Ronald Gene Davis
[edit] Biography
Born on August 6, 1955 in Houston, Texas, Ron Davis (Ronald Gene Davis) played for the New York Yankees, Minnesota Twins, Chicago Cubs, Los Angeles Dodgers and San Francisco Giants over the course of his 11 year career. Davis broke into the bigs on July 29, 1978 with the New York Yankees, and put up a 2.85 ERA in 85.1 innings pitched in 1979, his rookie year.
Most people believe that Ron Davis's best season was 1983, when he posted a 3.34 ERA, notched 30 saves and struck out 84 batters.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Pitching Stats
| 1978
| NY
| A
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 11.57
| 0
| 4
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2.1
| 3
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1979
| NY
| A
| 44
| 0
| 14
| 2
| 2.85
| 43
| 29
| 27
| 0
| 0
| 9
| 85.1
| 84
| 5
| 28
| 9
| 1
| 1
|
| 1980
| NY
| A
| 53
| 0
| 9
| 3
| 2.95
| 65
| 50
| 43
| 0
| 0
| 7
| 131
| 121
| 9
| 32
| 3
| 5
| 5
|
| 1981
| NY
| A
| 43
| 0
| 4
| 5
| 2.71
| 83
| 22
| 22
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 73
| 47
| 6
| 25
| 3
| 1
| 0
|
| 1982
| MIN
| A
| 63
| 0
| 3
| 9
| 4.42
| 89
| 53
| 52
| 0
| 0
| 22
| 106
| 106
| 16
| 47
| 12
| 5
| 1
|
| 1983
| MIN
| A
| 66
| 0
| 5
| 8
| 3.34
| 84
| 34
| 33
| 0
| 0
| 30
| 89
| 89
| 6
| 33
| 3
| 4
| 3
|
| 1984
| MIN
| A
| 64
| 0
| 7
| 11
| 4.55
| 74
| 44
| 42
| 0
| 0
| 29
| 83
| 79
| 11
| 41
| 9
| 8
| 2
|
| 1985
| MIN
| A
| 57
| 0
| 2
| 6
| 3.48
| 72
| 28
| 25
| 0
| 0
| 25
| 64.2
| 55
| 7
| 35
| 6
| 8
| 4
|
| 1986
| MIN
| A
| 36
| 0
| 2
| 6
| 9.08
| 30
| 42
| 39
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 38.2
| 55
| 7
| 29
| 8
| 4
| 4
|
| 1986
| CHI
| N
| 17
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 7.65
| 10
| 18
| 17
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 20
| 31
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1986
| Total
|
| 53
| 0
| 2
| 8
| 8.59
| 40
| 60
| 56
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 58.2
| 86
| 10
| 32
| 8
| 4
| 4
|
| 1987
| LA
| N
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 6.75
| 1
| 4
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 7
| 0
| 6
| 2
| 2
| 1
|
| 1987
| CHI
| N
| 21
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 5.85
| 31
| 23
| 21
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 32.1
| 43
| 8
| 12
| 1
| 1
| 0
|
| 1987
| TOT
| N
| 25
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 5.94
| 32
| 27
| 24
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 36.1
| 50
| 8
| 18
| 3
| 3
| 1
|
| 1988
| SF
| N
| 9
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 4.67
| 15
| 10
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 17.1
| 15
| 4
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 51
| 0
| 1
| 3
| 6.11
| 57
| 55
| 50
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 73.2
| 96
| 15
| 27
| 3
| 3
| 2
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 430
| 0
| 46
| 50
| 3.82
| 540
| 306
| 286
| 0
| 0
| 130
| 673
| 639
| 67
| 273
| 53
| 36
| 20
|
| Total
|
|
| 481
| 0
| 47
| 53
| 4.05
| 597
| 361
| 336
| 0
| 0
| 130
| 746.2
| 735
| 82
| 300
| 56
| 39
| 22
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1978
| NY
| A
| P
| 4
| 0
| 2.1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1979
| NY
| A
| P
| 44
| 0
| 85.1
| 5
| 15
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 2
| 9
| 2
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1980
| NY
| A
| P
| 53
| 0
| 131
| 4
| 23
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 4
| 4
| 1
| .964
|
| 1981
| NY
| A
| P
| 43
| 0
| 73
| 4
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 3
| 1
| 1.000
|
| 1982
| MIN
| A
| P
| 63
| 0
| 106
| 6
| 10
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 19
| 3
| 2
| 1.000
|
| 1983
| MIN
| A
| P
| 66
| 0
| 89
| 0
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 16
| 5
| 0
| .800
|
| 1984
| MIN
| A
| P
| 64
| 0
| 83
| 4
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1985
| MIN
| A
| P
| 57
| 0
| 64.2
| 3
| 5
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 3
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1986
| MIN
| A
| P
| 36
| 0
| 38.2
| 5
| 5
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1986
| CHI
| N
| P
| 17
| 0
| 20
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 1
| 0
| .667
|
| 1986
| Total
|
| P
| 53
| 0
| 58.2
| 6
| 6
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 8
| 2
| 0
| .923
|
| 1987
| LA
| N
| P
| 4
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1987
| CHI
| N
| P
| 21
| 0
| 32.1
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1987
| TOT
| N
| P
| 25
| 0
| 36.1
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1988
| SF
| N
| P
| 9
| 0
| 17.1
| 1
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| .833
|
| Total
|
|
| P
| 481
| 0
| 746.2
| 35
| 83
| 4
| 7
| 0
| 16
| 76
| 24
| 4
| .967
|
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1978
| NY
| A
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1979
| NY
| A
| 44
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1980
| NY
| A
| 53
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1981
| NY
| A
| 43
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1982
| MIN
| A
| 63
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1983
| MIN
| A
| 66
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1984
| MIN
| A
| 64
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1985
| MIN
| A
| 57
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1986
| MIN
| A
| 36
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1986
| CHI
| N
| 17
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1986
| Total
|
| 53
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1987
| LA
| N
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1987
| CHI
| N
| 21
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1987
| TOT
| N
| 25
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1988
| SF
| N
| 9
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 51
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 430
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 481
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
[edit] Transactions
- Selected by Chicago Cubs in the 3rd round of the free-agent draft (January 7, 1976).
- Traded by Chicago Cubs to New York Yankees (June 12, 1978) completing trade in which New York Yankees traded Ken Holtzman to Chicago Cubs in exchange for a player to be named later (June 10, 1978).
- Traded by New York Yankees with Paul Boris and Greg Gagne to Minnesota Twins in exchange for Roy Smalley (April 10, 1982).
- Traded by Minnesota Twins with Dewayne Coleman to Chicago Cubs in exchange for George Frazier, Ray Fontenot and Julius McDougal (August 13, 1986).
- Released by Chicago Cubs (August 4, 1987).
- Signed by Los Angeles Dodgers (August 13, 1987).
- Released by Los Angeles Dodgers (March 19, 1988).
- Signed by San Francisco Giants (May 11, 1988).
- Granted free agency (November 4, 1988).
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