The home of Huskies baseball is named in honor of Danny Litwhiler ’38 who played 11 seasons in the major leagues between 1940-51 including being selected as an All-Star in 1942 while with the Philadelphia Phillies. He also played for the St. Louis Cardinals, Boston Braves and Cincinnati Reds and was a member of the 1944 St. Louis World Series Championship team. At one point, he would set a Major League record with 187 consecutive errorless games. He would go on to a coaching career as head baseball coach at Florida State University and later Michigan State, winning 677 career games. In recognition of his achievements, he was awarded the BU Alumni Association’s Distinguished Service Award in the first year it was presented, 1948, and was inducted into the first class of the Athletic Hall of Fame in 1982. Litwhiler passed away on Sept. 23, 2011 at the age of 95.
Danny Litwhiler Field became the home of the Huskies in 1974. It features bleacher seating behind home plate while many fans bring their own lawn chairs and take advantage of the views from the hill beyond the outfield fence. The fencing received all-new windscreens in Spring 2015, giving the field a revamped look.
