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Lefty Davis
Alphonzo De Ford Davis
Bats: Left , Throws: Left
Height: 5' 10" , Weight: 170 lb.

Born: February 4, 1875 in Nashville, TN
Signed as a Free Agent with the Philadelphia Athletics in 1901. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 18, 1901
Final Game: July 16, 1907
Died: February 4, 1919 in Collins, NY
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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1901 26 TOT NL 112 503 426 98 124 10 11 2 40 26 66 .291 .389 .380 .769 121 162 2 9 *O/4
1901 26 BRO NL 25 102 91 11 19 2 0 0 7 4 10 .209 .287 .231 .518 49 21 0 1 O/4
1901 26 PIT NL 87 401 335 87 105 8 11 2 33 22 56 .313 .415 .421 .836 140 141 2 8 O
1902 27 PIT NL 59 274 232 52 65 7 3 0 20 19 35 .280 .377 .336 .713 116 78 1 6 O
1903 28 NYY AL 104 435 372 54 88 10 0 0 25 11 43 .237 .319 .263 .582 72 98 2 18 *O/6
1907 32 CIN NL 73 298 266 28 61 5 5 1 25 9 23 .229 .293 .297 .590 82 79 1 8 O
4 Seasons 348 1510 1296 232 338 32 19 3 110 65 167 .261 .348 .322 .670 98 417 6 41
162 Game Avg. 162 703 603 108 157 15 9 1 51 30 78 .261 .348 .322 .670 98 194 3 19
PIT (2 yrs) 146 675 567 139 170 15 14 2 53 41 91 .300 .399 .386 .786 130 219 3 14
BRO (1 yr) 25 102 91 11 19 2 0 0 7 4 10 .209 .287 .231 .518 49 21 0 1
CIN (1 yr) 73 298 266 28 61 5 5 1 25 9 23 .229 .293 .297 .590 82 79 1 8
NYY (1 yr) 104 435 372 54 88 10 0 0 25 11 43 .237 .319 .263 .582 72 98 2 18
NL (3 yrs) 244 1075 924 178 250 22 19 3 85 54 124 .271 .359 .345 .705 109 319 4 23
AL (1 yr) 104 435 372 54 88 10 0 0 25 11 43 .237 .319 .263 .582 72 98 2 18

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG LF-CF-RF Awards
1901 TOT NL 26 OF 110 207 177 18 12 7 .942 1.77 .942 2.03 12-2-96
1901 BRO NL 26 OF 24 45 37 0 8 0 .822 1.54 .949 2.03 12-2-10
1901 BRO NL 26 2B 1 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 3.00 .933 5.10
1901 PIT NL 26 OF 86 162 140 18 4 7 .975 1.84 .940 2.03 0-0-86
1902 PIT NL 27 OF 59 91 80 6 5 1 .945 1.46 .945 1.93 0-0-59
1903 NYY AL 28 OF 102 202 176 7 19 1 .906 1.79 .954 1.92 95-1-6
1903 NYY AL 28 SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 5.20
1907 CIN NL 32 OF 70 176 160 11 5 3 .972 2.44 .960 1.94 0-69-1
4 Seasons OF 341 676 593 42 41 12 .939 1.86 .951 1.96 107-72-162
1 Season 2B 1 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 3.00 .933 5.10
1 Season SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 5.20
4 Seasons TOT 343 679 596 42 41 12 .940 1.86 .890 1.98 107-72-162

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

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Bases on Balls s c a p y
1901 NL--66--3rd

                                         

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Gray InkBatting - 2 (2000), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 6 (2348), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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Transactions

Before 1901 Season: Signed as a Free Agent with the Philadelphia Athletics.

March 25, 1901: Jumped from the Philadelphia Athletics to the Brooklyn Superbas. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

June 19, 1901: Released by the Brooklyn Superbas.

June 23, 1901: Signed as a Free Agent with the Pittsburgh Pirates. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

Before 1903 Season: Jumped from the Pittsburgh Pirates to the New York Highlanders.

September, 1906: Drafted by the Cincinnati Reds from Minneapolis (American Association) in the 1906 rule 5 draft.

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