1902
Born February 12, 1902
Bridgeport, CT, USA
Kiddo Davis Notable
b. February 12, 1902 · New York Yankees 1926, Philadelphia Phillies 1932, 1934, New York Giants 1933, 1935–1937, St. Louis Cardinals 1934, Cincinnati Reds 1937–1938
Kiddo Davis played for five clubs across 13 seasons as a center fielder, opening with the New York Yankees in 1926 and closing with the Cincinnati Reds in 1938.
Across 575 games he batted .282, with 515 hits and 281 runs. He finished with 19 home runs, 112 doubles and 32 stolen bases.
He played 483 games in the outfield, with 1,210 putouts and 26 errors.
He was born in Bridgeport, CT, USA on February 12, 1902, and died on March 4, 1983. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1926 | NYY | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1932 | PHI | 137 | 576 | 100 | 178 | 39 | 6 | 5 | 57 | 44 | 56 | 16 | .309 |
| 1933 | NYG | 126 | 434 | 61 | 112 | 20 | 4 | 7 | 37 | 25 | 30 | 10 | .258 |
| 1934 | PHI/STL | 116 | 426 | 56 | 125 | 28 | 5 | 4 | 52 | 30 | 29 | 2 | .293 |
| 1935 | NYG | 47 | 91 | 16 | 24 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 2 | .264 |
| 1936 | NYG | 47 | 67 | 6 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 0 | .239 |
| 1937 | CIN/NYG | 96 | 212 | 39 | 55 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 26 | 13 | 2 | .259 |
| 1938 | CIN | 5 | 18 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | .278 |
| Career | — | 575 | 1824 | 281 | 515 | 112 | 16 | 19 | 171 | 142 | 141 | 32 | .282 |
On this day & linked events
1983
Died March 4, 1983
1926
Major-league debut: Kiddo Davis
Kiddo Davis made a major-league debut on June 5, 1926.
1938
Final major-league game: Kiddo Davis
Kiddo Davis played a final major-league game on May 7, 1938.
Image: Goudey, public domain