1903
Born September 7, 1903
Greenfield, MO, USA
Curt Davis Notable
b. September 7, 1903 · Philadelphia Phillies 1934–1936, Chicago Cubs 1936–1937, St. Louis Cardinals 1938–1940, Brooklyn Dodgers 1940–1946
Curt Davis played for four clubs across 13 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Philadelphia Phillies in 1934 and closing with the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1946.
He went 158 and 131 with a 3.42 earned run average, pitching 2,325 innings in 429 games. He struck out 684, completed 141 of his 281 starts and threw 24 shutouts. Across 449 games he batted .203, with 165 hits and 70 runs. He finished with 11 home runs, 17 doubles and 1 stolen base.
He was selected to two All-Star teams between 1936 and 1939.
He was born in Greenfield, MO, USA on September 7, 1903, and died on October 12, 1965. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| All-Star selection | 2 | 1936, 1939 |
| Baseball Magazine All-Star | 1 | 1939 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1934 | PHI | 51 | 95 | 9 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 17 | 0 | .211 |
| 1935 | PHI | 46 | 75 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 0 | .173 |
| 1936 | CHC/PHI | 35 | 79 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 18 | 0 | .152 |
| 1937 | CHC | 28 | 40 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 0 | .300 |
| 1938 | STL | 40 | 57 | 8 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 16 | 0 | .228 |
| 1939 | STL | 63 | 105 | 10 | 40 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 3 | 22 | 0 | .381 |
| 1940 | BRO/STL | 36 | 66 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 0 | .091 |
| 1941 | BRO | 31 | 59 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 10 | 0 | .186 |
| 1942 | BRO | 32 | 68 | 4 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 24 | 0 | .176 |
| 1943 | BRO | 31 | 55 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 0 | .164 |
| 1944 | BRO | 31 | 63 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 0 | .159 |
| 1945 | BRO | 24 | 51 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 1 | .137 |
| 1946 | BRO | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Career | — | 449 | 813 | 70 | 165 | 17 | 0 | 11 | 81 | 28 | 176 | 1 | .203 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1934 | PHI | 19 | 17 | 51 | 31 | 5 | 274.1 | 283 | 90 | 60 | 99 | 2.95 |
| 1935 | PHI | 16 | 14 | 44 | 27 | 2 | 231.0 | 264 | 94 | 47 | 74 | 3.66 |
| 1936 | CHC/PHI | 13 | 13 | 34 | 28 | 1 | 213.1 | 217 | 82 | 50 | 70 | 3.46 |
| 1937 | CHC | 10 | 5 | 28 | 14 | 1 | 123.2 | 138 | 56 | 30 | 32 | 4.08 |
| 1938 | STL | 12 | 8 | 40 | 21 | 3 | 173.1 | 187 | 70 | 27 | 36 | 3.63 |
| 1939 | STL | 22 | 16 | 49 | 31 | 7 | 248.0 | 279 | 100 | 48 | 70 | 3.63 |
| 1940 | BRO/STL | 8 | 11 | 36 | 25 | 3 | 191.0 | 208 | 89 | 38 | 58 | 4.19 |
| 1941 | BRO | 13 | 7 | 28 | 16 | 2 | 154.1 | 141 | 51 | 27 | 50 | 2.97 |
| 1942 | BRO | 15 | 6 | 32 | 26 | 2 | 206.0 | 179 | 54 | 51 | 60 | 2.36 |
| 1943 | BRO | 10 | 13 | 31 | 21 | 3 | 164.1 | 182 | 69 | 39 | 47 | 3.78 |
| 1944 | BRO | 10 | 11 | 31 | 23 | 4 | 194.0 | 207 | 72 | 39 | 49 | 3.34 |
| 1945 | BRO | 10 | 10 | 24 | 18 | 0 | 149.2 | 171 | 54 | 21 | 39 | 3.25 |
| 1946 | BRO | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 13.50 |
| Career | — | 158 | 131 | 429 | 281 | 33 | 2325.0 | 2459 | 884 | 479 | 684 | 3.42 |
On this day & linked events
1965
Died October 12, 1965
1934
Major-league debut: Curt Davis
Curt Davis made a major-league debut on April 21, 1934.
1946
Final major-league game: Curt Davis
Curt Davis played a final major-league game on April 28, 1946.
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