A young, fast power hitter, Daniels hit .334 with 26 HR and 26 stolen bases in 1987 despite spending a month on the DL, and in 1988 he started in left field for the Reds and led the NL in on-base percentage. Often temperamental, Daniels was suspended briefly
in
September 1988 for throwing a bat into the dugout. The erratic fielder missed
most of 1989 with a variety of physical problems, and in midseason he was traded
to the Dodgers with
Lenny Harris for
Tim Leary and
Mariano Duncan. Only 25, he had
his sixth knee operation near the end of the 1989 season.
In his first full year with the Dodgers, Daniels set career highs with 27 home runs and 94 RBIs, but his numbers dropped precipitiously the following season, and in June 1992 he was shipped to the Cubs for a player to be named. (ME)
Kal Daniels
