Dan DeMichele

Dan DeMichele
Outfield/First baseman/Second baseman
Born: (1948-08-19) August 19, 1948
Cranston, Rhode Island, U.S.
Bats: Left
Throws: Right
Teams
Career highlights and awards
Ice hockey career
Height 6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight 213 lb (97 kg; 15 st 3 lb)
Position Left Wing
Shoots Right
Played for Harvard Crimson
Braintree Hawks

Daniel Frederick DeMichele (born August 19, 1948) is an American athlete who competed for the Harvard Crimson baseball and ice hockey teams. After graduating, he signed a contract with the Chicago Cubs and played two seasons in minor league baseball.

High school

DeMichele attended Cranston High School East, where he was the leading goal scorer for the school's 1964 state championship hockey team, that also included Joe Cavanagh and Curt Bennett.[1] He then attended Vermont Academy.[2]

College

Hockey

DeMichele attended Harvard College, where he and Cavanagh played on the first line of the freshman hockey team alongside Steve Owen.[3] During their sophomore season, the Cavanagh–DeMichele–Owen line accounted for 67 goals.[4] DeMichele started the 1969–70 season by scoring a hat-trick in the season opener against Dartmouth.[5] He scored a goal in the championship game of the ECAC Christmas Hockey Tournament at the Boston Garden, but a fractured ankle kept him out of action for the next month.[6][7] On March 7, he scored his second hat trick in a 9–0 victory over Yale.[8] DeMichele scored 33 goals during his senior season, which was the third most in school history behind Bill and Bob Cleary (since passed by Lane MacDonald and Scott Fusco).[9] He scored four goals in Harvard's 8–0 victory over Princeton.[10] He scored a goal in Harvard's 7–4 win against Clarkson in the ECAC Hockey championship game.[11] In the semifinals of the 1971 NCAA University Division men's ice hockey tournament, Harvard was upset by Minnesota 6–5 in overtime.[12]

Following his collegiate career, DeMichele played one season with the Braintree Hawks in the New England Hockey League (NEnHL) scoring 11 goals and registering 6 assists.[13]

Baseball

DeMichele played four seasons (1965–68) in the Cape Cod Baseball League. He was a member of the Sagamore Canalmen team that won the 1965 league championship and led the league in consecutive hits in 1967 (53) and 1968 (43) as a member of the Yarmouth Indians. He is the only player in league history to be elected to the CCBL All-Star game at three different positions.[14] He was drafted by the New York Mets in the 2nd round of the 1967 Major League Baseball draft.[2]

As a junior, DeMichele batted .421 with five home runs and 10 doubles. His batting average was the highest by a Crimson player since 1922.[15] He won the Ivy League batting title by hitting .477 in league competition.[16] He batted .355 as a senior and helped lead the Crimson a Division I title and an appearance in the 1971 College World Series.[17]

DeMichele signed with the Chicago Cubs on June 19, 1971 and was sent to their Pioneer League affiliate, the Caldwell Cubs.[17] In 60 games with the Cubs, DeMichele batted .349 with 4 home runs and 28 RBI. The following season he played 104 games for the Quincy Cubs of the Midwest League, where he had a .304 batting average, 12 home runs, and 65 RBI.[2]

Honors

DeMichele was elected to the Harvard Varsity Club Hall of Fame in 1995 and the Cape Cod Baseball League Hall of Fame in 2012.[18][14]

References

  1. ^ Monahan, Bob (March 17, 1964). "Cranston East Player Son of Former Bruin". The Boston Globe.
  2. ^ a b c "Daniel DeMichele". Baseball Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 14, 2025.
  3. ^ Monahan, Bob (January 28, 1968). "Landry To Be Drafted Early". The Boston Globe.
  4. ^ "Harvard reunites Cavanagh line". The Boston Globe. December 4, 1969.
  5. ^ "Harvard Six Tops Dartmouth, 6 To 1". The New York Times. December 7, 1969.
  6. ^ Monahan, Bob (December 21, 1969). "Harvard Wins Tourney, 4-3". The Boston Globe.
  7. ^ Monahan, Bob (January 16, 1970). "DeMichele due back in Harvard lineup". The Boston Globe.
  8. ^ "DeMichele Paces Harvard To 9-0 Hockey Rout of Yale". The New York Times. March 8, 1970.
  9. ^ "Men's Ice Hockey Record Book" (PDF). Harvard. Retrieved April 14, 2025.
  10. ^ "Harvard Crushes Princeton Six, 8-0". The New York Times. February 7, 1971.
  11. ^ Monahan, Bob (March 14, 1971). "Harvard rocks Clarkson, 7-4 for ECAC title". The Boston Globe.
  12. ^ Monahan, Bob (March 20, 1971). "Harvard eliminated in OT, 6-5". The Boston Globe.
  13. ^ "Dan DeMichele". HockeyDB. Retrieved April 14, 2025.
  14. ^ a b "2012 Hall of Fame Class". Cape Cod Baseball League. Retrieved April 14, 2025.
  15. ^ "Harvard In Town". The Evening Independent. April 2, 1971. Retrieved April 14, 2025.
  16. ^ "Baseball Record Book" (PDF). Harvard. Retrieved April 14, 2025.
  17. ^ a b "New England Sports Briefs". The Telegraph. June 21, 1971. Retrieved April 14, 2025.
  18. ^ "Daniel F. DeMichele". Harvard Varsity Club. Retrieved April 14, 2025.
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