1955
Born August 6, 1955
Houston, TX, USA
Ron Davis Notable
b. August 6, 1955 · New York Yankees 1978–1981, Minnesota Twins 1982–1986, Chicago Cubs 1986–1987, Los Angeles Dodgers 1987, San Francisco Giants 1988
Ron Davis played for five clubs across 11 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the New York Yankees in 1978 and closing with the San Francisco Giants in 1988. His longest stay was with the Minnesota Twins, from 1982 to 1986.
Working almost entirely in relief, he saved 130 games and appeared 481 times, with a 4.05 earned run average. He struck out 597. Across 481 games he batted .000, with 0 hits and 0 runs.
He was an All-Star in 1981.
He was born in Houston, TX, USA on August 6, 1955. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| All-Star selection | 1 | 1981 |
| Player of the Week | 1 | 1980 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | NYY | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1979 | NYY | 44 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| 1980 | NYY | 53 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| 1981 | NYY | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1982 | MIN | 63 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1983 | MIN | 66 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1984 | MIN | 64 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1985 | MIN | 57 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1986 | CHC/MIN | 53 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 |
| 1987 | CHC/LAD | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1988 | SFG | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Career | — | 481 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .000 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | NYY | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2.1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 11.57 |
| 1979 | NYY | 14 | 2 | 44 | 0 | 9 | 85.1 | 84 | 27 | 28 | 43 | 2.85 |
| 1980 | NYY | 9 | 3 | 53 | 0 | 7 | 131.0 | 121 | 43 | 32 | 65 | 2.95 |
| 1981 | NYY | 4 | 5 | 43 | 0 | 6 | 73.0 | 47 | 22 | 25 | 83 | 2.71 |
| 1982 | MIN | 3 | 9 | 63 | 0 | 22 | 106.0 | 106 | 52 | 47 | 89 | 4.42 |
| 1983 | MIN | 5 | 8 | 66 | 0 | 30 | 89.0 | 89 | 33 | 33 | 84 | 3.34 |
| 1984 | MIN | 7 | 11 | 64 | 0 | 29 | 83.0 | 79 | 42 | 41 | 74 | 4.55 |
| 1985 | MIN | 2 | 6 | 57 | 0 | 25 | 64.2 | 55 | 25 | 35 | 72 | 3.48 |
| 1986 | CHC/MIN | 2 | 8 | 53 | 0 | 2 | 58.2 | 86 | 56 | 32 | 40 | 8.59 |
| 1987 | CHC/LAD | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 36.1 | 50 | 24 | 18 | 32 | 5.94 |
| 1988 | SFG | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 17.1 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 4.67 |
| Career | — | 47 | 53 | 481 | 0 | 130 | 746.2 | 735 | 336 | 300 | 597 | 4.05 |
On this day & linked events
1978
Major-league debut: Ron Davis
Ron Davis made a major-league debut on July 29, 1978.
1988
Final major-league game: Ron Davis
Ron Davis played a final major-league game on September 24, 1988.
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