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Jim Davenport
Full name James Houston Davenport Born August 17, 1933, Siluria, Alabama Died February 18, 2016, Redwood City, California Buried at Skylawn Memorial Park, San Mateo, California First Game: April 15, 1958 ; Final Game: June 23, 1970 Managed First Game: April 9, 1985 ; Managed Final Game: September 17, 1985 Bat: Right Throw: Right Height: 5' 11" Weight: 170 Won NL Gold Glove as third baseman (1962) Ejections as player: 1961 (2), 1963 (1). Total: 3 Ejections as coach: 1974 (1), 1978 (1), 1979 (1). Total: 3
Top Performances
Pitcher Matchups
Discrepancies Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team
1958 SF N Daily Splits 134 434 70 111 22 3 12 41 33 0 64 7 17 2 0 5 4 1 3 .256 .317 .403 -1.9 1958 SF N
1959 SF N Daily Splits 123 469 65 121 16 3 6 38 28 0 65 2 9 2 0 10 4 0 1 .258 .301 .343 -2.3 1959 SF N
1960 SF N Daily Splits 112 363 43 91 15 3 6 38 26 1 58 4 9 2 0 4 8 0 2 .251 .306 .358 -1.1 1960 SF N
1961 SF N Daily Splits 137 436 64 121 28 4 12 65 45 1 65 2 12 8 0 5 10 4 3 .278 .342 .443 1.4 1961 SF N
1962 SF N Daily Splits 144 485 83 144 25 5 14 58 45 3 76 2 8 3 0 14 13 2 5 .297 .357 .456 0.9 1962 SF N
1963 SF N Daily Splits 147 460 40 116 19 3 4 36 32 4 87 0 11 6 0 8 11 5 2 .252 .297 .333 -2.2 1963 SF N
1964 SF N Daily Splits 116 297 24 70 10 6 2 26 29 2 46 0 11 5 0 5 11 2 0 .236 .299 .330 -1.0 1964 SF N
1965 SF N Daily Splits 106 271 29 68 14 3 4 31 21 2 47 1 6 3 0 5 8 0 0 .251 .304 .369 -1.8 1965 SF N
1966 SF N Daily Splits 111 305 42 76 6 2 9 30 22 2 40 1 6 2 0 5 8 1 1 .249 .300 .370 -1.1 1966 SF N
1967 SF N Daily Splits 124 295 42 81 10 3 5 30 39 6 50 4 8 1 0 9 7 1 4 .275 .366 .380 1.5 1967 SF N
1968 SF N Daily Splits 113 272 27 61 1 1 1 17 26 0 32 0 9 0 0 10 8 0 3 .224 .292 .246 -2.4 1968 SF N
1969 SF N Daily Splits 112 303 20 73 10 1 2 42 29 1 37 0 4 3 0 4 12 0 1 .241 .304 .300 -1.5 1969 SF N
1970 SF N Daily Splits 22 37 3 9 1 0 0 4 7 1 6 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .243 .356 .270 -0.5 1970 SF N
Total (13 Years) Splits 1501 4427 552 1142 177 37 77 456 382 23 673 23 111 38 0 84 104 16 25 .258 .318 .367 -12.0 Total
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team
World Series Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
1962 SF N Daily Splits 7 22 1 3 1 0 0 1 4 0 7 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .136 .269 .182 1962 SF N
All-Star Game Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
1962 NL Daily Splits 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 1962 NL
Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
1958 SF N Daily Splits 3B 129 104 89 944.2 92 221 13 19 0 .960
1958 SF N SS 7 6 3 49.2 4 11 1 0 0 .938
1959 SF N Daily Splits 3B 121 112 105 1003 91 221 7 15 0 .978
1959 SF N SS 1 0 0 1.1 0 1 0 0 0 1.000
1960 SF N Daily Splits 3B 103 90 74 783 77 171 10 12 0 .961
1960 SF N SS 7 2 2 25 6 7 0 2 0 1.000
1961 SF N Daily Splits 3B 132 120 109 1053 119 235 13 25 0 .965
1962 SF N Daily Splits 3B 141 132 125 1177.2 125 256 19 28 0 .953
1963 SF N Daily Splits 3B 126 99 92 938.1 122 183 12 9 0 .962
1963 SF N 2B 23 20 10 161 30 47 1 7 0 .987
1963 SF N SS 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 -
1964 SF N Daily Splits SS 64 38 19 385.1 65 119 4 15 0 .979
1964 SF N 3B 40 16 11 186.1 26 53 3 4 0 .963
1964 SF N 2B 31 22 16 209.1 47 65 4 10 0 .966
1965 SF N Daily Splits 3B 39 22 20 231 26 48 4 3 0 .949
1965 SF N SS 37 32 28 291.1 50 66 5 13 0 .959
1965 SF N 2B 26 9 3 105.2 21 33 5 5 0 .915
1966 SF N Daily Splits SS 58 41 28 375.1 62 135 8 19 0 .961
1966 SF N 3B 36 19 11 206.2 15 43 4 5 0 .935
1966 SF N 2B 21 5 2 70.1 18 23 2 2 0 .953
1966 SF N 1B 2 2 1 14 12 0 0 1 0 1.000
1967 SF N Daily Splits 3B 63 45 35 430 37 100 0 8 0 1.000
1967 SF N SS 28 18 13 168 24 79 4 12 0 .963
1967 SF N 2B 13 4 2 51 22 13 0 4 0 1.000
1968 SF N Daily Splits 3B 82 59 49 574.1 49 120 7 12 0 .960
1968 SF N SS 18 4 4 58.1 9 17 1 5 0 .963
1968 SF N 2B 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 -
1969 SF N Daily Splits 3B 104 68 61 706.2 77 158 8 15 0 .967
1969 SF N 1B 1 1 1 8 7 0 0 1 0 1.000
1969 SF N SS 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 -
1969 SF N LF 1 1 0 6 0 1 0 0 0 1.000
1969 SF N OF 1 1 0 6 0 1 0 0 0 1.000 1 0 0
1970 SF N Daily Splits 3B 10 6 6 69.2 7 7 0 0 0 1.000
Total (13 Years) Splits 3B 1126 892 787 8304.1 863 1816 100 155 0 .964
Total (10 Years) SS 222 141 97 1357.1 220 435 23 66 0 .966
Total ( 6 Years) 2B 115 60 33 598.1 138 181 12 28 0 .964
Total ( 2 Years) 1B 3 3 2 22 19 0 0 2 0 1.000
Total ( 1 Year ) OF 1 1 0 6 0 1 0 0 0 1.000 1 0 0
Total ( 1 Year ) LF 1 1 0 6 0 1 0 0 0 1.000
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
World Series Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG
1962 SF N Daily Splits 3B 7 7 7 61 6 12 3 4 0 .857
All-Star Game Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG
1962 NL Daily Splits 3B 1 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 1.000
Managerial Record
Year Team G W L PCT RS RA START END STANDING
1985 SF N 144 56 88 .389 486 576 9-17 6 6
Coaching Record
Year Team Position START END
1970 SF N Coach 7- 6 10- 1
1974 SD N Coach 4- 5 10- 2
1975 SD N Coach 4-10 9-28
1976 SF N First base 4- 9 10- 2
1977 SF N First base 4- 7 10- 2
1978 SF N First base 4- 7 10- 1
1979 SF N First base 4- 4 9- 5
1979 SF N Third base 9- 6 9-30
1980 SF N Third base 4-10 10- 5
1981 SF N Third base 4- 9 10- 4
1982 SF N Third base 4- 6 10- 3
1986 PHI N Coach 4- 7 10- 5
1987 PHI N Coach 4- 7 10- 4
1989 CLE A Coach 4- 3 10- 1
1991 DET A Coach 4- 8 10- 6
1996 SF N First base 4- 1 9-29
Total (15 Years)
Ejection Information
As player:
Date Team Umpire Reason
7-13-1961 BOX SF N Frank Secory Called third strike
7-28-1961(1) BOX SF N Mel Steiner Balls and strikes
6- 5-1963(1) BOX SF N Chris Pelekoudas Called third strike
As coach:
Date Team Umpire Reason
4-21-1974(1) BOX SD N Harry Wendelstedt Check swing
9-16-1978 BOX SF N Jim Quick Balls and strikes
5-31-1979 BOX SF N Jim Quick Fair/foul call
Transaction Information
Signed as an amateur free agent by New York Giants (1955).
Released by San Francisco Giants (July 13, 1970 ).
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