Harry Davis (davisha02)

Harry Albert Davis
(Stinky)

• Bats Left, Throws Left
• Height 5' 10½" , Weight 175 lb.
• School Centenary College of Louisiana
• Debut April 13, 1932
• Final Game October 2, 1937
• Born May 7, 1908 in Shreveport, LA USA
• Died March 3, 1997 in Shreveport, LA USA

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Biographical Information

First baseman Harry Davis collected 3,039 hits with 596 doubles, 150 home runs, and 240 stolen bases in the minor leagues between 1925 and 1950. He spent most of his career in the top minor leagues, specifically many years in the International League.

As a rookie in the majors, with the Detroit Tigers in 1932, he played alongside Charlie Gehringer in the field, and led the team in triples. He received 6% of the MVP vote that year, good for 19th in the voting. He slumped in 1933 and a kid named Hank Greenberg, 22 years old, became the regular first baseman. Harry came back to the majors with the St. Louis Browns in 1937, under two Hall of Fame managers, Rogers Hornsby and Jim Bottomley. Playing as a regular (120 games), he was second on the team in runs scored.

Year-by-Year Managerial Record

Year	Team	League	Record	Finish	Organization	Playoffs	Notes
1945	Toronto Maple Leafs	International League	85-67	3rd	Philadelphia A's	Lost in 1st round
1946	Toronto Maple Leafs	International League	16-16	--	Philadelphia A's	--	replaced by Bill Norman (55-66) on May 29
	Williamsport Grays	Eastern League	51-60	6th (t)	Detroit Tigers		replaced Gerard Lipscomb (8-20) on June 9
1947	Greenville Majors	Big State League	100-54	2nd	none	Lost in 1st round
1948	Marshall Tigers	Lone Star League		--	none	--	replaced by Red Jones June 25
	Gadsden Pilots	Southeastern League		7th	Washington Senators		replaced Jimmy Zinn on June 30
1950	Amarillo Gold Sox	West Texas-New Mexico League		--	none	--	replaced by Pete Knapp July 17