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Spud Davis

Virgil Lawrence Davis

Position: Catcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1", Weight: 197 lb.

Born: December 20, 1904 in Birmingham, AL
High School: Gulf Coast Military Academy (Gulfport, MS) (All Transactions)
Debut: April 30, 1928 (Age 23)   vs. CIN 2 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
Teams (by GP): Phillies/Cardinals/Pirates/Reds 1928-1945

Final Game: September 5, 1945 (Age 40)   vs. BRO 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
Died: August 14, 1984 in Birmingham, AL
Buried: Elmwood Cemetery, Birmingham, AL
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Career Home Runs

For all seasons after 1973, the play-by-play data is complete (summary of missing data for pre-1974). For some games from 1954 to 1973, we do not have complete play-by-play.

Spud Davis: 77 Career Home Runs

0 leading off, 1 walk-off, 1 tying, 3 go ahead, 69 lacking some details
4 Tms
PHI53
STL14
PIT7
CIN3
 
vs RHP61
vs LHP16
 
Home40
Away37
8 Opps
BSN18
CHC13
PIT11
PHI8
CIN8
STL7
NYG6
BRO6
55 Pitchers
Guy Bush4
Ben Cantwell4
Fred Frankhouse3
Ed Brandt3
Curt Davis3
Bob Osborn2
Larry Benton2
Red Lucas2
Lynn Nelson2
Orville Jorgens2
Paul Derringer2
Tex Carleton2
Si Johnson2
Sloppy Thurston2
Bill Walker2
Tony Freitas1
Ray Starr1
Bill Sherdel1
Ray Benge1
Ray Phelps1
8 Parks
Baker Bowl37
Sprtsmn3/Busch10
Wrigley Fld9
Braves Fld7
Forbes Fld5
Ebbets Fld4
Shibe Pk3
Polo Grounds2
Where Hit
Unk77
General field locations when available.
 
1 Inside the Park
 
Game Totals
1·HR gms67
2·HR gms5
Gms w/ this # = 0 are not shown.
 
OrderPos
8th26
6th16
7th15
5th11
Unk8
4th1
Outs
Unk71
14
22
 
DefPos
C73
PH4
Bases
Unk77
 
127 RBI
0 on43
1 on20
2 on12
3 on2
Any on34
Inning
13
211
35
412
59
68
711
87
99
Extra2
 
1-319
4-629
7-end29
RelScore
Tied3
-21
-31
-4..3
Unk69
 
Tied3
Behind5
Unk69
Before event, for batter

Play By Play

View Pitches · WE and WPA Explanation
1928 HRs #car #yr #gm Date @Bat   Pitcher Score Inn Out RoB RBI BOP Pos WPA bWE Notes Play Description
1 1 1 1 1928-06-08 PHI CHC Sheriff Blake b 8 3 8 2
2 2 2 1 1928-08-07 PHI CHC Hal Carlson b 5 2 8 2
3 3 3 1 1928-09-20 PHI PIT Carmen Hill b 4 2 8 2
1929 HRs #car #yr #gm Date @Bat   Pitcher Score Inn Out RoB RBI BOP Pos WPA bWE Notes Play Description
4 4 1 1 1929-04-30 PHI BSN Art Delaney b 9 1 PH
5 5 2 1 1929-05-22 (2) PHI @ BSN Johnny Wertz t 7 1 8 2
6 6 3 1 1929-05-28 PHI BSN Percy Jones b 1 2 8 2
7 7 4 1 1929-06-15 PHI @ CHC Guy Bush t 6 4 8 2
8 8 5 1 1929-08-26 PHI STL Hal Haid b 8 3 8 PH
9 9 6 1 1929-09-29 PHI @ NYG Bill Walker t 7 1 8 2
10 10 7 1 1929-10-05 (2) PHI NYG Bill Walker b 3 1 8 2
1930 HRs #car #yr #gm Date @Bat   Pitcher Score Inn Out RoB RBI BOP Pos WPA bWE Notes Play Description
11 11 1 1 1930-04-26 (1) PHI NYG Larry Benton behind 1-13 b 9 1 8 2
12 12 2 1 1930-05-13 PHI @ PIT Jesse Petty t 2 1 8 2
13 13 3 1 1930-05-24 PHI NYG Hub Pruett b 7 1 8 2
14 14 4 1 1930-05-30 (2) PHI @ BRO Ray Phelps t 5 2 8 2
15 15 5 1 1930-06-20 PHI @ STL Al Grabowski t 4 1 8 2
16 16 6 1 1930-06-23 PHI @ CHC Guy Bush behind 0-4 t 2 1 3 8 2
17 17 7 2 1930-06-23 PHI @ CHC Guy Bush behind 5-10 t 6 2 2 8 2
18 18 8 1 1930-06-25 PHI @ CHC Lynn Nelson tied 4-4 t 5 1 3 8 2
19 19 9 1 1930-07-11 PHI CIN Red Lucas b 7 1 8 2
20 20 10 1 1930-08-03 (2) PHI @ BSN Fred Frankhouse t 9 1 8 2
21 21 11 1 1930-08-19 (1) PHI @ CHC Lynn Nelson behind 1-4 t 2 2 1 8 2
22 22 12 2 1930-08-19 (1) PHI @ CHC Bob Osborn tied 7-7 t 7 1 3 8 2
23 23 13 1 1930-08-29 PHI BSN Ben Cantwell b 2 2 8 2
24 24 14 1 1930-09-06 PHI @ BRO Dolf Luque t 2 3 7 2
1931 HRs #car #yr #gm Date @Bat   Pitcher Score Inn Out RoB RBI BOP Pos WPA bWE Notes Play Description
25 25 1 1 1931-06-26 PHI PIT Bob Osborn b 8 2 5 2
26 26 2 1 1931-06-27 (2) PHI PIT Larry French b 6 1 5 2
27 27 3 1 1931-07-14 (2) PHI @ PIT Glenn Spencer t 7 3 7 2 IPHR
28 28 4 1 1931-09-05 (1) PHI BSN Bill Sherdel b 1 3 6 2
1932 HRs #car #yr #gm Date @Bat   Pitcher Score Inn Out RoB RBI BOP Pos WPA bWE Notes Play Description
29 29 1 1 1932-05-02 PHI BSN Ed Brandt b 4 2 7 2
30 30 2 1 1932-05-15 PHI @ CHC Lon Warneke t 8 1 8 2
31 31 3 1 1932-06-09 PHI PIT Steve Swetonic b 5 1 8 2
32 32 4 1 1932-06-11 (2) PHI CIN Larry Benton b 9 2 8 2
33 33 5 1 1932-06-18 (2) PHI STL Paul Derringer b 6 1 7 2
34 34 6 1 1932-06-22 PHI CHC Burleigh Grimes b 3 2 7 2
35 35 7 1 1932-07-02 PHI @ BRO Watty Clark t 7 1 1 7 2
36 36 8 1 1932-07-12 PHI @ STL Tex Carleton t 1 2 7 2
37 37 9 1 1932-07-22 PHI BRO Sloppy Thurston b 2 1 7 2
38 38 10 2 1932-07-22 PHI BRO Sloppy Thurston b 3 2 7 2
39 39 11 1 1932-07-28 PHI CIN Si Johnson b 3 1 7 2
40 40 12 1 1932-07-29 PHI CIN Benny Frey b 7 1 7 2
41 41 13 1 1932-08-01 PHI PIT Heinie Meine b 4 3 7 2
42 42 14 1 1932-08-12 PHI BSN Socks Seibold b 4 1 7 2
1933 HRs #car #yr #gm Date @Bat   Pitcher Score Inn Out RoB RBI BOP Pos WPA bWE Notes Play Description
43 43 1 1 1933-04-25 PHI BSN Fred Frankhouse b 3 2 6 2
44 44 2 1 1933-05-10 (1) PHI CIN Red Lucas b 5 1 5 2
45 45 3 1 1933-05-13 (2) PHI CHC Guy Bush b 5 4 4 2
46 46 4 1 1933-06-17 (2) PHI BSN Ray Starr b 2 1 7 2
47 47 5 1 1933-08-06 (1) PHI @ BSN Ed Brandt t 2 1 6 2
48 48 6 1 1933-08-28 (1) PHI PIT Leon Chagnon b 9 1 5 2
49 49 7 1 1933-09-23 (1) PHI BSN Fred Frankhouse b 4 1 5 2
50 50 8 1 1933-09-30 PHI @ BSN Ben Cantwell t 4 1 5 2
51 51 9 2 1933-09-30 PHI @ BSN Ben Cantwell t 10 1 5 2
1934 HRs #car #yr #gm Date @Bat   Pitcher Score Inn Out RoB RBI BOP Pos WPA bWE Notes Play Description
52 52 1 1 1934-04-26 STL @ PIT Ralph Birkofer t 7 3 6 2
53 53 2 1 1934-04-30 STL CIN Paul Derringer b 4 1 6 2
54 54 3 1 1934-05-17 STL @ BSN Huck Betts t 7 1 6 2
55 55 4 1 1934-06-15 STL BSN Ed Brandt b 4 1 6 2
56 56 5 1 1934-07-07 STL CIN Tony Freitas b 6 1 6 2
57 57 6 1 1934-07-12 (2) STL @ PHI Curt Davis t 8 1 6 2
58 58 7 1 1934-07-29 STL @ PIT Ed Holley t 2 2 6 2
59 59 8 1 1934-08-23 STL NYG Carl Hubbell b 4 1 6 2
60 60 9 1 1934-09-09 (2) STL @ PHI Syl Johnson t 8 2 6 2
1935 HRs #car #yr #gm Date @Bat   Pitcher Score Inn Out RoB RBI BOP Pos WPA bWE Notes Play Description
61 61 1 1 1935-09-11 STL PHI Orville Jorgens b 2 2 6 2
1936 HRs #car #yr #gm Date @Bat   Pitcher Score Inn Out RoB RBI BOP Pos WPA bWE Notes Play Description
62 62 1 1 1936-05-04 STL BSN Ray Benge b 5 1 6 2
63 63 2 1 1936-06-25 (2) STL @ PHI Orville Jorgens t 6 3 7 2
64 64 3 1 1936-07-26 (2) STL @ BSN Ben Cantwell t 7 2 6 2
65 65 4 1 1936-08-05 STL @ CHC Tex Carleton t 5 1 6 2
1937 HRs #car #yr #gm Date @Bat   Pitcher Score Inn Out RoB RBI BOP Pos WPA bWE Notes Play Description
66 66 1 1 1937-06-12 CIN @ NYG Hal Schumacher t 8 2 5 2
67 67 2 1 1937-07-09 CIN @ STL Mike Ryba t 9 2 PH
68 68 3 1 1937-07-25 (2) CIN @ PHI Wayne LaMaster t 6 1 5 2
1938 HRs #car #yr #gm Date @Bat   Pitcher Score Inn Out RoB RBI BOP Pos WPA bWE Notes Play Description
69 69 1 1 1938-06-19 (1) PHI PIT Jim Tobin b 4 1 5 2
70 70 2 1 1938-06-25 PHI CIN Joe Cascarella tied 6-6 b 12 1 8 2 Walk-Off
1940 HRs #car #yr #gm Date @Bat   Pitcher Score Inn Out RoB RBI BOP Pos WPA bWE Notes Play Description
71 71 1 1 1940-04-16 PIT @ STL Curt Davis t 4 1 2
72 72 2 1 1940-05-10 PIT @ CHC Charlie Root t 6 3 2
73 73 3 1 1940-06-23 (2) PIT @ BRO Curt Davis t 9 1 2
74 74 4 1 1940-06-26 (2) PIT @ PHI Boom-Boom Beck t 2 1 2
75 75 5 2 1940-06-26 (2) PIT @ PHI Si Johnson t 9 1 2
1944 HRs #car #yr #gm Date @Bat   Pitcher Score Inn Out RoB RBI BOP Pos WPA bWE Notes Play Description
76 76 1 1 1944-06-25 (2) PIT STL Ted Wilks behind 3-5 b 9 2 PH
77 77 2 1 1944-10-01 (2) PIT @ PHI Dick Barrett t 5 1 5 2

About the SABR Home Run Encyclopedia

Much of the data on Baseball-Reference.com's Home Run Logs comes from the Tattersall/McConnell Home Run Log, a database of all homers hit in the major leagues since 1876. This project was begun in the 1940's by John C. Tattersall and was continued after Tattersall's death in 1981 by Bob McConnell, one of SABR's original 16 members. David Vincent, another SABR member, has since assumed the leadership of the project. Baseball-Reference.com has licensed this remarkable database from the Society for American Baseball Research. All credit for the data therein goes to the intrepid researchers who digitized this data from archival sources.

For years from 1916 to 2013, RetroSheet play-by-play data has been used whenever the home run occurred in a game for which we have complete play-by-play data.

There are a handful of cases where the home run logs totals do not agree with the totals on our player pages. We are working to reconcile all of those differences, but believe that in all cases the Home Run Encyclopedia is correct.