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+

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	5-4 / in Starts: 1-0
Longest Hitting Streak	0 games
Longest On Base Streak	1 game
Most Games w/o HR	5 games
Most Games w/o RBI	5 games
Grand Slams	No bases loaded PA
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 9 PAs	0
Actual Runners on Base	6 (2-3-1)
Avg. MLBer w/ 9 PAs	1
Avg. Runners on Base	5 (2-1-0)

Most Driven In
K Reitz	0

Most Driven In By
L Brock	1
B McBride	1

1977 Batting Game Log

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1977 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	254	1	Apr 7	STL	@	PIT	W,12-6	6-GF	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.500	.000	.500	8	.12	0.001	.20	0.00%	-0.07	2B
2	255	3 (1)	Apr 10	STL	@	PIT	W,8-7	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.167	.000	.167	8	.54	-0.054	.97	-0.06%	-0.66	2B
3	256	5 (1)	Apr 13	STL	@	NYM	W,7-3	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.143	.000	.143	2	.04	-0.001	.08	0.00%	-0.45	2B
4	257	9 (3)	Apr 17	STL		PIT	W,4-3	5-6	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.143	.000	.143	9		0.000		0.00%	0.00	PR
5	258	11 (1)	Apr 19	STL		NYM	L,2-5	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.143	.000	.143	5						PR
6	259	14 (2)	Apr 23	STL	@	PHI	L,1-11	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.125	.000	.125	8	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	-0.30	2B
7	260	15	Apr 24	STL	@	PHI	L,3-6	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.111	.000	.111	1	.99	-0.028	2.02	-0.03%	-0.36	PH
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
8	261	21 (5)	May 2	STL	@	CIN	L,2-3	8-8	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.111	.000	.111	9		0.000		0.00%	0.00	PR
9	262	22	May 4	STL	@	CIN	W,8-1	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.111	.000	.111	8						2B
							5-4		9	8	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.111	.000	.111		.38	-0.082	.71	-0.09%	-1.84

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