Jim Davenport

Full Name: James Houston Davenport	Primary Position: 3B,SS
Height/Weight: 5' 11"/170	First Game: April 15, 1958
Birthdate: August 17, 1933	Final Game: June 23, 1970
Birthplace: Siluria, Alabama	MLB Experience: 13 years
Bat/Throw: Right/Right

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Jim Davenport (James Houston Davenport) was born on August 17, 1933 in Siluria, Alabama. He made his Major League debut on April 15, 1958 for the San Francisco Giants. In 1958, his rookie year, he hit .256 with 12 home runs and 41 RBI. Davenport played for the San Francisco Giants for his entire 13 year career.

Most people believe that Jim Davenport's best season was 1962, when he hit for a .297 average and knocked in 58 runs.

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Year	Team		G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG	OBP	SLG	2B	3B	BB	SO	HBP	SH	SB	IBB	GDP
1958	SF	N	134	434	70	111	12	41	.256	.317	.403	22	3	33	64	7	17	1	0	4
1959	SF	N	123	469	65	121	6	38	.258	.301	.343	16	3	28	65	2	9	0	0	4
1960	SF	N	112	363	43	91	6	38	.251	.306	.358	15	3	26	58	4	9	0	1	8
1961	SF	N	137	436	64	121	12	65	.278	.342	.443	28	4	45	65	2	12	4	1	10
1962	SF	N	144	485	83	144	14	58	.297	.357	.456	25	5	45	76	2	8	2	3	13
1963	SF	N	147	460	40	116	4	36	.252	.297	.333	19	3	32	87	0	11	5	4	11
1964	SF	N	116	297	24	70	2	26	.236	.299	.330	10	6	29	46	0	11	2	2	11
1965	SF	N	106	271	29	68	4	31	.251	.304	.369	14	3	21	47	1	6	0	2	8
1966	SF	N	111	305	42	76	9	30	.249	.300	.370	6	2	22	40	1	6	1	2	8
1967	SF	N	124	295	42	81	5	30	.275	.366	.380	10	3	39	50	4	8	1	6	7
1968	SF	N	113	272	27	61	1	17	.224	.292	.246	1	1	26	32	0	9	0	0	8
1969	SF	N	112	303	20	73	2	42	.241	.304	.300	10	1	29	37	0	4	0	1	12
1970	SF	N	22	37	3	9	0	4	.243	.356	.270	1	0	7	6	0	1	0	1	0
Total			1501	4427	552	1142	77	456	.258	.318	.367	177	37	382	673	23	111	16	23	104

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Year	Team		POS	G	GS	INN	PO	A	ERR	DP	AVG
1958	SF	N	3B	129	104	944.2	92	221	13	19	.960
1958	SF	N	SS	7	6	49.2	4	11	1	0	.938
1959	SF	N	3B	121	112	1003	91	221	7	15	.978
1959	SF	N	SS	1	0	1.1	0	1	0	0	1.000
1960	SF	N	SS	7	2	25	6	7	0	2	1.000
1960	SF	N	3B	103	90	783	77	171	10	12	.961
1961	SF	N	3B	132	120	1053	119	235	13	25	.965
1962	SF	N	3B	141	132	1177.2	125	256	19	28	.952
1963	SF	N	SS	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	.000
1963	SF	N	3B	126	99	938.1	122	183	12	9	.962
1963	SF	N	2B	23	20	161	30	47	1	7	.987
1964	SF	N	2B	31	22	209.1	47	65	4	10	.966
1964	SF	N	SS	64	38	385.1	65	119	4	15	.979
1964	SF	N	3B	40	16	186.1	26	53	3	4	.963
1965	SF	N	2B	26	9	105.2	21	33	5	5	.915
1965	SF	N	3B	39	22	231	26	48	4	3	.949
1965	SF	N	SS	37	32	291.1	50	66	5	13	.959
1966	SF	N	2B	21	5	70.1	18	23	2	2	.953
1966	SF	N	SS	58	41	375.1	62	135	8	19	.961
1966	SF	N	1B	2	2	14	12	0	0	1	1.000
1966	SF	N	3B	36	19	206.2	15	43	4	5	.935
1967	SF	N	SS	28	18	168	24	79	4	12	.963
1967	SF	N	2B	13	4	51	22	13	0	4	1.000
1967	SF	N	3B	63	45	430	37	100	0	8	1.000
1968	SF	N	SS	18	4	58.1	9	17	1	5	.963
1968	SF	N	2B	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	.000
1968	SF	N	3B	82	59	574.1	49	120	7	12	.960
1969	SF	N	1B	1	1	8	7	0	0	1	1.000
1969	SF	N	OF	1	1	6	0	1	0	0	1.000
1969	SF	N	SS	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	.000
1969	SF	N	3B	104	68	706.2	77	158	8	15	.967
1969	SF	N	LF	1	1	6	0	1	0	0	1.000
1970	SF	N	3B	10	6	69.2	7	7	0	0	1.000
Total			2B	115	60	598.1	138	181	12	28	.964
Total			OF	1	1	6	0	1	0	0	1.000
Total			3B	1126	892	8304.1	863	1816	100	155	.964
Total			SS	222	141	1357.1	220	435	23	66	.966
Total			1B	3	3	22	19	0	0	2	1.000
Total			LF	1	1	6	0	1	0	0	1.000

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Signed as an amateur free agent by New York Giants (1955).
Released by San Francisco Giants (July 13, 1970).

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