Davy Force
[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
| 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
| 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
| 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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