Bill Davis

Positions: Pinch Hitter and First Baseman

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

6-7, 215lb (201cm, 97kg)

Born: June 6, 1942 in Graceville, MN us

Died: January 13, 2023 in Edina, MN

High School: Richfield HS (Richfield, MN)

School: University of Minnesota (Minneapolis, MN)

Debut: September 16, 1965 (Age 23-102d, 12,427th in major league history)
vs. BOS 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: May 21, 1969 (Age 26-349d)
vs. PIT 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1969 season

Full Name: Arthur Willard Davis

Nicknames: Jolly Green Giant

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-0.4

105

.181

RBI

OBP

.281

SLG

.238

OPS

.519

OPS+

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	9-14 / in Starts: 5-3
Longest Hitting Streak	3 games
Longest On Base Streak	6 games
Most Games w/o HR	10 games
Most Games w/o RBI	8 games
Grand Slams	0 in 3 bases loaded PA and 2 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	1

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 45 PAs	4
Actual Runners on Base	28 (14-10-4)
Avg. MLBer w/ 45 PAs	4
Avg. Runners on Base	26 (13-8-4)

Most Driven In
M Alvis	2
V Fuller	1
Self	1

Most Driven In By
Self	1
L Tiant	1

1966 Batting Game Log

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1966 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	11	2 (1)	Apr 15	CLE		BOS	W,8-7	GS-8	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.333	.250	.333	.583	5	1.98	-0.003	4.37	0.00%	-0.27	1B
2	12	3	Apr 16	CLE		BOS	W,3-2	10-GF(10)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.200	.250	.450	9	2.18	-0.053	5.12	-0.08%	-0.21	PH
3	13	4	Apr 17	CLE		BOS	W,6-0	GS-6	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.286	.200	.486	5	.53	0.016	1.32	0.03%	0.10	1B
4	14	6 (1)	Apr 20	CLE		NYY	W,4-2	7-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.286	.200	.486	7						PH
5	15	11 (4)	Apr 29	CLE		CHW	L,1-4	8-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.250	.167	.417	9	.92	-0.022	3.81	-0.06%	-0.21	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
6	16	16 (4)	May 6	CLE	@	BAL	L,2-3	13-13	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.222	.143	.365	8	1.20	-0.029	6.21	-0.09%	-0.09	PH
7	17	17	May 7	CLE	@	BAL	W,6-3	8-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.125	.200	.125	.325	9	.53	-0.015	2.56	-0.04%	-0.20	PH
8	18	18	May 8 (1)	CLE	@	BAL	L,2-8	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.111	.182	.111	.293	7	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	-0.09	PH
9	19	19	May 8 (2)	CLE	@	BAL	L,3-8	4-4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.111	.250	.111	.361	9	1.99	0.041	9.95	0.12%	0.32	PH
10	20	20	May 10	CLE		DET	L,2-3	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.100	.231	.100	.331	7	3.27	-0.080	13.65	-0.20%	-0.21	PH
Sep/Oct		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
11	21	143 (122)	Sep 7	CLE		BOS	L,4-5	6-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.091	.214	.091	.305	9	1.69	-0.066	.00	0.00%	-0.84	PH
12	22	144	Sep 9	CLE		CAL	W,8-7	10-GF(10)	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.267	.417	.683	7	3.26	0.913	.00	0.00%	1.89	PH
13	23	146 (1)	Sep 11	CLE		CAL	L,2-8	7-8	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.231	.313	.462	.774	9	.09	0.004	.00	0.00%	0.11	PH
14	24	147	Sep 13	CLE		KCA	L,1-3	13-13	1	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.286	.353	.571	.924	9	1.66	0.117	.00	0.00%	0.40	PH
15	25	148	Sep 14	CLE		KCA	L,0-3	7-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.267	.333	.533	.867	9	1.30	-0.024	.00	0.00%	-0.17	PH
16	26	149	Sep 15	CLE		KCA	L,0-1	10-GF(11)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.316	.500	.816	8	6.38	-0.151	.00	0.00%	-0.72	PH 1B
17	27	152 (2)	Sep 18	CLE	@	DET	W,6-5	CG(10)	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.292	.400	.692	4	1.41	-0.170	.00	0.00%	-1.21	1B
18	28	153	Sep 20	CLE		MIN	W,4-1	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.208	.286	.375	.661	4	.90	0.020	.00	0.00%	-0.30	1B
19	29	155 (1)	Sep 23	CLE	@	KCA	L,0-2	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.214	.281	.357	.638	4	1.19	-0.061	.00	0.00%	-0.26	1B
20	30	157 (1)	Sep 25	CLE	@	KCA	W,4-2	GS-8	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.194	.278	.323	.600	5	1.47	-0.048	.00	0.00%	-0.43	1B
21	31	158	Sep 27	CLE	@	MIN	L,1-5	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.176	.275	.294	.569	5	.75	-0.013	.00	0.00%	-0.34	1B
22	32	160 (1)	Sep 30	CLE	@	CAL	L,0-2	9-GF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.176	.293	.294	.587	9	1.34	0.071	.00	0.00%	0.36	PH
23	33	162 (1)	Oct 2	CLE	@	CAL	L,0-2	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.158	.267	.263	.530	5	1.33	-0.126	.00	0.00%	-0.94	1B
							9-14		45	38	2	6	1	0	1	4	6	0	9	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	.158	.267	.263	.530		1.43	0.321	1.36	-0.32%	-3.28

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