- Jim Davenport
Infobox MLB retired
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textcolor1=white
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width=185
name=Jim Davenport
position=Third Baseman
bats=Right
throws=Right
birthdate=birth date and age|1933|8|17
debutdate=April 15
debutyear=1958
debutteam=San Francisco Giants
finaldate=June 23
finalyear=1970
finalteam=San Francisco Giants
stat1label=Batting average
stat1value=.258
stat2label=Home Run s
stat2value=77
stat3label=RBI
stat3value=456
teams=As Player
*San Francisco Giants (1958-1970)As Manager
*San Francisco Giants (1985)
highlights=
*All-Star (NL): 1962
*N.L.Gold Glove Award : 1962
*Led NL in Sacrifice Hits (17) in 1958James Houston Davenport (born
August 17 1933 inSiluria, Alabama ) is a formerMajor League Baseball infielder (mostlythird base ) who played his entire career with theSan Francisco Giants (1958-1970). The right-handed batter and thrower attendedThe University of Southern Mississippi .He played in one
World Series in 1962, when the Giants lost to theNew York Yankees . However coincidentally, it was the same year that he made his only All-Star team, batting .297 on the season.Davenport, however, was known for his fielding, winning a Gold Glove at 3B, also in 1962.
He had a career
batting average of .258 with 77home run s and 456 RBIs. He had 1142 career hits in 4427at bat s. He played in 1501 games in 13 years.After being a coach for a number of years, Davenport was made the manager for the Giants in 1985, but was soon replaced by Roger Craig after accumulating a 56-88 record. He became a
Philadelphia Phillies coach in 1987.In 2006, Davenport was inducted into the Alabama Sports Hall of Fame.
External links
* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/d/davenji01.shtml BaseballReference.com] - career statistics and analysis
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