to be when he was the ‘champeen’ batsman of the country. ‘Dan’ would make a big drive, come back to the bench with a grin of satisfaction, and, lifting the bat with which he accomplished the deed, say, ‘That felt good.’ The big fellow is right in the game, too, from the ground up, and he can get as hot as the manager if things do not go to suit him. He will growl unmercifully if one of the ‘kids’ makes a miss, but it is all on the surface, for in a short time he will burst out to the victim: ‘That’s all right, you mustn’t mind that. I didn’t mean it.’
“I liked Springfield very much, indeed; better than I fancied I would. Of course I was terribly disappointed to leave Boston, but I suppose there was no help for it. I would like to quit pitching for good and take to outfielding. I feel sure if I tried it I would make a success. I am confident, if I could play in every game, I could hit with the best of them. I understand that ‘Jimmy’ Bannon wants to play in the infield, so that if he is given a chance I may get a show in his old place.”
PASSED BALLS
Philadelphia Inquirer —
** Tom Burns, in talking of his orphans, said the other day: “I have tried to teach my men that the plate is the place to die when two are out in an inning. Look at Boston. That team has men who are on the jump at all times. They set the pace. We must have a pacemaker in base ball as well as in other sports. Mertes set the pace the moment he came to this team. ‘Danny’ Green is another fellow who sets the pace. I think there is no player in the League who has the ‘foot’ of Green in fielding; and look at his judgment in batting. He will give the best of them lessons soon.”—Chicago Post. Green is a West Jersey boy and for the past six or eight years has been playing on teams along the eastern bank of the Delaware, such as Bordentown and Camden.
** The Bostons, Cincinnatis and Baltimores, although at the top of the heap, have had more players injured than the other League teams. The Bostons have had these men on the hospital list at different times: Hamilton, Tenney, Stahl, Long, Bergen, Yeager, Stivetts and Lowe. The Baltimores have had these men laid up: Kelley, Keeler, Brodie, McGraw, Jennings and Robinson, while the Cincinnatis have had to get along without Smith, McBride, Irwin, McPhee, Beckley, Vaughn and Steinfeldt at various stages.
** Keep at it, you warm babies. The gallop to the first division isn’t such a long way off.
Dan Green Presented Gold Watch
Cincinnati Post —
Dan Green, of Tom Burns’ Orphans, hails from Camden—across the Delaware—and he was presented with a gold watch during the Chicago-Philadelphia series. Camden was the home of the Merritts, a once famous Jersey organization.
Camden to Play Benefit Game
Philadelphia Inquirer —
Camden will wind up its season next Saturday with a benefit game, the receipts of which are to go toward a fund being raised for Ike Toy, one of Camden’s most popular ball players of the early ‘90’s, who is at present very sick and most [sic] seek another climate. The Camden players have volunteered their services, and they will be opposed by a team composed of Wid Conroy, Kid Gleason, Harry Gleason, Danny Green, “Farmer” Steelman, George Clayton, Billy Fischman, Perry Verga and Eggie Lennox all local men playing in the various leagues. The police have the game in charge, and another big crowd is looked for.
Benefit Game for Ike Toy in Camden
Philadelphia Inquirer —
Weather permitting, another large crowd will overflow the Camden grounds tomorrow when the benefit game for Ike Toy will be played. The regular Camden team will line up against a picked team of all the “prides of Camden” who are now playing ball in the big leagues. Conroy, the Gleasons, Green, Lennox, Steelman, Verga, Fischman, Bob Black, and possibly Harry Davis and Rube Waddell.
Still Playing Ball in Camden
Philadelphia Inquirer —
Base ball will run longer in Camden this season than ever it did, for on Saturday the final game of the season will be played, when the regular Camden team meets a picked team of the major leagues composed of Conroy, the Gleasons, Greene, Fischman, Lennox, Black, Verga and others. The receipts of this game go toward a benefit fund for Ike Toy, once a popular idol to Camden ball fans. An exhibition of association football will also be played.
Danny Green Breaks Down
Portland Oregonian —
CHICAGO, July 31.—Danny Green, an ex-outfielder of the Chicago National League Club, and later of the Chicago Americans, who has been in poor health for the last two years, is seriously ill here.
Danny Green Is Ill at Chicago
New Orleans Item —
CHICAGO, Aug. 3.—Friends and admirers of Danny Green, for years an idol at the West and South Side ball parks, will be grieved to learn that he is confined in the Cook county infirmary at Oak Forest and that hope of his getting better has been given up. Tuberculosis is Danny’s complaint. He has been ill for two years, but it was not until a month ago that he gave up and yielded to his friends’ pleading that he go to a hospital.
Green first won a place in the hearts of Chicagoans by his work as an out-fielder on the West Side team when Bill Lange, Dahlen, Callahan and Griffith were members of the club. He was fast on his feet and a dangerous hitter. When the baseball was started Danny jumped from the West to the South Side and took a regular job in the White Sox outfield. Later he went to Milwaukee and when his league days were over played on semi-pro teams here.
Baseball Briefs
Springfield Massachusetts Republican —
New Haven at League park this afternoon.
Montreal has won six double-headers this season, and all on Saturdays.
Outfielder Carrigan of the Washington State league has been bought by the White Sox.
Pitcher Cole of Pittsburg has been indefinitely suspended for not taking the proper care of himself.
The White Sox have taken up a collection for Danny Green. They are talking of playing a benefit game for Green.
Danny Green
Omaha World Herald —
By Miles Greenleaf
Danny Green is dying of consumption at his home
Near the old West Side arena in Chicago, Illinois,
And the plaudits of the multitude will ring upon the dome
That hung above the outfield when Old Danny was a boy.
They used to call ’em Orphans and they used to call ’em Colts,
But the National Chicagos are the Cubs in present day;
And many an old timer of the bleacher tribe revolts
When you say that they are faster than when Danny used to play.
He covered, in the outfield, all the territory then,
That could any modern marvel that the baseball world has seen;
And we hope those ancient plaudits will be ringing to him when
They have to call the game upon “Chicago Danny” Green.
Ball Softened His Brain
Rockford Illinois Republic —
“Danny” Green, former White Sox who a decade ago ranked with the leading outfielders in the major league, is now an inmate of the Camden County Hospital, Blackwood, N. J. Green was struck on the head with a pitched ball in a game in 1912 and for several days his life was in despair. When he did recover consciousness softening of the brain and partial paralysis of the lower limbs set in. He is a mental wreck.
DANNY GREEN NOW IN CAMDEN SANATORIUM
Washington DC Evening Star —
Former Star Outfielder of Cubs and White Sox Is Mental Wreck.
PHILADELPHIA, January 19.—Edward Danny Green, who a decade ago ranked with the leading outfielders in the major leagues, is now an inmate of the Camden County Hospital, Blackwood, N. J., fifteen miles from Camden.
The former dashing base runner and heavy hitter of the Cubs and White Sox is a mental wreck. His condition is traced to an accident which he received in the summer of 1912 while a member of the Des Moines Club of the Western League.
Green was struck in the head with a pitched ball in a game, and for several days his life was in danger. When he did recover consciousness, softening of the brain and partial paralysis of the lower limbs set in.
Befriended by Callahan.
Green’s son, Edward, Jr., now sixteen years old, was with him, and the pair went to Chicago, where the sympathy of Jim Callahan, the stricken ball player’s old outfield mate, was enlisted. Callahan proved the right kind of a friend, for he had Danny sent to the Cook county institution for the feeble minded.
Then he sent the son to a boarding school, paying for the tuition out of his own pocket. The boy is still there. Green’s wife is dead, but his mother and sister, who live in Camden, were notified of the ballplayer’s predicament.
Lately the mother and sister decided that they would like to have Danny nearby, where they could visit him; and a fund was raised by friends in Camden to defray his expenses from Chicago to his home town.
Wright Cox and Al Keaser, two members of the Camden police department, who knew and admired Green in his salad days, arranged to have him sent to the Blackwood Asylum.
Fifteen Years on Diamond.
Green is thirty-five years old, and has seen fifteen years of service on the diamond. He was born and raised in Camden, and was a member of the famous Mudhens. On the team with Danny were Widow [sic] Conroy and Harry Gleason, brother of Kid, who also won fame in the big leagues.
Green was very popular with the old guard on the Athletic team. Men like Harry Davis, Dan Murphy, Eddie Plank and Chief Bender are numbered among his friends.
Shortly after his accident, while Jim Callahan was arranging to have him placed in a hospital, Green sat on the Athletics’ bench in a game in Chicago with the White Sox. He was only a shell of his old self, and looked at the battle in a dazed manner. When the Mackmen went to the clubhouse after the game, the hat was passed and a sum raised for the unfortunate player.
Danny Green Insane
Springfield Massachusetts Republican —
Springfield Favorite Never Recovered From Being Hit With Ball.
Edward Danny Green, a great favorite as a member of the Springfield team of the old Eastern league days and later one of the leading outfielders in the major leagues, is now an inmate of the Camden county hospital, Blackwood, N. J. Danny is a mental wreck. His condition is traced to an accident received in the summer of 1912 while a member of the Des Moines club of the Western league. Green was struck in the head with a pitched ball in a game and for several days his life was in danger. When he did recover consciousness, softening of the brain and partial paralysis of the lower limbs set in.
Green’s son, Edward, Jr., now 16, was with him and the pair went to Chicago, where the sympathy of Jim Callahan, the stricken ball player’s old outfield mate, was enlisted. Callahan proved the right kind of friend, for he had Danny sent to the Cook county institution for the feeble-minded. Then he sent the son to a boarding school, paying the tuition out of his own pocket. The boy is still there. Green’s wife is dead, but his mother and sister, who live in Camden, were notified of the ball player’s predicament. Lately the mother and sister decided that they would like to have Danny nearby, where they could visit him; and a fund was raised by friends in Camden to defray his expenses from Chicago to his home town.
Green has seen 13 years of service on the diamond. He was born and raised in Camden and was a member of the famous Mudhens. On the team with Danny were Widow [sic] Conroy and Harry Gleason, brother of Kid Gleason, who also won fame in the big leagues. Green was very popular with the old guard on the Athletic team. Men like Harry Davis, Dan Murphy, Eddie Plank and Chief Bender are numbered among his friends. Shortly after his accident, while Jim Callahan was arranging to have him placed in a hospital, Green sat on the Athletics’ bench in a game in Chicago with the White Sox. He was only a shell of his old self and looked at the battle in a dazed manner. When the Athletics went to the clubhouse after the game the hat was passed and a sum raised for the unfortunate player.
Danny Green Dead
Philadelphia Inquirer —
Former Member of White Sox Dies After Long Illness
For many years famous as a member of the White Sox, Danny Green died at the Camden County Hospital at Blackwood Sunday after being ill for a long period. Several years ago he was struck on the head by a pitched ball while a member of the Minneapolis team. He was badly injured and later paralysis developed, which affected his mind. For a long period he was confined in a sanatorium at Forest Hills, near Chicago, when two Camden friends, Wright Cox and Albert Keaser, learned of his plight. They brought him East to Camden and had him cared for at the hospital.
During his early career Green played ball in Camden and became such an adept that he went with the Springfield Mass. team, his first professional engagement. Later he joined the Chicago Nationals, remaining four years. After a year spent with the minors he was signed by the Chicago Americans, where he remained five years, or until he went to Minneapolis.
Green was a close acquaintance of “Jimmy” Callahan, manager of the White Sox; Charles Comiskey and Ed Walsh, the famous pitcher. Callahan is said to possess Green’s insurance papers and an effort is being made to locate him to apprise him of Danny’s death.