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)
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FROM THE BASEBALL CHRONOLOGY
»January 12, 1982: In the January draft, the Blue Jays use the #1 pick on OF Kash Beauchamp and the Cubs follow by taking C Troy Afenir. Huh! The Twins, picking 3rd, take Kirby Puckett. The Reds choose Randy Myers on the first round while the Mets select Kal Daniels on the 3rd round. The 433rd pick overall is John Cangelosi, taken by the White Sox.
»June 27, 1992:
The Dodgers trade OF Kal Daniels to the Cubs in exchange for a player to be named.
»July 5, 1992: Umpire Bill Hohn ejects an Atlanta Braves fan from the Braves-Cubs game for making obscene gestures. The gestures might have been meant for the Braves, who are shut out 8–0. Greg Maddux goes seven innings for the win over John Smoltz, giving up three runs. The other five come off Juan Berenguer, who lasts 1/3 of an inning. Chicago gets homers from Kal Daniels, Andre Dawson, Ryne Sandberg, and Mark Grace.
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