#76 Lorenzo "Piper" Davis, Second Base, 32 yrs, New York (A) Yankees

#76 Lorenzo "Piper" Davis, Second Base, 32 yrs, New York (A) Yankees
Friday, 10/20/1949

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Lorenzo Davis
Piper
7/3/1917
32
NEGRO,LG,PLAYER
6"3
186

Second Base
R
R

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Average
Loyal
None at all
2 / 6 (Fair)
2 / 6 (Fair)
Very inconsistent
Normal
Normal
3.0 Stars

Contract & Roster Status

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Big League Contract
$ 2,850,000
1949
6 Year(s), 85 Days (1117 total Days)
172 Day(s)
6 Year(s), 85 Days (1117 total Days)
7 Year(s)
Not eligible
3 Option Year(s) left

Ratings

Batting	Contact	Gap	Power	Discipline/Eye	Avoid K's
Overall	8	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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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

Game Log, Last 10 Games

Date	Opp.	Result	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	K	Spot
9/23	CHA	L 2-8	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	#7
9/24	CHA	L 4-8	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	#7
9/26	CLE	L 5-6	5	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	3	#7
9/27	CLE	W 4-3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	#7
9/28	@WAS	W 4-2	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	#7
9/29	@BOS	W 1-0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	#7
9/30	@PHA	L 8-10	4	0	2	0	1	0	3	0	1	#7
10/1	SLA	L 6-7	4	2	3	2	0	0	0	1	0	#6
10/2	DET	W 5-0	4	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	1	#7
10/4	@BOS	W 8-2	3	2	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	#7

Batting Stats 1949

Batting	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	TAVG	ISO
Overall	151	537	167	35	3	14	91	72	83	61	.311	.402	.466	.867	.862	.155
Projected	151	537	167	35	3	14	91	72	83	61	.311	.402	.466	.867	.862	.155

Batting	GS	PA	HP	IW	CI	GDP	SH	SF	TB	EBH	SB	CS	SB%	RC	RC/27
Overall	147	622	0	0	0	13	0	2	250	52	3	7	30.0	107.4	7.4

	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SF	SH	HP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
vs. LHP	184	53	14	1	2	24	17	22	26	0	0	0	.288	.364	.408	.772
vs. RHP	353	114	21	2	12	67	55	61	35	2	0	0	.323	.421	.496	.916
Close/Late	75	20	3	0	1	7	6	12	6	0	0	0	.267	.368	.347	.714
Scoring Position	142	51	8	1	4	71	0	24	12	2	0	0	.359	.446	.514	.961
Pinch Hitting	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	.000	.500	.000	.500

	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
Home	78	272	90	18	2	7	51	40	44	30	.331	.423	.489	.912
Road	73	265	77	17	1	7	40	32	39	31	.291	.380	.442	.822
March/April	24	86	24	5	1	4	13	9	13	7	.279	.374	.500	.874
May	23	89	34	6	0	3	21	14	11	13	.382	.446	.551	.996
June	25	92	23	5	1	2	11	9	11	7	.250	.330	.391	.721
July	24	81	21	4	0	2	15	12	15	10	.259	.375	.383	.758
August	27	89	32	7	0	2	13	15	18	8	.360	.467	.506	.973
Sept/Oct	28	100	33	8	1	1	18	13	15	16	.330	.414	.460	.874

Career Batting Stats

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
1948	143	525	158	38	2	16	94	73	67	0	3	53	3	3	.301	.378	.472	.851	NYY
1949	151	537	167	35	3	14	91	72	83	0	2	61	3	7	.311	.402	.466	.867	NYY
Total	937	3396	996	204	30	65	537	475	353	0	26	340	15	28	.293	.357	.428	.786

Career Minor League Batting Stats

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

Career Postseason Batting Stats

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

Fielding Stats 1949

Position	G	GS	PO	A	DP	TC	E	PCT	INN	RANGE	PB	RSTA	RTO	RTO%
First Base	2	0	4	1	1	5	0	1.000	4.0	11.25
Second Base	149	147	336	584	123	957	37	.961	1337.2	6.44

Player History

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...
1/31/1948: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,207,143 through salary arbitration...
Drove in 7 runs against St. Louis (A) on 9/6/1948...
Won Player of the Week award on 9/11/1948, hitting .500 with 3 HR, 11 RBI...
1/31/1949: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,850,000 through salary arbitration...
Had 5 hits with 4 RBI against Washington on 7/13/1949...

Batting Leader Boards Appearances

Doubles
1945 - 43 - 5th

Triples
1944 - 9 - 6th

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