Davy Force
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[edit] Biography
Davy Force (David W. Force) was born on July 27, 1849 in New York, New York. He made his Major League debut on May 5, 1871 for the Washington Olympics. In 1871, his rookie year, he hit .278 with 0 home runs and 29 RBI. Force played for the Washington Olympics, Troy Haymakers, Baltimore Canaries, Chicago White Stockings, Philadelphia Athletics, New York Mutuals, St. Louis Brown Stockings, Buffalo Bisons and Washington Senators over the course of his 15 year career.
Most people believe that Davy Force's best season was 1875, when he hit for a .311 average.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | AVG | OBP | SLG | 2B | 3B | BB | SO | HBP | SH | SB | IBB | GDP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1871 | OLY | n | 32 | 162 | 45 | 45 | 0 | 29 | .278 | .295 | .383 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 1872 | TRO | n | 25 | 130 | 40 | 53 | 0 | 16 | .408 | .412 | .492 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 1872 | BAL | n | 19 | 95 | 29 | 41 | 0 | 13 | .432 | .438 | .495 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1872 | TOT | n | 44 | 225 | 69 | 94 | 0 | 29 | .418 | .423 | .493 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| 1873 | BAL | n | 49 | 234 | 77 | 86 | 0 | 31 | .368 | .391 | .419 | 10 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1874 | CHI | n | 59 | 294 | 61 | 92 | 0 | 26 | .313 | .320 | .344 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1875 | ATH | n | 77 | 386 | 78 | 120 | 0 | 49 | .311 | .323 | .394 | 22 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1876 | PHI | N | 60 | 284 | 48 | 66 | 0 | 17 | .232 | .246 | .254 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1876 | NY | N | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1876 | TOT | N | 61 | 287 | 48 | 66 | 0 | 17 | .230 | .243 | .251 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1877 | STL | N | 58 | 225 | 24 | 59 | 0 | 22 | .262 | .297 | .311 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1879 | BUF | N | 79 | 316 | 36 | 66 | 0 | 8 | .209 | .240 | .237 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1880 | BUF | N | 81 | 290 | 22 | 49 | 0 | 17 | .169 | .197 | .203 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1881 | BUF | N | 75 | 278 | 21 | 50 | 0 | 15 | .180 | .211 | .219 | 9 | 1 | 11 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1882 | BUF | N | 73 | 278 | 39 | 67 | 1 | 28 | .241 | .272 | .295 | 10 | 1 | 12 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1883 | BUF | N | 96 | 378 | 40 | 82 | 0 | 35 | .217 | .241 | .262 | 11 | 3 | 12 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1884 | BUF | N | 106 | 403 | 47 | 83 | 0 | 36 | .206 | .256 | .253 | 13 | 3 | 27 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1885 | BUF | N | 71 | 253 | 20 | 57 | 0 | 15 | .225 | .263 | .257 | 6 | 1 | 13 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1886 | WAS | N | 68 | 242 | 26 | 44 | 0 | 16 | .182 | .236 | .211 | 5 | 1 | 17 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | NL | 768 | 2950 | 323 | 623 | 1 | 209 | .211 | .245 | .249 | 80 | 15 | 131 | 261 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | NA | 261 | 1301 | 330 | 437 | 0 | 164 | .336 | .348 | .403 | 63 | 12 | 25 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 1 | |
| Total | 1029 | 4251 | 653 | 1060 | 1 | 373 | .249 | .276 | .296 | 143 | 27 | 156 | 267 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 1 |
[edit] Fielding Stats
| Year | Team | POS | G | GS | INN | PO | A | ERR | DP | TP | PB | SB | CS | PkO | AVG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1871 | OLY | n | SS | 31 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 159 | 38 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .844 |
| 1871 | OLY | n | 3B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .800 |
| 1872 | TRO | n | 3B | 16 | 16 | 144 | 32 | 42 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .871 |
| 1872 | TRO | n | SS | 9 | 9 | 81 | 15 | 28 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .811 |
| 1872 | BAL | n | 3B | 19 | 19 | 161 | 43 | 45 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .846 |
| 1872 | TOT | n | 3B | 35 | 35 | 305 | 75 | 87 | 27 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .857 |
| 1873 | BAL | n | 3B | 34 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 73 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .820 |
| 1873 | BAL | n | SS | 17 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 61 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .838 |
| 1873 | BAL | n | P | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1874 | CHI | n | P | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .667 |
| 1874 | CHI | n | 3B | 42 | 42 | 371.2 | 93 | 113 | 51 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .802 |
| 1874 | CHI | n | SS | 18 | 17 | 144 | 23 | 66 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .848 |
| 1875 | ATH | n | SS | 77 | 0 | 0 | 116 | 259 | 48 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .887 |
| 1875 | ATH | n | 3B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .800 |
| 1876 | PHI | N | SS | 60 | 0 | 0 | 108 | 237 | 39 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .898 |
| 1876 | PHI | N | 3B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .714 |
| 1876 | NY | N | SS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .833 |
| 1876 | TOT | N | SS | 61 | 0 | 0 | 110 | 240 | 40 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .897 |
| 1877 | STL | N | SS | 50 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 160 | 22 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .914 |
| 1877 | STL | N | 3B | 8 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .929 |
| 1879 | BUF | N | 3B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1879 | BUF | N | SS | 78 | 0 | 0 | 74 | 264 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .929 |
| 1880 | BUF | N | 2B | 53 | 0 | 0 | 163 | 206 | 24 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .939 |
| 1880 | BUF | N | SS | 30 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 118 | 14 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .927 |
| 1881 | BUF | N | 2B | 51 | 0 | 0 | 168 | 218 | 26 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .937 |
| 1881 | BUF | N | 3B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1881 | BUF | N | SS | 21 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 78 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .945 |
| 1881 | BUF | N | OF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1882 | BUF | N | 2B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1882 | BUF | N | SS | 61 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 209 | 28 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .908 |
| 1882 | BUF | N | 3B | 11 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .900 |
| 1883 | BUF | N | 2B | 7 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .850 |
| 1883 | BUF | N | SS | 78 | 0 | 0 | 79 | 240 | 42 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .884 |
| 1883 | BUF | N | 3B | 13 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 25 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .894 |
| 1884 | BUF | N | SS | 105 | 0 | 0 | 110 | 312 | 48 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .898 |
| 1884 | BUF | N | 2B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .857 |
| 1885 | BUF | N | 2B | 42 | 0 | 0 | 113 | 134 | 33 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .882 |
| 1885 | BUF | N | SS | 24 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 66 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .913 |
| 1885 | BUF | N | 3B | 6 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .800 |
| 1886 | WAS | N | SS | 56 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 211 | 27 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .909 |
| 1886 | WAS | N | 2B | 8 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 22 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .870 |
| 1886 | WAS | N | 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .933 |
| Total | OF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | ||
| Total | 2B | 163 | 0 | 0 | 485 | 601 | 96 | 76 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .919 | ||
| Total | P | 4 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .750 | ||
| Total | 3B | 160 | 77 | 676.2 | 289 | 366 | 128 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .837 | ||
| Total | SS | 716 | 26 | 225 | 916 | 2471 | 392 | 182 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .896 |
[edit] Pitching Stats
| Year | Team | G | GS | W | L | ERA | K | R | ER | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | HR | BB | IB | WP | HBP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1873 | BAL | n | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3.50 | 0 | 20 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1874 | CHI | n | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24.43 | 0 | 24 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9.36 | 0 | 44 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 45 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
[edit] Transactions
- Released by Buffalo Bisons (@November, 1885).
- Signed by Washington Senators (@January, 1886).
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