Jumbo Davis
[edit] Biography
Jumbo Davis (James J. Davis) was born on September 5, 1861 in New York, New York. He made his Major League debut on July 27, 1884 for the Kansas City Unions. In 1886, his rookie year, he hit .194 with 1 home run and 20 RBI. Davis played for the Kansas City Unions, Baltimore Orioles, Kansas City Cowboys, St. Louis Browns, Brooklyn Gladiators and Washington Senators over the course of his 7 year career.
Most people believe that Jumbo Davis's best season was 1887, when he stole 49 bases, hit for a .309 average and knocked in 109 runs.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1884
| KC
| U
| 7
| 29
| 3
| 6
| 0
| 0
| .207
| .207
| .207
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1886
| BAL
| a
| 60
| 216
| 23
| 42
| 1
| 20
| .194
| .240
| .250
| 5
| 2
| 11
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 12
| 0
| 0
|
| 1887
| BAL
| a
| 130
| 485
| 81
| 150
| 8
| 109
| .309
| .353
| .485
| 23
| 19
| 28
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 49
| 0
| 0
|
| 1888
| KC
| a
| 121
| 491
| 70
| 131
| 3
| 61
| .267
| .304
| .363
| 22
| 8
| 20
| 0
| 6
| 0
| 42
| 0
| 0
|
| 1889
| STL
| a
| 2
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .200
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1889
| KC
| a
| 62
| 241
| 40
| 64
| 0
| 30
| .266
| .319
| .307
| 4
| 3
| 17
| 35
| 2
| 0
| 25
| 0
| 0
|
| 1889
| TOT
| a
| 64
| 245
| 41
| 64
| 0
| 30
| .261
| .317
| .302
| 4
| 3
| 18
| 36
| 2
| 0
| 25
| 0
| 0
|
| 1890
| STL
| a
| 21
| 71
| 8
| 18
| 0
| 13
| .254
| .338
| .324
| 3
| 1
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 0
|
| 1890
| BRO
| a
| 38
| 142
| 33
| 43
| 2
| 28
| .303
| .385
| .437
| 9
| 2
| 15
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 10
| 0
| 0
|
| 1890
| TOT
| a
| 59
| 213
| 41
| 61
| 2
| 41
| .286
| .369
| .399
| 12
| 3
| 24
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 15
| 0
| 0
|
| 1891
| WAS
| a
| 12
| 44
| 7
| 14
| 0
| 9
| .318
| .412
| .477
| 3
| 2
| 7
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 8
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| UA
|
| 7
| 29
| 3
| 6
| 0
| 0
| .207
| .207
| .207
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| AA
|
| 446
| 1694
| 263
| 462
| 14
| 270
| .273
| .323
| .382
| 69
| 37
| 108
| 41
| 19
| 0
| 151
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 453
| 1723
| 266
| 468
| 14
| 270
| .272
| .322
| .379
| 69
| 37
| 108
| 41
| 19
| 0
| 151
| 0
| 0
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1884
| KC
| U
| 3B
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 14
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .633
|
| 1886
| BAL
| a
| 3B
| 60
| 0
| 0
| 82
| 114
| 35
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .848
|
| 1887
| BAL
| a
| 3B
| 87
| 0
| 0
| 91
| 199
| 61
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .826
|
| 1887
| BAL
| a
| SS
| 43
| 0
| 0
| 57
| 132
| 37
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .836
|
| 1888
| KC
| a
| SS
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 12
| 27
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .813
|
| 1888
| KC
| a
| 3B
| 113
| 0
| 0
| 155
| 334
| 91
| 27
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .843
|
| 1889
| STL
| a
| SS
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1889
| STL
| a
| OF
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1889
| KC
| a
| 3B
| 62
| 0
| 0
| 93
| 140
| 57
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .803
|
| 1890
| STL
| a
| 3B
| 21
| 0
| 0
| 23
| 53
| 28
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .731
|
| 1890
| BRO
| a
| 3B
| 38
| 0
| 0
| 49
| 87
| 25
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .845
|
| 1890
| TOT
| a
| 3B
| 59
| 0
| 0
| 72
| 140
| 53
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .800
|
| 1891
| WAS
| a
| 3B
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 19
| 22
| 9
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .820
|
| Total
|
|
| SS
| 52
| 0
| 0
| 70
| 159
| 46
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .833
|
| Total
|
|
| 3B
| 400
| 0
| 0
| 517
| 963
| 317
| 67
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .824
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
[edit] Transactions
- Sold by Baltimore Orioles to Kansas City Cowboys for $700 (February 13, 1888).
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