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Spud Davis Spud Davis

Full name: Virgil Lawrence Davis Born: December 20, 1904, Birmingham, Alabama Died August 14, 1984, Birmingham, Alabama Buried at Elmwood Cemetery, Birmingham, Alabama First Game: April 30, 1928; Final Game: September 5, 1945 Managed First Game: September 28, 1946; Managed Final Game: September 29, 1946 Bat: Right Throw: Right Height: 6' 1" Weight: 197 Spud Davis Collectibles! Spud Davis Memorabilia! Spud Davis Cards! Spud Davis Autographs! Game Used Memorabilia! Register on eBay for free today and start buying & selling with millions each week!

Batting RecordBatting Record

Year Team                  G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB   SO HBP  SH GDP   SB   AVG   OBP   SLG   BFW Year Team
1928 STL N                 2     5    1    1   0   0   0    1    1    0   0   1        0  .200  .333  .200  -0.1 1928 STL N
1928 PHI N                67   163   16   46   2   0   3   18   15   11   0   2        0  .282  .343  .350  -0.3 1928 PHI N
1928 TOT N                69   168   17   47   2   0   3   19   16   11   0   3        0  .280  .342  .345  -0.4 1928 TOT N
1929 PHI N                98   263   31   90  18   0   7   48   19   17   2   5        1  .342  .391  .490  -0.1 1929 PHI N
1930 PHI N               106   329   41  103  16   1  14   65   17   20   1  10        1  .313  .349  .495  -0.6 1930 PHI N
1931 PHI N               120   393   30  128  32   1   4   51   36   28   0   4        0  .326  .382  .443   1.4 1931 PHI N
1932 PHI N               125   402   44  135  23   5  14   70   40   39   2   4        1  .336  .399  .522   2.2 1932 PHI N
1933 PHI N               141   495   51  173  28   3   9   65   32   24   5   8  21    2  .349  .395  .473   1.9 1933 PHI N
1934 STL N               107   347   45  104  22   4   9   65   34   27   2   1  12    0  .300  .366  .464   1.4 1934 STL N
1935 STL N               102   315   28  100  24   2   1   60   33   30   2   4   4    0  .317  .386  .416   0.9 1935 STL N
1936 STL N               112   363   24   99  26   2   4   59   35   34   3   1  12    0  .273  .342  .388  -0.2 1936 STL N
1937 CIN N                76   209   19   56  10   1   3   33   23   15   0   0   7    0  .268  .341  .368   0.7 1937 CIN N
1938 CIN N                12    36    3    6   1   0   0    1    5    6   1   0   2    0  .167  .286  .194  -0.2 1938 CIN N
1938 PHI N                70   215   11   53   7   0   2   23   14   14   0   1  12    1  .247  .293  .307  -1.7 1938 PHI N
1938 TOT N                82   251   14   59   8   0   2   24   19   20   1   1  14    1  .235  .292  .291  -1.9 1938 TOT N
1939 PHI N                87   202   10   62   8   1   0   23   24   20   1   7   5    0  .307  .383  .356   0.0 1939 PHI N
1940 PIT N                99   285   23   93  14   1   5   39   35   20   2   2  15    0  .326  .404  .435   1.4 1940 PIT N
1941 PIT N                57   107    3   27   4   1   0    6   11   11   0   0   6    0  .252  .322  .308  -0.1 1941 PIT N
1944 PIT N                54    93    6   28   7   0   2   14   10    8   0   0   2    0  .301  .369  .441   0.5 1944 PIT N
1945 PIT N                23    33    2    8   2   0   0    6    2    2   1   0   2    0  .242  .306  .303  -0.1 1945 PIT N
Total                   1458  4255  388 1312 244  22  77  647  386  326  22  50 100i   6  .308  .369  .430   7.0 Total
Year Team                  G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB   SO HBP  SH GDP   SB   AVG   OBP   SLG   BFW Year Team

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World Series Batting RecordWorld Series Batting Record

Year Team                  G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  SF  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG Year Team
1934 STL N Daily Splits    2     2    0    2   0   0   0    1    0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0 1.000 1.000 1.000 1934 STL N

Fielding RecordFielding Record

Year Team        POS    G    PO    A  ERR   DP   PB   AVG
1928 STL N         C    2     6    0    2    0    0  .750
1928 PHI N         C   49   149   46    4    7    5  .980
1928 TOT N         C   51   155   46    6    7    5  .971
1929 PHI N         C   89   198   47   10    7    4  .961
1930 PHI N         C   96   307   50    5    6    4  .986
1931 PHI N         C  114   420   78    3   10    5  .994
1932 PHI N         C  120   408   54    6   15    2  .987
1933 PHI N         C  132   395   69    8    9   10  .983
1934 STL N         C   94   459   42    6    7    2  .988
1935 STL N         C   81   335   34    3    2    4  .992
1935 STL N        1B    5    48    0    0    4      1.000
1936 STL N         C  103   390   59    7    7    3  .985
1936 STL N        3B    2     1    4    0    0      1.000
1937 CIN N         C   59   300   40    7    3    1  .980
1938 CIN N         C   11    43    7    2    1    3  .962
1938 PHI N         C   63   217   27    5    5    2  .980
1938 TOT N         C   74   260   34    7    6    5  .977
1939 PHI N         C   85   260   40    0    1    5 1.000
1940 PIT N         C   87   288   61   12   11    2  .967
1941 PIT N         C   49    97   16    0    3    2 1.000
1944 PIT N         C   35    76   10    3    3    0  .966
1945 PIT N         C   13    26    4    1    0    0  .968
Total              C 1282  4374  684   84   97   54  .984
Total             1B    5    48    0    0    4      1.000
Total             3B    2     1    4    0    0      1.000
Year Team        POS    G    PO    A  ERR   DP   PB   AVG

World Series Fielding RecordWorld Series Fielding Record

Year Team        POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   AVG

Managerial RecordManagerial Record

Year Team     G    W    L   PCT    RS    RA  START    END  STANDING
1946 PIT N    3    1    2  .333    12     7   9-28           7  7

TransactionsTransactions

Traded by St. Louis Cardinals with Homer Peel to Philadelphia Phillies in exchange
for Jimmie Wilson (May 11, 1928).

Traded by Philadelphia Phillies with Eddie Delker to St. Louis Cardinals in exchange
for Jimmie Wilson (November 15, 1933).

Sold by St. Louis Cardinals to Cincinnati Reds with Charlie Gelbert (December 2,
1936).

Traded by Cincinnati Reds with Al Hollingsworth and $50000 to Philadelphia Phillies
in exchange for Bucky Walters (June 13, 1938).

Sold by Philadelphia Phillies to Pittsburgh Pirates (October 27, 1939).

Released by Pittsburgh Pirates (October 2, 1941).

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