Dave Davenport Notable

b. February 20, 1890 · Cincinnati Reds 1914, St. Louis Terriers 1914–1915, St. Louis Browns 1916–1919

Dave Davenport played for three clubs across six seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Cincinnati Reds in 1914 and closing with the St. Louis Browns in 1919.

He went 73 and 83 with a 2.93 earned run average, pitching 1,537 innings in 259 games. He struck out 719, completed 96 of his 186 starts and threw 18 shutouts. Across 259 games he batted .104, with 49 hits and 22 runs. He finished with 1 home run and 6 doubles.

He led the league in shutouts once, in 1915, with 10. He led the league in strikeouts once, in 1915, with 229.

He threw a no-hitter in 1915.

He was born in Alexandria, LA, USA on February 20, 1890, and died on October 16, 1954. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1914	CIN/SLM	43	86	3	8	1	0	5	4	46	.093
1915	SLM	55	130	7	12	0	0	4	9	52	.092
1916	SLB	59	73	5	10	3	0	4	16	43	.137
1917	SLB	47	92	0	9	1	0	8	4	48	.098
1918	SLB	31	52	3	7	1	1	3	9	22	.135
1919	SLB	24	39	4	3	0	0	1	2	20	.077
Career	—	259	472	22	49	6	1	25	44	231	.104

Pitching, season by season

Year	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1914	CIN/SLM	10	15	43	32	6	269.2	242	98	110	164	3.27
1915	SLM	22	18	55	46	1	392.2	300	96	96	229	2.20
1916	SLB	12	11	59	31	2	290.2	267	92	100	129	2.85
1917	SLB	17	17	47	39	2	280.2	273	96	105	100	3.08
1918	SLB	10	11	31	22	1	180.0	182	65	69	60	3.25
1919	SLB	2	11	24	16	0	123.1	135	54	41	37	3.94
Career	—	73	83	259	186	12	1537.0	1399	501	521	719	2.93

On this day & linked events

1890

Born February 20, 1890

Alexandria, LA, USA

1954

Died October 16, 1954

1915

Dave Davenport's No-Hitter

Dave Davenport threw a no-hitter for the St. Louis Terriers against the Chicago Whales on September 7, 1915, winning 3–0.

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