Virgil Davis

Name Note: Name presented as Spud Davis in some sources

Position: Catcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-1, 197lb (185cm, 89kg)

Born: December 20, 1904 in Birmingham, AL us

Died: August 14, 1984 in Birmingham, AL

Buried: Elmwood Cemetery, Birmingham, AL

High School: Gulf Coast Military Academy (Gulfport, MS)

Debut: April 30, 1928 (Age 23-132d, 6,733rd in major league history)
vs. CIN 2 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 5, 1945 (Age 40-259d)
vs. BRO 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1928 season

Full Name: Virgil Lawrence Davis

Nicknames: Spud

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1934 World Series

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

22.3

4255

1312

.308

388

RBI

647

OBP

.369

SLG

.430

OPS

.799

OPS+

110

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	9-13 / in Starts: 2-2
Longest Hitting Streak	3 games
Longest On Base Streak	4 games
Most Games w/o HR	19 games
Most Games w/o RBI	8 games
Grand Slams	0 in 1 bases loaded PA and 1 AB, Data is incomplete
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 36 PAs	6
Actual Runners on Base	24 (10-9-5) Data is incomplete
Avg. MLBer w/ 36 PAs	4
Avg. Runners on Base	23 (12-7-3)

Most Driven In
J Russell	1
A Lopez	1
B Elliott	1
B Dahlgren	1

Most Driven In By
P Coscarart	1

1945 Batting Game Log

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1945 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	1436	7 (6)	Apr 22 (2)	PIT		CHC	L,2-5	0-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0			1	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						PH C
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
2	1437	18 (10)	May 13 (1)	PIT	@	PHI	W,9-6	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	1	0		0	0	0			0	0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400	8						C
3	1438	21 (2)	May 15	PIT	@	BRO	L,3-6	9-GF	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	9	.18	0.008	.33	0.01%	1.00	PH
4	1439	23 (1)	May 17	PIT	@	BRO	W,12-3	9-GF	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.286	.286	.286	.571	8	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	-0.43	PH C
5	1440	28 (4)	May 24	PIT		BSN	W,10-9	0-0	1	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0			0	0	0	.375	.375	.500	.875	8						PH
6	1441	33 (4)	May 30 (1)	PIT		BRO	W,13-5	5-5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.375	.444	.500	.944	1	1.95	0.009	5.92	0.02%	0.17	PH
Jun		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
7	1442	38 (4)	Jun 3 (1)	PIT		PHI	W,7-6	0-GF(10)	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0		0	0	0			0	0	0	.400	.455	.500	.955	8						C
8	1443	46 (7)	Jun 10 (1)	PIT	@	STL	W,8-6	7-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.364	.417	.455	.871	9	2.32	-0.069	6.69	-0.12%	-0.59	PH
9	1444	52 (5)	Jun 16	PIT		STL	L,10-13	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.333	.385	.417	.801	9	1.90	-0.044	8.07	-0.11%	-0.37	PH
10	1445	53	Jun 17 (1)	PIT		STL	L,0-7	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.333	.385	.417	.801	8						C
11	1446	59 (5)	Jun 24 (2)	PIT	@	CIN	L,3-4	GS-7	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	1	0	0	.267	.313	.333	.646	5	1.16	0.039	3.32	0.07%	0.29	C
Jul		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
12	1447	66 (6)	Jul 1 (2)	PIT	@	BRO	L,2-4	8-8	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		0	0	0	0	.267	.353	.333	.686	9	.60	0.022	1.63	0.04%	0.21	PH
13	1448	68 (1)	Jul 4 (1)	PIT	@	PHI	L,6-7	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.250	.333	.313	.646	6	1.84	-0.046	4.33	-0.07%	-0.23	PH C
14	1449	71 (2)	Jul 6 (2)	PIT	@	BSN	L,8-14	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0			0	0	0	.235	.316	.294	.610	9						PH
15	1450	72	Jul 7	PIT	@	BSN	L,6-7	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.222	.300	.278	.578	9	2.75	-0.078	4.44	-0.08%	-0.32	PH C
16	1451	73	Jul 8 (1)	PIT	@	BSN	W,10-8	4-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.211	.286	.263	.549	9	1.58	-0.041	2.17	-0.03%	-0.44	PH
17	1452	74	Jul 8 (2)	PIT	@	BSN	L,1-13	CG	3	3	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.273	.333	.364	.697	8	.35	0.039	.55	0.04%	0.73	C
18	1453	82 (7)	Jul 18 (2)	PIT		NYG	L,3-4	4-GF	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.280	.333	.360	.693	8	1.78	0.052	1.90	0.03%	1.07	C
19	1454	86 (3)	Jul 21 (2)	PIT		BSN	W,3-1	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0			0	0	0	.286	.333	.357	.690	8						C
20	1455	87	Jul 22 (1)	PIT		BSN	W,2-1	9-9	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.286	.355	.357	.712	9	4.06	-0.011	4.02	-0.01%	0.17	PH
21	1456	91 (3)	Jul 26	PIT	@	STL	L,2-10	0-GF	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0			0	0	0	.267	.333	.333	.667	8						C
Sept		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
22	1457	134 (42)	Sep 4	PIT	@	STL	T,8-8	0-GF(12)	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0			0	0	0	.250	.314	.313	.627	4						C
23	1458	135	Sep 5	PIT		BRO	L,3-5	8-GF(10)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.242	.306	.303	.609	9	3.47	-0.090	.10	0.00%	-0.45	PH C
							9-13		36	33	2	8	2	0	0	6	2	1	2	1	0		1	2	0	0	.242	.306	.303	.609		1.53	-0.210	2.75	-0.22%	0.82

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