Crash Davis

Positions: Second Baseman, Shortstop and First Baseman

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-0, 173lb (183cm, 78kg)

Born: July 14, 1919 in Canon, GA us

Died: August 31, 2001 in Greensboro, NC

Buried: Hollywood Cemetery, Gastonia, NC

High School: Gastonia HS (Gastonia, NC)

School: Duke University (Durham, NC)

Debut: June 5, 1940 (Age 20-327d, 7,115th in MLB history)
vs. DET 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 20, 1942 (Age 23-068d)
vs. WSH 3 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1941 season

Full Name: Lawrence Columbus Davis

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-1.8

AB

444

R

H

102

BA

.230

HR

RBI

SB

OBP

.289

SLG

.279

OPS

.568

OPS+

Standard Batting

Standard Batting
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	Pos	Awards
1940	20	PHA	AL	23	71	67	4	18	1	1	0	9	1	0	3	10	.269	.310	.313	.623	64	21	2	1	2	4/6
1941	21	PHA	AL	39	119	105	8	23	3	0	0	8	0	0	11	16	.219	.293	.248	.541	46	26	1	0	3	43
1942	22	PHA	AL	86	301	272	31	61	8	1	2	26	1	0	21	30	.224	.282	.283	.565	60	77	8	1	7	46/3
1946	26	LAW	B	113	440	440		131	23	2	19						.298	.298	.489	.786		215					LAW · NENL
1947	27	BSN-min	B	118	426	426		128	23	2	8						.300	.300	.420	.721		179					PAW,LAW · NENL
1948	28	DET-min	C	143	540	540		171	50	3	10						.317	.317	.476	.793		257					DHM · CARL
1949	29	RAL	B	124	453	453		134	34	3	7						.296	.296	.430	.726		195					RAL · CARL
1950	30	RAL,REI	B	140	497	497		130	29	2	4						.262	.262	.352	.614		175					RAL,REI · CARL
1951	31	RAL	B	140	480	480		124	28	5	2						.258	.258	.350	.608		168					RAL · CARL
1952	32	RAL	B	116	416	416		96	15	4	1						.231	.231	.293	.524		122					RAL · CARL
3 Yrs				148	491	444	43	102	12	2	2	43	2	0	35	56	.230	.289	.279	.568	57	124	11	2	12
162 Game Avg.				162	537	486	47	112	13	2	2	47	2	0	38	61	.230	.289	.279	.568	57	136	12	2	13

Player Value--Batting

WAR Explained (v2.2): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

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