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+

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1976 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1976 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	13 (12)	Apr 21	HOU		LAD	W,1-0	GF	21	5.0	2	1	0	3	0	SS
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
2	32 (18)	May 15	HOU		PHI	L,1-2	GF	3	1.0	1	1	0	2	1	SS
3	37 (4)	May 19	HOU	@	SDP	W,9-4	GF	9	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	PR 3B
4	38	May 20	HOU	@	SDP	W,5-4	GF	7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	PR 3B
5	40 (1)	May 22	HOU	@	LAD	L,5-6	GF	21	5.1	1	1	0	2	0	3B
6	41	May 23	HOU	@	LAD	L,5-6	GF	9	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	PR 3B
7	45 (3)	May 29	HOU	@	ATL	W,4-3	GF	9	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	PR 3B
8	46	May 30 (1)	HOU	@	ATL	W,5-2	GF	14	3.0	0	1	0	1	0	PR 3B
9	47	May 30 (2)	HOU	@	ATL	W,16-5	CG	45	9.0	2	4	0	6	1	SS
10	48	May 31	HOU		CIN	L,2-4	GF	14	3.0	2	1	0	3	1	SS
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
11	55 (6)	Jun 6 (2)	HOU		CHC	W,5-1	CG	33	9.0	1	6	0	7	2	SS
12	59 (3)	Jun 11	HOU	@	CHC	L,3-8	CG	39	8.0	1	3	2	6	0	SS
13	63 (3)	Jun 16	HOU		PIT	L,3-6	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	SS
14	68 (4)	Jun 23	HOU		LAD	L,0-1	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	SS
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
15	76 (7)	Jul 2 (1)	HOU	@	CIN	W,10-8	GF	31	6.0	0	1	0	1	0	SS
16	77	Jul 2 (2)	HOU	@	CIN	W,3-2	CG	37	9.0	4	3	0	7	2	SS
17	81 (3)	Jul 6	HOU		NYM	W,1-0	GF	15	3.0	0	1	0	1	0	PH SS
18	91 (9)	Jul 18 (2)	HOU	@	MON	W,14-1	GF	10	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH SS
19	93 (1)	Jul 20 (1)	HOU	@	PIT	L,5-9	CG	41	8.0	2	1	0	3	1	SS
20	95 (1)	Jul 21 (1)	HOU	@	PIT	L,1-5	CG	35	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	SS
21	96	Jul 21 (2)	HOU	@	PIT	L,1-4	CG	35	8.0	3	2	0	5	0	2B
22	106 (9)	Jul 31 (2)	HOU		ATL	W,9-6	GS	36	7.0	1	2	2	5	0	SS
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
23	113 (6)	Aug 7	HOU	@	SDP	L,2-3	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH SS
24	115 (1)	Aug 9	HOU	@	STL	W,13-4	GS	30	7.1	1	5	1	7	1	2B
25	123 (7)	Aug 17	HOU		CHC	W,8-1	GF	6	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PR 3B
26	125 (1)	Aug 20	HOU	@	PHI	W,8-3	CG	33	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	2B
27	126	Aug 21	HOU	@	PHI	L,4-7	GS	40	8.0	2	2	1	5	0	2B 3B
28	127	Aug 22	HOU	@	PHI	L,1-5	CG	36	8.0	1	1	0	2	1	3B
29	128	Aug 24	HOU	@	CHC	W,4-3	CG	33	9.0	2	6	0	8	2	2B
30	129	Aug 25	HOU	@	CHC	L,1-5	CG	38	8.0	1	2	0	3	0	2B
31	130	Aug 26	HOU	@	CHC	W,5-3	CG	34	9.0	1	4	0	5	0	2B
32	131	Aug 27	HOU		STL	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	2	6	0	8	0	2B
33	132	Aug 28	HOU		STL	W,4-3	CG	33	9.0	3	6	0	9	0	2B
34	133	Aug 29	HOU		STL	W,6-0	CG	30	9.0	3	3	0	6	0	2B
35	134	Aug 30	HOU		PHI	W,3-1	CG	31	9.0	3	5	0	8	1	2B
36	135	Aug 31	HOU		PHI	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	1	8	1	10	0	2B
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
37	139 (3)	Sep 5	HOU		LAD	L,0-4	GF	8	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	SS
38	141 (1)	Sep 7	HOU	@	CIN	W,10-5	GS	25	6.0	1	2	0	3	1	2B
39	142	Sep 8	HOU		CIN	L,0-3	GS	34	9.0	2	6	0	8	1	2B SS
40	143	Sep 9	HOU		CIN	L,3-4	GS	33	8.0	2	4	0	6	1	2B
41	144	Sep 11 (1)	HOU	@	SDP	L,1-4	GF	7	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH 2B
42	145	Sep 11 (2)	HOU	@	SDP	W,2-1	CG	35	9.0	2	4	0	6	0	2B
43	146	Sep 14 (1)	HOU	@	ATL	W,4-3	CG	38	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	2B
							43gm		254.0	53	94	7	154	16