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Dal Maxvill
Charles Dallan Maxvill (born February 18, 1939) is an American former shortstop, coach, and general manager in Major League Baseball (MLB). During his career, Maxvill played, coached, or was an executive for four World Series winners and seven league champions.
A native of the St. Louis suburb of Granite City, Illinois, Maxvill played baseball in high school, then attended the McKelvey School of Engineering at Washington University in St. Louis where he earned a degree in electrical engineering and played for Washington University Bears. He signed his first professional baseball contract in 1960 with the hometown St. Louis Cardinals.
Maxvill appeared in 1,423 regular-season games for the Cardinals (1962–1972), Oakland Athletics (1972–73; 1974–75) and Pittsburgh Pirates (1973–74). He batted and threw right-handed. He batted .217 with six home runs in 3,989 plate appearances over his 14-year major league career.
Defensively, Maxvill recorded a .973 fielding percentage at shortstop in 1,203 games and .984 fielding percentage at second base in 193 games. In the postseason, he committed no errors in 101 total chances (46 putouts, 55 assists) for a perfect 1.000 fielding percentage.
Maxvill's best season with the bat was 1968 with the Cardinals. He set career highs in batting average (.253), on-base percentage (.329), and slugging percentage (.298). He also received his only Most Valuable Player award votes (finishing in twentieth place) and won his only Gold Glove. In that year's World Series (the last of the pre-LCS era), he went 0-for-22, the worst batting performance in a World Series. It was also the worst hitless streak to start a postseason until 2022.
Maxvill holds the National League record for fewest hits for a batter playing in at least 150 games. He had 80 hits in 1970 in 399 at-bats in 152 games, just barely over the Mendoza Line at .201. (The Sporting News Baseball Record, 2007, p. 19)
After batting .221 in 105 games during the first 4+1⁄2 months of the campaign, he was acquired by the Oakland Athletics from the Cardinals for minor-league third baseman Joe Lindsey on August 30, 1972. The deal occurring one day prior to the waiver trade deadline meant that he was eligible to be on the A's roster for its postseason run. Minor-league catcher Gene Dusan was also sent to the Cardinals to complete the transaction two months later on October 27.
In November 1975, Maxvill officially retired from playing baseball. His first coaching job came from Joe Torre who hired him to work as the third base coach for the New York Mets in 1978. After the 1978 season, Maxvill resigned to be closer to his St. Louis home and the Cardinals hired him as a coach for the 1979 and 1980 seasons. In 1981, Maxvill worked as a minor league instructor for the Cardinals when new manager Whitey Herzog brought in his own coaches.
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Dal Maxvill
Charles Dallan Maxvill (born February 18, 1939) is an American former shortstop, coach, and general manager in Major League Baseball (MLB). During his career, Maxvill played, coached, or was an executive for four World Series winners and seven league champions.
A native of the St. Louis suburb of Granite City, Illinois, Maxvill played baseball in high school, then attended the McKelvey School of Engineering at Washington University in St. Louis where he earned a degree in electrical engineering and played for Washington University Bears. He signed his first professional baseball contract in 1960 with the hometown St. Louis Cardinals.
Maxvill appeared in 1,423 regular-season games for the Cardinals (1962–1972), Oakland Athletics (1972–73; 1974–75) and Pittsburgh Pirates (1973–74). He batted and threw right-handed. He batted .217 with six home runs in 3,989 plate appearances over his 14-year major league career.
Defensively, Maxvill recorded a .973 fielding percentage at shortstop in 1,203 games and .984 fielding percentage at second base in 193 games. In the postseason, he committed no errors in 101 total chances (46 putouts, 55 assists) for a perfect 1.000 fielding percentage.
Maxvill's best season with the bat was 1968 with the Cardinals. He set career highs in batting average (.253), on-base percentage (.329), and slugging percentage (.298). He also received his only Most Valuable Player award votes (finishing in twentieth place) and won his only Gold Glove. In that year's World Series (the last of the pre-LCS era), he went 0-for-22, the worst batting performance in a World Series. It was also the worst hitless streak to start a postseason until 2022.
Maxvill holds the National League record for fewest hits for a batter playing in at least 150 games. He had 80 hits in 1970 in 399 at-bats in 152 games, just barely over the Mendoza Line at .201. (The Sporting News Baseball Record, 2007, p. 19)
After batting .221 in 105 games during the first 4+1⁄2 months of the campaign, he was acquired by the Oakland Athletics from the Cardinals for minor-league third baseman Joe Lindsey on August 30, 1972. The deal occurring one day prior to the waiver trade deadline meant that he was eligible to be on the A's roster for its postseason run. Minor-league catcher Gene Dusan was also sent to the Cardinals to complete the transaction two months later on October 27.
In November 1975, Maxvill officially retired from playing baseball. His first coaching job came from Joe Torre who hired him to work as the third base coach for the New York Mets in 1978. After the 1978 season, Maxvill resigned to be closer to his St. Louis home and the Cardinals hired him as a coach for the 1979 and 1980 seasons. In 1981, Maxvill worked as a minor league instructor for the Cardinals when new manager Whitey Herzog brought in his own coaches.
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