Kalvoski Daniels (born August 20, 1963) is an American former

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. He played seven seasons in

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(MLB) from 1986 to 1992 for the

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, and

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."Kal Daniels Statistics and History"
Accessed June 6, 2017. Daniels was born on August 20, 1963, in

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. He attended Northside High School in

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, where he batted .500, and he eventually attended

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. Kal owned the single season home run record at Northside High School for 20 years. In 2000, Trea Brinson broke Kal's record. Daniels was drafted by the

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in the third round, 58th overall, of the 1982 amateur entry draft, January Regular Phase. He didn't sign then, but when he was drafted seventh overall by the Cincinnati Reds in the 1982 amateur entry draft, June Secondary Phase, he did. In his first professional season, he hit .367 and stole 27 bases in 67 games. In 1984, his third professional season, Daniels began developing power to go along with his good speed. In 122 games that year, he hit 17 home runs and stole 43 bases. On April 9, 1986, Daniels made his big league debut at 22 years old. He had a successful rookie season, mostly being used off the bench-he hit .320 with 6 home runs and 15 stolen bases in 78 games (181

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s). In his second season, Daniels recorded a career high in home-runs per AB, hitting .334 with 26 home runs and 26 stolen bases in only 108 games. He played his final game on September 22, 1992.

Honors and awards

* In 1982, Daniels was a Pioneer League All-Star. * Daniels finished 27th in MVP voting in 1990. * He led the league in

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in 1988, with a .397 OBP. * Daniels finished his time with the Reds with a rare .300/.400/.500 batting line designating benchmarks of excellence in batting average, on-base percentage, and slugging percentage. His actual rate stats with the Reds: .301 and .406 and .506 (from 1986 through part of 1989).

Major transactions

* The Reds traded Daniels with

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to the Dodgers for Tim Leary and

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on July 18, 1989. * The Dodgers sent Daniels to the Cubs for a player to be named (minor leaguer Michael Sodders) on June 27, 1992.

Career statistics

In 727 games over seven seasons, Daniels posted a .285

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(666-for-2338) with 391 runs, 125 doubles, 8

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, 104

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, 360 RBI, 87

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, 365

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, .382

and .479

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. He finished his career with a .980

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playing primarily at left field and several games at first base..

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