Lloyd Davenport Notable

b. October 28, 1911 · Philadelphia Stars 1935–1936, Cincinnati Tigers 1937, Memphis Red Sox 1938–1939, 1941, Birmingham Black Barons 1941–1942, Jacksonville Red Caps 1942, Cincinnati-Cleveland Buckeyes 1942, Chicago American Giants 1943–1944, Kansas City Monarchs 1943, Cleveland Buckeyes 1944–1945

Lloyd Davenport played for nine clubs across 11 seasons as a right fielder, opening with the Philadelphia Stars in 1935 and closing with the Cleveland Buckeyes in 1945.

Across 244 games he batted .290, with 267 hits and 142 runs. He finished with 1 home run, 47 doubles and 29 stolen bases. He went 0 and 0 with a 2.79 earned run average, pitching 9.7 innings in 3 games. He struck out 3.

He played 241 games in the outfield, with 464 putouts and 25 errors.

He was selected to six All-Star teams between 1937 and 1945.

He was born in New Orleans, LA, USA on October 28, 1911, and died on September 1, 1985. He batted left-handed and threw left-handed.

Honors

Award	Times	Years
Negro Leagues East-West Classic	6	1937, 1939, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1945

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1935	PS	18	56	3	10	1	1	0	2	2	0	1	.179
1936	PS	16	52	12	9	2	0	0	1	8	1	0	.173
1937	CT	39	158	33	54	11	4	0	15	10	0	5	.342
1938	MRS	32	117	20	38	7	2	0	10	13	1	7	.325
1939	MRS	30	113	10	31	6	1	0	8	10	0	6	.274
1941	BBB/MRS	5	18	2	2	2	0	0	1	2	0	0	.111
1942	BBB/CCB/JRC	31	107	22	33	6	0	0	18	16	2	5	.308
1943	CAG/KCM	36	156	24	50	8	2	1	18	9	0	3	.321
1944	CAG/CBE	24	91	8	26	1	0	0	11	6	1	1	.286
1945	CBE	13	53	8	14	3	1	0	8	4	0	1	.264
Career	—	244	921	142	267	47	11	1	92	80	5	29	.290

Pitching, season by season

Year	Team	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1939	MRS	1	4.2	2	1	2	1	1.93
1944	CAG	2	5.0	5	2	0	2	3.60
Career	—	3	9.2	7	3	2	3	2.79

On this day & linked events

1911

Born October 28, 1911

New Orleans, LA, USA

1985