#76 Lorenzo "Piper" Davis, Second Base, 29 yrs, New York (A) Yankees Monday, 10/23/1946 |
 | Name : Nickname : Birthday : Age : Born in : Height : Weight :
Position : Bats : Throws :
| Lorenzo Davis Piper 7/3/1917 29 NEGRO,LG,PLAYER 6"3 186
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| Desire for Winner : Loyalty : Team Leader Skills : National Popularity : Local Popularity : Consistency : Clutch Performance : Injury Rating : Overall Rating :
| Average Loyal None at all 2 / 6 (Fair) 1 / 6 (Insignificant) Very inconsistent Normal Normal 2.0 Stars
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Contract : Salary : Signed Through : Years of MLB Service : MLB Service Days this Year : Years on 40-Man Roster : Years of Pro Service : Arbitration Eligibility : Minor League Option Years :
| Big League Contract $ 300,000 1946 (Arbitration eligible) 3 Year(s), 85 Days (601 total Days) 172 Day(s) 3 Year(s), 85 Days (601 total Days) 4 Year(s) Arbitration eligible 3 Option Year(s) left
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 7 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 8 |
Versus LHP | 8 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 8 |
Versus RHP | 7 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 8 |
Talent | 8 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 8 |
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Running & Bunting Ratings Running Speed : Stealing Ability : Baserunning Instincts : Sacrifice Bunt : Bunt for Hit : Hitter Type :
| 7 1 1 3 1 Normal
| Fielding Ratings 1B : 8 (Range), .988 (Fielding Pct.) 2B : 6 (Range), .963 (Fielding Pct.) SS : 3 (Range), .982 (Fielding Pct.) Catcher Arm : 1 Infield Arm : 5 Outfield Arm : 2
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Date | Opp. | Result | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | Spot | | |
9/20 | SLA | W 6-1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #5 | | |
9/21 | SLA | L 1-8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #5 | | |
9/23 | @DET | L 3-4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #5 | | |
9/24 | @DET | W 5-0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #5 | | |
9/26 | CHA | L 5-8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #5 | | |
9/27 | CHA | W 7-1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | #7 | | |
9/28 | @CLE | W 3-2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #5 | | |
9/29 | @CLE | L 3-4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #7 | | |
9/30 | WAS | L 1-5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | #5 | | |
10/1 | @BOS | L 2-3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | #5 | | |
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Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
Overall | 144 | 531 | 140 | 21 | 5 | 7 | 56 | 59 | 42 | 43 | .264 | .317 | .362 | .679 | .573 | .098 |
Projected | 144 | 531 | 140 | 21 | 5 | 7 | 56 | 59 | 42 | 43 | .264 | .317 | .362 | .679 | .573 | .098 |
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Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
Overall | 138 | 574 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 192 | 33 | 1 | 4 | 20.0 | 60.7 | 4.0 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHP | 108 | 24 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .222 | .311 | .306 | .617 |
vs. RHP | 423 | 116 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 42 | 43 | 28 | 33 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .274 | .319 | .376 | .694 |
Close/Late | 66 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .273 | .324 | .318 | .642 |
Scoring Position | 125 | 28 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 0 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .224 | .290 | .288 | .578 |
Pinch Hitting | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .250 | .250 | .500 |
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| G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Home | 71 | 254 | 67 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 38 | 27 | 24 | 21 | .264 | .327 | .378 | .705 |
Road | 73 | 277 | 73 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 32 | 18 | 22 | .264 | .307 | .347 | .654 |
March/April | 26 | 95 | 23 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 9 | .242 | .280 | .337 | .617 |
May | 26 | 97 | 34 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 15 | 9 | 4 | .351 | .406 | .505 | .911 |
June | 26 | 104 | 26 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 19 | 11 | 10 | .250 | .322 | .346 | .668 |
July | 12 | 42 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | .238 | .304 | .357 | .661 |
August | 28 | 95 | 27 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | .284 | .330 | .358 | .688 |
Sept/Oct | 26 | 98 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 8 | .204 | .250 | .265 | .515 |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | HP | SF | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
1943 | 71 | 233 | 74 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 33 | 35 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 1 | .318 | .356 | .421 | .777 | NYY |
1944 | 149 | 508 | 157 | 26 | 9 | 13 | 98 | 78 | 42 | 0 | 5 | 70 | 3 | 3 | .309 | .359 | .472 | .831 | NYY |
1945 | 154 | 588 | 172 | 43 | 6 | 5 | 96 | 97 | 52 | 0 | 9 | 58 | 1 | 4 | .293 | .345 | .412 | .757 | NYY |
1946 | 144 | 531 | 140 | 21 | 5 | 7 | 56 | 59 | 42 | 0 | 1 | 43 | 1 | 4 | .264 | .317 | .362 | .679 | NYY |
Total | 518 | 1860 | 543 | 104 | 22 | 27 | 283 | 269 | 150 | 0 | 15 | 191 | 6 | 12 | .292 | .342 | .415 | .757 | |
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Career Minor League Batting Stats |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
1942, AAA | 132 | 558 | 154 | 20 | 6 | 4 | 43 | 69 | 26 | 137 | 17 | 10 | .276 | .304 | .355 | .658 |
1943, AAA | 87 | 347 | 100 | 14 | 2 | 9 | 49 | 48 | 23 | 59 | 7 | 14 | .288 | .332 | .418 | .749 |
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Career Postseason Batting Stats |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
1943 | 11 | 40 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | .400 | .429 | .600 | 1.029 |
1944 | 12 | 45 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | .311 | .354 | .422 | .776 |
1945 | 12 | 50 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .300 | .364 | .380 | .744 |
Total | 35 | 135 | 45 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 30 | 16 | 10 | 15 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .379 | .459 | .839 |
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Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
First Base | 8 | 8 | 63 | 3 | 7 | 66 | 0 | 1.000 | 58.0 | 10.24 | | | | |
Second Base | 134 | 129 | 314 | 476 | 119 | 811 | 21 | .974 | 1157.1 | 6.31 | | | | |
Shortstop | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 8.0 | 2.25 | | | | |
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Drafted in 1st round, 7th overall pick, by New York (A) in 1942... Had first career hit on 7/14/1943, off Joe Kohlman (CLE)... Hit first career homerun on 7/31/1943, off John Gaddy (SLA)... Won World Series with New York (A) in 1943... Had 5 hits with 0 RBI against Detroit on 5/14/1945... Injured on 7/15/1946 with a Pulled Tricep Tendon, out for 2 weeks... Injured on 10/1/1946 with a Sore Back, out for 1-2 weeks...
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Batting Leader Boards Appearances |
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Doubles 1945 - 43 - 5th
| Triples 1944 - 9 - 6th
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