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Willie Mays League
9-6-2085
John Davis Left Field
Retired (1971, Age 35)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .243 Total Rating B-   Bats/Throws L/L
OPS .660 Status Deceased (2024) Option Years 0  
H 487 Age at Death 88 Date of Birth 07-14-1936
HR 32 Drafted Undrafted
(1955)
Majors Svc Time 8 years
(117 games)
RBI 192
SB 44
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R A- Contact vs. L B- Endurance C-   Ldrship
Power vs. R C+ Power vs. L C- Velocity D-   Mentor vR A+
Speed B+ Bunt Control   Mentor vL B-
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range WS Rings 0
1B C- (31.4%) LF A+ (100%) Arm C+ WS Appearances 2
2B --- CF (60.9%)   Health B+ LCS Appearances 3
3B --- RF (84.1%)   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

Year   Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO HBP SF SB CS E OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG Awards
1957 STL
149
573
69
129
15
1
4
40
68
87 1 1
8
5 12
.584
.308
.276
.051
.225
1958 STL
27
82
7
18
4
0
1
4
15
9 0 0
0
0 0
.645
.340
.305
.085
.220
1959 STL
48
158
18
43
6
0
0
9
29
25 2 1
1
0 2
.700
.389
.310
.038
.272
1960 STL
79
284
26
63
11
1
3
27
31
45 0 2
6
7 3
.596
.297
.299
.077
.222
1961 STL
57
211
30
52
11
2
6
16
16
30 1 3
7
4 8
.702
.299
.403
.156
.246
1962 STL
27
61
9
17
1
0
3
8
8
11 0 2
2
2 0
.795
.352
.443
.164
.279
1963 STL
26
37
4
8
2
0
0
3
6
4 0 1
0
1 3
.588
.318
.270
.054
.216
1964 STL
19
34
4
10
0
0
3
8
1
7 0 0
4
0 2
.873
.314
.559
.265
.294
1965 STL
24
59
6
12
1
0
1
7
3
12 1 0
1
0 0
.525
.254
.271
.068
.203
1966 STL
48
82
12
22
5
1
2
14
5
6 1 2
1
3 0
.738
.311
.427
.159
.268
1967 STL
18
28
4
5
3
0
0
2
2
1 0 0
1
0 0
.519
.233
.286
.107
.179
1968 STL-DET
59
61
3
13
1
0
1
7
8
13 1 0
3
2 1
.593
.314
.279
.066
.213
1969 DET
90
138
22
39
6
0
4
16
20
20 0 1
5
1 1
.784
.371
.413
.130
.283
1970 DET
138
167
17
44
8
2
3
25
21
29 1 2
5
2 0
.735
.346
.389
.126
.263
1971 DET
16
30
6
12
4
0
1
6
6
3 0 0
0
0 0
1.133
.500
.633
.233
.400
Total
825
2005
237
487
78
7
32
192
239
302 8 15
44
27 32
.660
.324
.337
.094
.243
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1971-11-01John Davis has retired from the Detroit Domin8ers
1968-04-01The Detroit Domin8ers have acquired John Davis from the waiver wire.
1968-03-01The St. Louis Redbirds have sent Chris Hearn to the minors. The St. Louis Redbirds have designated John Davis for assignment.
1967-09-06The St. Louis Redbirds have promoted John Davis to the major league team. The St. Louis Redbirds have sent Chuck Christopher to the minors.
1967-07-20The St. Louis Redbirds have promoted Chuck Christopher to the major league team. The St. Louis Redbirds have designated John Davis for assignment.
1967-07-12The St. Louis Redbirds have re-claimed John Davis from the waiver wire.
1967-07-08The St. Louis Redbirds have promoted Chuck Christopher to the major league team. The St. Louis Redbirds have designated John Davis for assignment.
1962-05-21The St. Louis Redbirds have promoted John Davis to the major league team. The St. Louis Redbirds have sent Hal Romero to the minors.
1962-05-20The St. Louis Redbirds have promoted Johnny Manion to the major league team. The St. Louis Redbirds have sent John Davis to the minors.
1960-07-30The St. Louis Redbirds have promoted John Davis to the major league team. The St. Louis Redbirds have sent Charlie Lally to the minors.
1960-06-21The St. Louis Redbirds have promoted Dave Johnson to the major league team. The St. Louis Redbirds have sent John Davis to the minors.
1959-08-14The St. Louis Redbirds have promoted John Davis to the major league team. The St. Louis Redbirds have sent Johnny Manion to the minors.
1959-08-05The St. Louis Redbirds have promoted Charlie Lally to the major league team. The St. Louis Redbirds have sent John Davis to the minors.
1959-07-22The St. Louis Redbirds have promoted John Davis to the major league team. The St. Louis Redbirds have sent Charlie Lally to the minors.
1959-04-09The St. Louis Redbirds have promoted Charlie Lally to the major league team. The St. Louis Redbirds have sent John Davis to the minors.
1958-08-24The St. Louis Redbirds have promoted John Davis to the major league team. The St. Louis Redbirds have sent Woody Sewell to the minors.
1958-04-01The St. Louis Redbirds have promoted Bob Spencer to the major league team. The St. Louis Redbirds have sent John Davis to the minors.
1957-04-04The St. Louis Redbirds have promoted John Davis to the major league team. The St. Louis Redbirds have sent Whitey Brown to the minors.
1957-04-02The St. Louis Redbirds have promoted Whitey Brown to the major league team. The St. Louis Redbirds have sent John Davis to the minors.
1957-04-01The St. Louis Redbirds have promoted John Davis to the major league team. The St. Louis Redbirds have sent Al Alexander to the minors.
1956-06-06A trade has been completed between the St. Louis Redbirds and the Kansas City Eternal Dragons. The Kansas City Eternal Dragons receive Rennie Stennett, George Reubens from the St. Louis Redbirds in exchange for John Davis, Nestor Barber, Julio Arroyo.
1955-04-06A trade has been completed between the Kansas City Eternal Dragons and the Detroit Domin8ers. The Detroit Domin8ers receive Ned Schwamb, Cap Horner from the Kansas City Eternal Dragons in exchange for Zip Lockman, John Davis.
1955-04-01The Detroit Domin8ers have acquired John Davis from the waiver wire.