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	27-48 / in Starts: 24-28
Longest Hitting Streak	5 games
Longest On Base Streak	8 games
Most Games w/o HR	30 games
Most Games w/o RBI	7 games
Grand Slams	0 in 3 bases loaded PA and 3 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	3

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 232 PAs	33
Actual Runners on Base	176 (89-50-37)
Avg. MLBer w/ 232 PAs	27
Avg. Runners on Base	156 (79-49-27)

Most Driven In
I Goodman	8
C Hafey	5
K Cuyler	5
B Jordan	4
Self	3
P Weintraub	1
L Scarsella	1
C English	1

Most Driven In By
A Kampouris	8
B Myers	3
Self	3
B Hallahan	1
C Hafey	1
L Riggs	1
F McCormick	1

1937 Batting Game Log

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1937 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	981	2 (1)	Apr 22	CIN		STL	L,11-14	9-9	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	1.000	2.000	8	.88	0.045	2.11	0.07%	0.38	PH
2	982	3	Apr 23	CIN	@	PIT	L,3-4	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.250	.400	.250	.650	6	1.56	-0.076	3.58	-0.10%	-0.34	C
3	983	6 (2)	Apr 29	CIN	@	STL	L,1-6	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.250	.333	.250	.583	5	.93	-0.056	1.94	-0.07%	-0.58	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
4	984	8 (1)	May 1	CIN		PIT	L,1-3	8-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.222	.300	.222	.522	2	4.18	-0.123	7.41	-0.13%	-0.59	PH
5	985	9	May 2	CIN		PIT	L,2-7	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0		0	1	0	0	.154	.214	.154	.368	5	2.12	-0.220	3.21	-0.20%	-1.41	C
6	986	12 (2)	May 6	CIN	@	NYG	W,4-0	CG	4	4	0	3	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.294	.333	.294	.627	5	1.15	0.195	1.51	0.15%	2.34	C
7	987	13	May 7	CIN	@	BSN	W,5-3	CG	4	4	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	1	0	0	.333	.364	.333	.697	5	.74	0.038	1.05	0.03%	-0.07	C
8	988	15 (1)	May 10	CIN	@	PHI	L,3-10	3-GF	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		1	1	0	0	.304	.360	.304	.664	5	.53	-0.062	.90	-0.06%	0.18	C
9	989	16	May 11	CIN	@	PHI	W,12-3	CG	5	5	2	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.321	.367	.357	.724	5	.51	-0.054	.82	-0.05%	0.89	C
10	990	17	May 12	CIN	@	BRO	L,1-5	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.300	.364	.333	.697	5	1.18	-0.013	2.05	-0.01%	-0.11	C
11	991	18	May 13	CIN	@	BRO	L,4-6	CG	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.273	.351	.303	.654	5	1.62	-0.068	2.40	-0.06%	-0.56	C
12	992	19	May 15	CIN		CHC	W,3-2	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.270	.341	.297	.639	5	.99	-0.065	1.40	-0.06%	0.06	C
13	993	20	May 16	CIN		CHC	W,3-2	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.275	.356	.300	.656	5	1.11	0.025	1.75	0.02%	0.17	C
14	994	21	May 17	CIN		CHC	L,2-5	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.250	.327	.273	.599	5	.83	-0.086	1.38	-0.09%	-0.84	C
15	995	22	May 19	CIN		BSN	L,1-3	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.234	.308	.255	.563	5	.84	-0.061	1.12	-0.05%	-0.55	C
16	996	24 (1)	May 21	CIN		PHI	W,6-5	8-GF	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.250	.321	.271	.592	8	2.85	0.276	2.90	0.17%	0.91	PH C
17	997	26 (1)	May 23	CIN		BRO	W,6-2	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.255	.333	.275	.608	5	.39	-0.019	.42	-0.01%	0.13	C
18	998	27	May 24	CIN		BRO	L,0-1	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.255	.328	.273	.601	5	2.21	-0.189	2.58	-0.13%	-0.43	C
19	999	28	May 25	CIN		NYG	L,3-9	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.254	.323	.271	.594	5	.76	0.026	.84	0.02%	-0.01	C
20	1000	29	May 26	CIN		NYG	L,3-6	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.270	.333	.286	.619	5	.44	0.009	.42	0.01%	0.50	C
21	1001	30	May 27	CIN		NYG	L,2-3	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.254	.315	.269	.584	5	1.28	-0.132	1.03	-0.06%	-0.90	C
22	1002	31	May 28	CIN	@	CHC	L,3-12	CG	4	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.268	.325	.282	.606	6	.53	0.041	.37	0.02%	0.04	C
23	1003	32	May 29 (1)	CIN	@	CHC	L,2-4	CG	4	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		1	0	0	0	.267	.321	.293	.614	6	1.30	0.018	.72	0.01%	-0.13	C
24	1004	33	May 29 (2)	CIN	@	CHC	L,2-4	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.267	.321	.293	.614	5						C
25	1005	34	May 30	CIN	@	CHC	L,1-7	CG	4	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	.253	.306	.278	.584	5	.27	-0.003	.11	0.00%	-0.39	C
26	1006	36 (1)	May 31 (2)	CIN		PIT	L,5-7	GS-9	5	3	0	1	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.256	.322	.280	.603	5	1.28	-0.009	.52	0.00%	1.21	C
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
27	1007	40 (3)	Jun 6	CIN	@	BRO	W,9-2	CG	5	4	1	1	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0		0	2	0	0	.256	.326	.279	.605	5	.60	0.006	.21	0.00%	-0.11	C
28	1008	41	Jun 7	CIN	@	BRO	L,4-5	CG(10)	5	5	0	2	1	0	0	2	0	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.264	.330	.297	.627	5	1.22	0.045	.49	0.01%	1.54	C
29	1009	42	Jun 8	CIN	@	BSN	W,4-0	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.266	.337	.298	.634	5	.79	0.059	.24	0.01%	0.76	C
30	1010	43	Jun 9 (1)	CIN	@	BSN	L,2-5	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	1	0	0	.258	.327	.289	.616	5	1.34	-0.127	.52	-0.03%	-0.94	C
31	1011	45 (1)	Jun 10	CIN	@	BSN	W,6-5	GS-9	4	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.267	.333	.297	.630	5	1.73	0.268	.39	0.04%	1.31	C
32	1012	46	Jun 12	CIN	@	NYG	L,3-4	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.267	.330	.324	.654	5	1.53	-0.003	.60	0.00%	0.46	C
33	1013	47	Jun 13 (1)	CIN	@	NYG	W,5-1	CG	4	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.257	.319	.312	.631	5	.68	-0.083	.17	-0.01%	-1.18	C
34	1014	48	Jun 13 (2)	CIN	@	NYG	L,2-6	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.255	.317	.309	.626	9	.18	-0.005	.05	0.00%	-0.33	PH
35	1015	50 (1)	Jun 18	CIN		NYG	W,5-3	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.246	.306	.298	.605	5	1.01	-0.129	.32	-0.02%	-1.38	C
36	1016	53 (2)	Jun 22	CIN		PHI	W,6-0	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.237	.297	.288	.585	5	.32	-0.009	.07	0.00%	-0.62	C
37	1017	56 (2)	Jun 25	CIN		BSN	W,6-2	CG	4	4	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	1	0	0	.238	.295	.303	.599	5	.47	-0.041	.10	-0.01%	-0.54	C
38	1018	57	Jun 26	CIN		BSN	W,2-0	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.234	.296	.298	.595	5	1.01	-0.067	.28	-0.01%	-0.57	C
39	1019	59 (1)	Jun 27 (2)	CIN		BSN	L,5-10	CG	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.230	.302	.294	.596	5	.69	-0.051	.18	-0.01%	-0.35	C
40	1020	61 (1)	Jun 29 (2)	CIN		PIT	L,6-13	CG	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	.225	.301	.287	.588	7	.76	0.043	.15	0.01%	0.18	C
41	1021	62	Jun 30	CIN		PIT	L,0-6	GS-7	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.229	.308	.290	.598	7	.56	-0.002	.09	0.00%	0.02	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
42	1022	64 (1)	Jul 4 (1)	CIN		STL	L,0-1	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.224	.302	.284	.586	5	2.09	-0.161	.17	-0.01%	-1.07	C
43	1023	66 (1)	Jul 5 (1)	CIN	@	PIT	L,1-3	9-9	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.224	.307	.284	.590	9	2.85	0.072	.11	0.00%	0.34	PH
44	1024	67	Jul 5 (2)	CIN	@	PIT	L,1-5	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.219	.305	.277	.583	5	1.56	-0.107	.04	0.00%	-0.71	C
45	1025	68	Jul 9	CIN	@	STL	L,7-8	9-GF	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.225	.310	.304	.614	9	.97	0.054	.02	0.00%	1.74	PH
46	1026	70 (1)	Jul 11 (1)	CIN	@	STL	W,6-0	CG	5	4	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.225	.313	.303	.615	5	.61	0.073	.02	0.00%	0.10	C
47	1027	72 (1)	Jul 14	CIN	@	BRO	W,5-3	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.233	.317	.308	.625	5	1.32	0.076	.04	0.00%	1.02	C
48	1028	76 (3)	Jul 18 (2)	CIN	@	BSN	W,1-0	CG	3	3	0	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.242	.323	.322	.646	5	1.40	0.161	.03	0.00%	1.10	C
49	1029	77	Jul 20	CIN	@	NYG	L,3-4	8-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.240	.321	.320	.641	9	4.64	-0.091	.07	0.00%	-0.42	PH
50	1030	78	Jul 21	CIN	@	NYG	W,6-5	CG	5	5	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	1	0	0	.239	.318	.323	.640	5	1.17	-0.083	.01	0.00%	-1.21	C
51	1031	79	Jul 22	CIN	@	NYG	L,5-6	CG	5	5	1	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.250	.326	.331	.657	5	.91	0.032	.01	0.00%	1.09	C
52	1032	83 (3)	Jul 25 (2)	CIN	@	PHI	L,3-7	CG	4	4	1	3	2	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.262	.335	.372	.707	5	.61	0.177	.00	0.00%	2.17	C
53	1033	84	Jul 27	CIN		BSN	W,3-2	CG	4	3	0	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.269	.344	.383	.727	5	1.40	0.032	.00	0.00%	0.47	C
54	1034	85	Jul 28	CIN		BSN	W,6-1	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.269	.342	.380	.722	5	.49	-0.036	.00	0.00%	-0.31	C
55	1035	87 (1)	Jul 30	CIN		PHI	L,0-1	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.263	.335	.371	.706	5	2.00	-0.193	.01	0.00%	-1.04	C
56	1036	88	Jul 31	CIN		PHI	L,8-10	9-9	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.267	.338	.375	.713	5	.54	0.029	.00	0.00%	0.12	C
Aug		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
57	1037	89	Aug 1 (1)	CIN		PHI	W,5-1	CG	4	4	1	2	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.272	.342	.383	.725	5	1.34	0.182	.00	0.00%	2.19	C
58	1038	91 (1)	Aug 3	CIN		NYG	W,3-2	9-GF(10)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.271	.340	.381	.721	8	4.31	-0.095	.02	0.00%	-0.47	PH C
59	1039	92	Aug 4	CIN		NYG	L,3-4	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.269	.338	.379	.717	9	3.43	-0.095	.02	0.00%	-0.22	PH
60	1040	93	Aug 5	CIN		NYG	L,0-2	CG(12)	5	5	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.267	.335	.380	.715	5	1.41	-0.072	.00	0.00%	-0.55	C
61	1041	94	Aug 6	CIN		BRO	W,3-1	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.272	.338	.382	.720	5	1.02	0.125	.00	0.00%	1.18	C
62	1042	96 (1)	Aug 8 (1)	CIN		BRO	W,6-4	GS-7	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.267	.332	.374	.706	5	1.58	-0.159	.00	0.00%	-1.30	C
63	1043	97	Aug 8 (2)	CIN		BRO	T,1-1	9-9	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.267	.335	.374	.709	8	1.77	0.054	.00	0.00%	0.26	PH
64	1044	99 (1)	Aug 11	CIN	@	STL	L,2-3	9-9	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.267	.338	.374	.712	8	4.01	-0.003	.01	0.00%	0.17	PH
65	1045	102 (2)	Aug 15 (1)	CIN	@	CHC	W,13-6	GS-5	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0		0	1	0	0	.269	.342	.376	.718	5	1.59	0.008	.00	0.00%	0.40	C
66	1046	104 (1)	Aug 17	CIN		STL	L,6-8	5-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.268	.341	.374	.715	9	.84	-0.019	.00	0.00%	-0.47	PH
67	1047	115 (10)	Aug 30	CIN	@	NYG	L,3-4	7-7	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.268	.344	.374	.718	4	.36	0.017	.00	0.00%	0.26	PH
68	1048	116	Aug 31	CIN	@	BSN	L,2-7	8-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.266	.342	.372	.714	9	.12	-0.003	.00	0.00%	-0.15	PH
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
69	1049	118 (1)	Sep 1 (2)	CIN	@	BSN	L,1-4	7-7	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.270	.345	.375	.720	8	.66	0.026	.00	0.00%	0.26	PH
70	1050	121 (2)	Sep 5 (2)	CIN		STL	L,0-1	8-8	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.274	.348	.378	.726	8	2.47	0.098	.00	0.00%	0.38	PH
71	1051	124 (2)	Sep 8 (1)	CIN	@	PIT	L,6-7	10-GF(10)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.272	.347	.376	.723	7	.68	-0.032	.00	0.00%	-0.48	PH C
72	1052	127 (2)	Sep 10	CIN	@	PIT	L,6-7	7-7	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.276	.350	.379	.729	9	3.17	0.132	.00	0.00%	1.00	PH
73	1053	128	Sep 11	CIN	@	STL	L,4-5	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.275	.348	.377	.725	1	4.04	-0.100	.00	0.00%	-0.32	PH
74	1054	129	Sep 12 (1)	CIN	@	STL	W,10-7	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.273	.346	.376	.722	6	1.89	-0.043	.00	0.00%	-0.48	PH C
75	1055	130	Sep 12 (2)	CIN	@	STL	L,0-2	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.269	.342	.370	.712	5	1.05	-0.079	.00	0.00%	-0.65	C
76	1056	134 (3)	Sep 15 (2)	CIN		BRO	L,5-8	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.268	.341	.368	.709	6	.55	-0.015	.00	0.00%	0.17	PH
							27-48		232	209	19	56	10	1	3	33	23	1	15	0	0		4	9	0	0	.268	.341	.368	.709		1.16	-0.697	.63	-0.64%	2.74

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