Jerry DaVanon

Positions: Shortstop, Second Baseman and Third Baseman

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-11, 175lb (180cm, 79kg)

Born: August 21, 1945 in Oceanside, CA us

Draft: Drafted by the Houston Astros in the 36th round of the 1965 MLB June Amateur Draft from San Diego Mesa College (San Diego, CA) and the St. Louis Cardinals in the 1st round (17th) of the 1966 MLB June Draft-Secondary Phase from Westmont College (Santa Barbara, CA).

High School: Herbert Hoover HS (San Diego, CA)

Schools: San Diego City College (San Diego, CA), San Diego Mesa College (San Diego, CA), Westmont College (Santa Barbara, CA)

Debut: April 11, 1969 (Age 23-233d, 12,790th in major league history)
vs. SFG 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: May 4, 1977 (Age 31-256d)
vs. CIN 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1969 season

Full Name: Frank Gerald DaVanon

Pronunciation: \da-VANN-en\

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Relatives: Father of Jeff DaVanon

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

2.0

499

117

.235

RBI

OBP

.331

SLG

.315

OPS

.646

OPS+

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1969 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1969 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	7 (6)	Apr 15	SDP	@	LAD	L,0-14	CG	42	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	SS
2	8	Apr 16	SDP	@	LAD	L,1-9	CG	41	8.0	1	5	0	6	1	SS
3	9	Apr 17	SDP	@	SFG	L,4-5	CG	37	8.0	3	3	1	7	0	SS
4	10	Apr 18	SDP	@	SFG	W,3-1	CG	37	9.0	1	7	0	8	1	2B
5	11	Apr 19	SDP	@	SFG	L,3-5	CG	33	8.0	1	2	0	3	0	2B
6	12	Apr 20	SDP	@	SFG	L,2-3	GS	34	7.0	3	2	1	6	0	2B
7	14 (1)	Apr 22	SDP		ATL	W,8-4	GF	8	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	2B
8	16 (1)	Apr 24	SDP	@	HOU	W,4-1	GF	6	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	2B
9	18 (1)	Apr 26	SDP		CIN	W,5-2	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	2B
10	19	Apr 27 (1)	SDP		CIN	W,5-2	GF	14	3.0	2	3	0	5	1	PR 2B
11	20	Apr 27 (2)	SDP		CIN	W,10-9	GF	31	7.0	1	1	0	2	1	PR 2B
12	22 (1)	Apr 29	SDP		LAD	L,1-2	GF	6	2.0	0	2	0	2	0	2B
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
13	25 (2)	May 2	SDP	@	CIN	W,8-5	GF	24	6.0	0	4	0	4	1	PR SS
14	26	May 3	SDP	@	CIN	W,13-5	GF	21	4.0	1	3	0	4	0	2B
15	27	May 4 (1)	SDP	@	CIN	L,2-3	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PR SS
16	31 (3)	May 9	SDP	@	STL	L,6-7	GF	19	3.0	2	0	0	2	0	SS
17	32	May 10	SDP	@	STL	W,5-3	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	2B
18	33	May 11	SDP	@	STL	W,4-2	CG	37	9.0	3	3	0	6	0	2B
19	34	May 12	SDP	@	CHC	L,0-2	GS	29	6.0	3	1	0	4	1	2B
20	35	May 13	SDP	@	CHC	L,0-19	CG	53	8.0	5	3	1	9	1	2B
21	36	May 14	SDP	@	CHC	L,2-3	CG	36	8.1	3	6	0	9	0	2B
22	41 (4)	May 21	SDP		PIT	L,1-11	CG	48	9.0	0	0	2	2	0	2B
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
				Player went from San Diego Padres to St. Louis Cardinals
23	137	Sep 6	STL		MON	L,2-3		8	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	SS
24	138	Sep 7	STL		MON	L,0-3	CG	33	9.0	1	4	1	6	0	SS
25	139	Sep 8	STL	@	PHI	W,4-3	CG	39	9.0	2	5	0	7	1	SS
26	140	Sep 9	STL	@	PHI	W,6-2	CG	37	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	SS
27	143 (2)	Sep 11	STL	@	PIT	L,2-3	GF	8	2.0	0	0	1	1	0	SS
28	148 (4)	Sep 17	STL		PIT	L,2-4	GF	8	2.0	2	1	0	3	0	SS
29	149	Sep 18	STL		PIT	W,8-7	CG	44	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	SS
30	152 (2)	Sep 20	STL	@	CHC	W,4-1	GF	7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	SS
31	155 (2)	Sep 23	STL	@	NYM	L,2-3	GF	8	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	SS
32	156	Sep 24	STL	@	NYM	L,0-6	GF	12	3.0	0	2	1	3	0	SS
33	157	Sep 26	STL	@	MON	W,12-1	CG	36	9.0	5	7	0	12	2	SS
34	158	Sep 27	STL	@	MON	W,2-1	CG	35	9.0	2	5	0	7	0	SS
35	159	Sep 28	STL	@	MON	W,2-0	CG	36	9.0	6	3	0	9	1	SS
36	160	Sep 30	STL		PHI	L,3-4	CG	37	9.0	3	3	0	6	2	SS
37	161	Oct 1	STL		PHI	W,6-5	CG	39	9.0	0	4	0	4	0	SS
38	162	Oct 2	STL		PHI	W,3-2	CG	47	12.0	1	2	0	3	0	SS
							38gm		233.2	63	86	8	157	13