Denny Sullivan (third baseman)

{{Short description|American baseball player (1858–1925)}}

{{For|the 20th century baseball player|Denny Sullivan}}

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{{Infobox baseball biography

|name=Denny Sullivan

|position=Third baseman

|image=Denny Sullivan baseball.jpg

|bats=Unknown

|throws=Right

|birth_date={{birth date|1858|6|26|mf=y}}

|birth_place=Boston, Massachusetts

|death_date={{death date and age|1925|12|31|1858|6|26}}

|death_place=Revere, Massachusetts

|debutleague = MLB

|debutdate=August 25

|debutyear=1879

|debutteam=Providence Grays

|finalleague = MLB

|finaldate=September 25

|finalyear=1880

|finalteam=Boston Red Caps

|statleague = MLB

|stat1label=Batting average

|stat1value=.261

|stat2label=Home runs

|stat2value=0

|stat3label=Runs batted in

|stat3value=3

|teams=

• Providence Grays (1879)
• Boston Red Caps (1880)

}}

Dennis J. Sullivan (June 26, 1858 – December 31, 1925) was an American utility player in Major League Baseball, playing mainly as a third baseman for the Providence Grays ({{baseball year|1879}}) and Boston Red Caps ({{baseball year|1880}}) of the National League. A native of Boston, Massachusetts, Sullivan attended Boston College and College of the Holy Cross. Listed at {{height|ft=5|in=9}}, 170 lb., he threw right-handed (unknown batting side).

In a six-game career, Sullivan was a .261 hitter (6-for-23) with six runs, three RBI, and two doubles without home runs. He made six appearances as a third baseman (4), catcher (1) and left fielder (1), and was a member of the Providence 1879 National League champions.

Sullivan died at the age of 67 in his homeland of Boston, Massachusetts.