Darrell Porter

Quick Facts

Full Name	Darrell Porter
Occupation	Baseball Player
Date Of Birth	Jan 17, 1952(1952-01-17)
Age	72
Date Of Death	2002-08-05
Birthplace	Joplin
Country	United States
Birth City	Missouri
Horoscope	Capricorn

Darrell Porter Biography

Darrell Porter is one of the most popular and richest Baseball Player who was born on January 17, 1952 in Joplin, Missouri, United States. A major league catcher who battled addiction to alcohol and drugs to participate for four All-Star games and then win the World Series.

The duo of He and Roy Campanella were among the handful of catchers who tallied 100 RBIs and scored 100 runs in a single season. were among the catchers who scored 100 RBIs and hit 100 runs in one season.

Born in Joplin, Missouri, Porter was drafted by the Milwaukee Brewers in the first round of the 1970 Major League Baseball Draft. He made his major league debut on September 2, 1971, with the Brewers at age 19. He finished third in the 1973 Rookie of the Year voting. Porter was selected to the American League All-Star team in 1974. On December 6, 1976, the Milwaukee Brewers traded Porter along with Jim Colborn to the Kansas City Royals for Jamie Quirk, Jim Wohlford and Bob McClure.

Porter told the Associated Press that during the winter of 1979–1980, he became paranoid, and he was convinced that baseball commissioner Bowie Kuhn—who was known to be tough on drug use—knew about his drug abuse. Porter said he believed that Kuhn was trying to sneak into his house and planned to ban him from baseball for life. Porter found himself sitting up at night in the dark watching out the front window, waiting for Kuhn to approach while clutching billiard balls and a shotgun.

He was born within Joplin, Missouri.

Darrell Porter Net Worth

Darrell Porter is one of the richest Baseball Player from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Darrell Porter 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He was a draft selection from the Brewers.

The controversy erupted in 1980 when he announced publicly that he was an addict and his memoir later revealed a more detailed portrait of the person.

Darrell Ray Porter (January 17, 1952 – August 5, 2002) was an American professional baseball player. He played as a catcher in Major League Baseball from 1971 to 1987 for the Milwaukee Brewers, Kansas City Royals, St. Louis Cardinals, and Texas Rangers. The four-time All-Star was known for his excellent defensive skills and power hitting ability. He struggled but was never able to overcome a substance abuse problem, yet went on to become the most valuable player of the 1982 World Series with the St. Louis Cardinals. Porter died from an accidental drug overdose in 2002 at the age of 50.

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After checking into the rehab center, Porter became a born-again Christian, married, and became a spokesman for the Fellowship of Christian Athletes. His production on the field declined after rehab, and he never again approached his 1979 levels. He went on to play in three World Series—in 1980 with the Royals and in 1982 and 1985 with the St. Louis Cardinals. Porter won both the 1982 National League Championship Series Most Valuable Player Award and the 1982 World Series MVP Award. At the time, Porter was only the second player in baseball history to win both awards in a single postseason; Willie Stargell of the Pittsburgh Pirates won both awards in 1979. After the 1985 season, the Cardinals released Porter, and he wound up his career with two seasons with the Texas Rangers as a part-time player. He appeared in his final major league game on October 4, 1987 and retired at the age of 35.

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Darrell Ranked on the list of most popular Baseball Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Darrell Porter celebrates birthday on January 17 of every year.

In a seventeen-year major league career, Porter played in 1,782 games, accumulating 1,369 hits in 5,539 at bats for a .247 career batting average along with 188 home runs, 826 runs batted in and a .354 on-base percentage. He ended his career with a .982 fielding percentage. As of the 2009 season, he ranked 21st on the all-time list for home runs by a catcher and 20th all-time for RBI by a catcher. Porter caught two no-hitters during his career—Jim Colborn in 1977 and Bob Forsch’s second career no-hitter in 1983. Porter was also notable for being one of the few Major League catchers of his time to wear eyeglasses behind the plate at a time when most players needing vision correction were using contact lenses.