#76 Lorenzo "Piper" Davis, Second Base, 30 yrs, New York (A) Yankees Monday, 10/23/1947 |
 | Name : Nickname : Birthday : Age : Born in : Height : Weight :
Position : Bats : Throws :
| Lorenzo Davis Piper 7/3/1917 30 NEGRO,LG,PLAYER 6"3 186
Second Base R R
| 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 $ 1,207,143 1947 (Arbitration eligible) 4 Year(s), 85 Days (773 total Days) 172 Day(s) 4 Year(s), 85 Days (773 total Days) 5 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 | 7 | 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), .986 (Fielding Pct.) 2B : 5 (Range), .962 (Fielding Pct.) SS : 2 (Range), .981 (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 | | |
9/21 | @SLA | L 0-8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #1 | | |
9/23 | @CLE | W 6-2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | #7 | | |
9/24 | @CLE | L 1-2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | #7 | | |
9/27 | CHA | L 2-9 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #5 | | |
9/28 | WAS | W 4-1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #5 | | |
9/29 | @DET | W 11-6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | #5 | PoG | |
9/30 | @BOS | L 4-5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | #5 | | |
10/1 | PHA | L 2-5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #8 | | |
10/2 | CLE | L 1-9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | #8 | | |
10/4 | @SLA | L 5-13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | #5 | | |
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Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
Overall | 125 | 474 | 128 | 27 | 3 | 8 | 69 | 61 | 53 | 35 | .270 | .340 | .390 | .730 | .660 | .120 |
Projected | 125 | 474 | 128 | 27 | 3 | 8 | 69 | 61 | 53 | 35 | .270 | .340 | .390 | .730 | .660 | .120 |
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Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
Overall | 124 | 536 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 185 | 38 | 3 | 6 | 33.3 | 66.4 | 4.8 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHP | 107 | 26 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .243 | .319 | .318 | .637 |
vs. RHP | 367 | 102 | 19 | 3 | 8 | 54 | 49 | 41 | 26 | 6 | 3 | 0 | .278 | .345 | .411 | .757 |
Close/Late | 58 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .310 | .354 | .431 | .785 |
Scoring Position | 135 | 40 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 58 | 0 | 21 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 0 | .296 | .374 | .437 | .811 |
Pinch Hitting | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
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| G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Home | 61 | 228 | 61 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 30 | 30 | 27 | 18 | .268 | .340 | .386 | .726 |
Road | 64 | 246 | 67 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 39 | 31 | 26 | 17 | .272 | .336 | .394 | .730 |
March/April | 26 | 108 | 31 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 15 | 8 | 10 | .287 | .331 | .417 | .747 |
May | 22 | 91 | 31 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 16 | 7 | 6 | .341 | .384 | .505 | .889 |
July | 22 | 78 | 21 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 4 | .269 | .355 | .397 | .752 |
August | 27 | 96 | 21 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 13 | 7 | .219 | .309 | .323 | .632 |
Sept/Oct | 28 | 101 | 24 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 9 | 13 | 8 | .238 | .319 | .317 | .636 |
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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 |
1947 | 125 | 474 | 128 | 27 | 3 | 8 | 69 | 61 | 53 | 0 | 6 | 35 | 3 | 6 | .270 | .340 | .390 | .730 | NYY |
Total | 643 | 2334 | 671 | 131 | 25 | 35 | 352 | 330 | 203 | 0 | 21 | 226 | 9 | 18 | .287 | .342 | .410 | .752 | |
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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% |
Second Base | 124 | 124 | 257 | 434 | 85 | 706 | 15 | .979 | 1093.0 | 5.81 | | | | |
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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... 1/31/1947: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,207,143 through salary arbitration...
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Batting Leader Boards Appearances |
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Doubles 1945 - 43 - 5th
| Triples 1944 - 9 - 6th
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