Handley Jacob Daniel (April 22, 1911 – April 23, 1996) was a

professional baseball Professional baseball is organized baseball in which players are selected for their talents and are paid to play for a specific team or club system. It is played in baseball league, leagues and associated farm teams throughout the world. Mod ...

player. He played in

Major League Baseball Major League Baseball (MLB) is a professional baseball organization and the oldest major professional sports league in the world. MLB is composed of 30 total teams, divided equally between the National League (NL) and the American League (AL), ...

for the 1937

Brooklyn Dodgers The Brooklyn Dodgers were a Major League Baseball team founded in 1884 as a member of the American Association (19th century), American Association before joining the National League in 1890. They remained in Brooklyn until 1957, after which the ...

, primarily as a

first baseman A first baseman, abbreviated 1B, is the player on a baseball or softball team who fields the area nearest first base, the first of four bases a baserunner must touch in succession to score a run. The first baseman is responsible for the majori ...

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Major League Baseball first basemen Baseball players from Alabama People from Roanoke, Alabama Brooklyn Dodgers players Birmingham Barons players Portsmouth Pirates players Albany Senators players Elmira Colonels players Trenton Senators players Elmira Pioneers players Syracuse Chiefs players LaGrange Troupers players Valley Rebels players New Bern Bears players Newnan Brownies players Tarboro A's players Burlington Bees (Carolina League) players Augusta Tigers players Leesburg Packers players Vidalia Indians players 1911 births 1996 deaths {{US-baseball-first-baseman-stub