Virgil Davis
Virgil Lawrence Davis
Born: December 20, 1904
Birmingham, AL USA
Deceased: 1984
Birmingham, AL USA
Primary Position: C
All Position(s) Played: C, 1B, 3B, PH
Bats: R
Throws: R
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 197
Career: 1928-1945
Minor League Statistics
Virgil Davis compiled a career batting average of .308 with 77 home runs and 647 RBI in his 1458-game career with the St. Louis Cardinals, Philadelphia Phillies, Cincinnati Reds and Pittsburgh Pirates. He began playing during the 1928 season and last took the field during the 1945 campaign.
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Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1928 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 2 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .200 | .333 | .200 | .533 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1928 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | 67 | 180 | 163 | 16 | 46 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 11 | .282 | .343 | .350 | .692 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1929 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | 98 | 289 | 263 | 31 | 90 | 18 | 0 | 7 | 48 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 17 | .342 | .391 | .490 | .881 | 129 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1930 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | 106 | 357 | 329 | 41 | 103 | 16 | 1 | 14 | 65 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 20 | .313 | .349 | .495 | .844 | 163 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 1931 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | 120 | 433 | 393 | 30 | 128 | 32 | 1 | 4 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 28 | .326 | .382 | .443 | .825 | 174 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1932 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | 125 | 448 | 402 | 44 | 135 | 23 | 5 | 14 | 70 | 1 | 0 | 40 | 39 | .336 | .399 | .522 | .921 | 210 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1933 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | 141 | 540 | 495 | 51 | 173 | 28 | 3 | 9 | 65 | 2 | 0 | 32 | 24 | .349 | .395 | .473 | .867 | 234 | 21 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 1934 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 107 | 384 | 347 | 45 | 104 | 22 | 4 | 9 | 65 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 27 | .300 | .366 | .464 | .830 | 161 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1935 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 102 | 354 | 315 | 28 | 100 | 24 | 2 | 1 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 30 | .317 | .386 | .416 | .802 | 131 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1936 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 112 | 402 | 363 | 24 | 99 | 26 | 2 | 4 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 34 | .273 | .342 | .388 | .730 | 141 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1937 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 76 | 232 | 209 | 19 | 56 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 15 | .268 | .341 | .368 | .709 | 77 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1938 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 12 | 42 | 36 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | .167 | .286 | .194 | .480 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1938 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | 70 | 230 | 215 | 11 | 53 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 14 | .247 | .293 | .307 | .600 | 66 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1939 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | 87 | 234 | 202 | 10 | 62 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 20 | .307 | .383 | .356 | .740 | 72 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 1940 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 99 | 324 | 285 | 23 | 93 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 20 | .326 | .404 | .435 | .839 | 124 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1941 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 57 | 118 | 107 | 3 | 27 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 11 | .252 | .322 | .308 | .630 | 33 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1944 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 54 | 103 | 93 | 6 | 28 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 8 | .301 | .369 | .441 | .810 | 41 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1945 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 23 | 36 | 33 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .242 | .306 | .303 | .609 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 1458 | 4713 | 4255 | 388 | 1312 | 244 | 22 | 77 | 647 | 6 | 0 | 386 | 326 | .308 | .369 | .430 | .799 | 1831 | 100 | 22 | 50 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G | PB | WP | SB | CS | CS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1928 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | C | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .750 | 3.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1928 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | C | 49 | 0 | 0.0 | 149 | 46 | 4 | 7 | .980 | 3.980 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1929 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | C | 89 | 0 | 0.0 | 198 | 47 | 10 | 7 | .961 | 2.753 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1930 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | C | 96 | 0 | 0.0 | 307 | 50 | 5 | 6 | .986 | 3.719 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1931 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | C | 114 | 0 | 0.0 | 420 | 78 | 3 | 10 | .994 | 4.368 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1932 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | C | 120 | 0 | 0.0 | 408 | 54 | 6 | 15 | .987 | 3.850 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1933 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | C | 132 | 0 | 0.0 | 395 | 69 | 8 | 9 | .983 | 3.515 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1934 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | C | 94 | 0 | 0.0 | 459 | 42 | 6 | 7 | .988 | 5.330 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1935 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 1B | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1.000 | 9.600 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1935 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | C | 81 | 0 | 0.0 | 335 | 34 | 3 | 2 | .992 | 4.556 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1936 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 3B | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1936 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | C | 103 | 0 | 0.0 | 390 | 59 | 7 | 7 | .985 | 4.359 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1937 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | C | 59 | 0 | 0.0 | 300 | 40 | 7 | 3 | .980 | 5.763 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1938 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | C | 11 | 0 | 0.0 | 43 | 7 | 2 | 1 | .962 | 4.545 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1938 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | C | 63 | 0 | 0.0 | 217 | 27 | 5 | 5 | .980 | 3.873 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1939 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | C | 85 | 0 | 0.0 | 260 | 40 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 3.529 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1940 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | C | 87 | 0 | 0.0 | 288 | 61 | 12 | 11 | .967 | 4.011 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1941 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | C | 49 | 0 | 0.0 | 97 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 1.000 | 2.306 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1944 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | C | 35 | 0 | 0.0 | 76 | 10 | 3 | 3 | .966 | 2.457 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1945 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | C | 13 | 0 | 0.0 | 26 | 4 | 1 | 0 | .968 | 2.308 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 1289 | 0 | 0.0 | 4423 | 688 | 84 | 101 | .984 | 3.965 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Postseason - Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1934 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | WS | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 2.000 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 2.000 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Statistical data from Baseball Databank, made available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License
