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Full Name: Virgil Lawrence Davis Bats: Right Throws: Right Height: 6-1 Weight: 197 lbs. Born: Dec 20, 1904 in Birmingham, AL Major League Debut: Apr 30, 1928 Died: Aug 14, 1984 in Birmingham, AL |
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CAREER STATISTICS - BATTING
TOTALS
| BATTING | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| YR 1928 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1938 1939 1940 1941 1944 1945 |
TM StL Phi Phi Phi Phi Phi Phi StL StL StL Cin Cin Phi Phi Pit Pit Pit Pit |
LG NL NL NL NL NL NL NL NL NL NL NL NL NL NL NL NL NL NL |
POS C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C |
G 2 67 98 106 120 125 141 107 102 112 76 12 70 87 99 57 54 23 |
AB 5 163 263 329 393 402 495 347 315 363 209 36 215 202 285 107 93 33 |
R 1 16 31 41 30 44 51 45 28 24 19 3 11 10 23 3 6 2 |
H 1 46 90 103 128 135 173 104 100 99 56 6 53 62 93 27 28 8 |
2B 0 2 18 16 32 23 28 22 24 26 10 1 7 8 14 4 7 2 |
3B 0 0 0 1 1 5 3 4 2 2 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 |
HR 0 3 7 14 4 14 9 9 1 4 3 0 2 0 5 0 2 0 |
RBI 1 18 48 65 51 70 65 65 60 59 33 1 23 23 39 6 14 6 |
TB 1 57 129 163 174 210 234 161 131 141 77 7 66 72 124 33 41 10 |
BB 1 15 19 17 36 40 32 34 33 35 23 5 14 24 35 11 10 2 |
IBB 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| Totals | G 1458 |
AB 4255 |
R 388 |
H 1312 |
2B 244 |
3B 22 |
HR 77 |
RBI 647 |
TB 1831 |
BB 386 |
IBB 0 |
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| BATTING | BASERUNNING | PERCENTAGES | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| YR 1928 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1938 1939 1940 1941 1944 1945 |
TM StL Phi Phi Phi Phi Phi Phi StL StL StL Cin Cin Phi Phi Pit Pit Pit Pit |
LG NL NL NL NL NL NL NL NL NL NL NL NL NL NL NL NL NL NL |
K 0 11 17 20 28 39 24 27 30 34 15 6 14 20 20 11 8 2 |
HBP 0 0 2 1 0 2 5 2 2 3 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 1 |
SH 1 2 5 10 4 4 8 1 4 1 0 0 1 7 2 0 0 0 |
SF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
GDP 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 12 4 12 7 2 12 5 15 6 2 2 |
SB 0 0 1 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 |
CS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
SB% -.--- -.--- 1.000 1.000 -.--- 1.000 1.000 -.--- -.--- -.--- -.--- -.--- 1.000 -.--- -.--- -.--- -.--- -.--- |
AVG .200 .282 .342 .313 .326 .336 .349 .300 .317 .273 .268 .167 .247 .307 .326 .252 .301 .242 |
OBP .333 .343 .391 .349 .382 .399 .395 .366 .386 .342 .341 .286 .293 .383 .404 .322 .369 .306 |
SLG .200 .350 .490 .495 .443 .522 .473 .464 .416 .388 .368 .194 .307 .356 .435 .308 .441 .303 |
AB/HR --.- 54.3 37.6 23.5 98.3 28.7 55.0 38.6 315.0 90.8 69.7 --.- 107.5 --.- 57.0 --.- 46.5 --.- |
AB/K --.- 14.8 15.5 16.5 14.0 10.3 20.6 12.9 10.5 10.7 13.9 6.0 15.4 10.1 14.3 9.7 11.6 16.5 |
| Totals | K 326 |
HBP 22 |
SH 50 |
SF 0 |
GDP 100 |
SB 6 |
CS 0 |
SB% 1.000 |
BAVG .308 |
OBP .369 |
SLG .430 |
AB/HR 55.3 |
AB/K 13.1 |
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WORLD SERIES STATISTICS - BATTING
TOTALS
| BATTING | PERCENTAGES | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| YR 1934 |
TM StL |
LG NL |
G 2 |
AB 2 |
R 0 |
H 2 |
2B 0 |
3B 0 |
HR 0 |
RBI 1 |
TB 2 |
BB 0 |
K 0 |
SB 0 |
BAVG 1.000 |
SLG 1.000 |
AB/HR --.- |
AB/K --.- |
| Totals | G 2 |
AB 2 |
R 0 |
H 2 |
2B 0 |
3B 0 |
HR 0 |
RBI 1 |
TB 2 |
BB 0 |
K 0 |
SB 0 |
AVG 1.000 |
SLG 1.000 |
AB/HR --.- |
AB/K --.- |
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| TEAM ABBREVIATION KEY | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| YEARS 1928-1939 1928-1936 1937-1938 1940-1945 |
TM Phi StL Cin Pit |
LG NL NL NL NL |
TEAM NAME Philadelphia Phillies St. Louis Cardinals Cincinnati Reds Pittsburgh Pirates |
LEAGUE NAME National League National League National League National League |
Virgil Lawrence Davis batted .300 in 9 of his 16 seasons. In 1933 his .349 average
was second in the NL to future Hall of Famer Chuck Klein's .368. Davis led NL catchers
in assists in 1931, double plays in 1932, and total chances per game in 1934, years
in which rival catchers included future Cooperstown enshrinees Gabby Hartnett and
Al Lopez. Davis later backed up Ernie Lombardi at Cincinnati, and Lopez at Pittsburgh.
As a member of the 1935 Cardinals, Davis feuded with Dizzy Dean. Dean accused him of not hustling after a foul during a loss to Cincinnati, and insisted on a different catcher the next time out. Teammates sided with Davis, but manager Frankie Frisch complied with Dean's demand. Davis managed the Pirates briefly in 1946.