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Jerry DaVanon

Positions: Shortstop, Second Baseman and Third Baseman

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-11, 175lb (180cm, 79kg)

Born: August 21, 1945 in Oceanside, CA us

Draft: Drafted by the Houston Astros in the 36th round of the 1965 MLB June Amateur Draft from San Diego Mesa College (San Diego, CA) and the St. Louis Cardinals in the 1st round (17th) of the 1966 MLB June Draft-Secondary Phase from Westmont College (Santa Barbara, CA).

High School: Herbert Hoover HS (San Diego, CA)

Schools: San Diego City College (San Diego, CA), San Diego Mesa College (San Diego, CA), Westmont College (Santa Barbara, CA)

Debut: April 11, 1969 (Age 23-233d, 12,790th in major league history)
vs. SFG 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: May 4, 1977 (Age 31-256d)
vs. CIN 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1969 season

Full Name: Frank Gerald DaVanon

Pronunciation: \da-VANN-en\

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Relatives: Father of Jeff DaVanon

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

2.0

499

117

.235

RBI

OBP

.331

SLG

.315

OPS

.646

OPS+

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	26-35 / in Starts: 16-9
Longest Hitting Streak	6 games
Longest On Base Streak	11 games
Most Games w/o HR	27 games
Most Games w/o RBI	15 games
Grand Slams	0 in 4 bases loaded PA and 3 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	5

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 130 PAs	20
Actual Runners on Base	86 (41-28-17)
Avg. MLBer w/ 130 PAs	13
Avg. Runners on Base	80 (39-26-13)

Most Driven In
L Roberts	5
S Jutze	3
E Cabell	2
B Watson	2
C Johnson	2
W Howard	2
C CedeÃ±o	1
J Cruz	1

Most Driven In By
C CedeÃ±o	4
G Gross	4
W Howard	1
K Forsch	1
E Cabell	1
K Boswell	1
Self	1
J Sambito	1

1976 Batting Game Log

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1976 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	193	13 (12)	Apr 21	HOU		LAD	W,1-0	12-GF(16)	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1.000	1.000	1.000	2.000	8	2.71	-0.034	4.51	-0.03%	-0.03	SS
2	194	14	Apr 22	HOU		LAD	L,2-7	7-8	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	1.000	2.000	9	1.24	0.058	2.22	0.06%	0.84	PH
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
3	195	27 (12)	May 8	HOU	@	STL	L,1-5	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.750	.500	1.250	9	.30	-0.008	.41	-0.01%	-0.21	PH
4	196	32 (4)	May 15	HOU		PHI	L,1-2	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.500	.750	.500	1.250	9						SS
5	197	33	May 16	HOU		PHI	L,2-12	7-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.600	.333	.933	9	.21	-0.005	.21	0.00%	-0.25	PH
6	198	37 (3)	May 19	HOU	@	SDP	W,9-4	8-GF	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.667	.500	1.167	7	.01	0.000	.01	0.00%	0.23	PR 3B
7	199	38	May 20	HOU	@	SDP	W,5-4	8-GF	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.500	.667	.500	1.167	6		0.000		0.00%	0.00	PR 3B
8	200	40 (1)	May 22	HOU	@	LAD	L,5-6	8-GF(13)	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.500	.333	.833	6	3.85	-0.241	4.67	-0.18%	-0.87	3B
9	201	41	May 23	HOU	@	LAD	L,5-6	9-GF(10)	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.333	.444	.333	.778	7	6.20	0.129	6.75	0.09%	-0.09	PR 3B
10	202	43 (1)	May 25	HOU	@	SFG	L,6-7	8-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.286	.400	.286	.686	9	3.08	-0.084	1.97	-0.03%	-0.34	PH
11	203	45 (1)	May 29	HOU	@	ATL	W,4-3	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.286	.400	.286	.686	6						PR 3B
12	204	46	May 30 (1)	HOU	@	ATL	W,5-2	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.364	.250	.614	7	.09	-0.002	.05	0.00%	-0.15	PR 3B
13	205	47	May 30 (2)	HOU	@	ATL	W,16-5	CG	6	6	1	3	0	1	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.357	.412	.500	.912	8	.18	0.049	.11	0.02%	4.81	SS
14	206	48	May 31	HOU		CIN	L,2-4	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.389	.467	.856	8	.95	-0.022	.88	-0.01%	-0.13	SS
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
15	207	55 (6)	Jun 6 (2)	HOU		CHC	W,5-1	CG	3	3	0	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.389	.429	.556	.984	7	.27	0.067	.22	0.03%	1.27	SS
16	208	56	Jun 7	HOU		STL	L,6-7	9-GF	1	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.421	.455	.632	1.086	9	3.18	0.243	2.58	0.12%	0.61	PH
17	209	59 (2)	Jun 11	HOU	@	CHC	L,3-8	CG	4	4	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.391	.423	.652	1.075	8	.73	-0.007	.60	0.00%	0.40	SS
18	210	62 (2)	Jun 14	HOU		PIT	L,1-2	8-9	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.391	.444	.652	1.097	9	.52	0.023	.28	0.01%	0.11	PH
19	211	63	Jun 16	HOU		PIT	L,3-6	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.391	.444	.652	1.097	8						SS
20	212	64	Jun 18	HOU	@	PIT	L,3-7	8-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.375	.429	.625	1.054	9	.11	-0.003	.04	0.00%	-0.14	PH
21	213	68 (3)	Jun 23	HOU		LAD	L,0-1	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.375	.429	.625	1.054	8						SS
22	214	69	Jun 24	HOU		LAD	L,1-5	7-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.360	.414	.600	1.014	9	2.74	-0.060	1.15	-0.02%	-0.74	PH
23	215	70	Jun 25	HOU		CIN	L,6-8	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.346	.400	.577	.977	8	1.55	-0.037	.66	-0.01%	-0.20	PH
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
24	216	76 (5)	Jul 2 (1)	HOU	@	CIN	W,10-8	9-GF(14)	3	2	1	2	0	1	0	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.393	.455	.679	1.133	8	2.27	0.468	.87	0.11%	3.35	SS
25	217	77	Jul 2 (2)	HOU	@	CIN	W,3-2	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.344	.405	.594	.999	7	.88	-0.086	.45	-0.03%	-0.67	SS
26	218	81 (3)	Jul 6	HOU		NYM	W,1-0	7-GF(10)	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.353	.410	.588	.998	8	2.75	0.003	.63	0.00%	0.08	PH SS
27	219	82	Jul 7	HOU		NYM	L,4-12	4-5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.353	.425	.588	1.013	9	1.17	0.031	.27	0.00%	0.36	PH
28	220	91 (8)	Jul 18 (2)	HOU	@	MON	W,14-1	7-GF	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.343	.429	.571	1.000	8	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	-1.03	PH SS
29	221	93 (1)	Jul 20 (1)	HOU	@	PIT	L,5-9	CG	4	4	2	2	0	0	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.359	.435	.641	1.076	7	.49	0.090	.24	0.03%	1.92	SS
30	222	95 (1)	Jul 21 (1)	HOU	@	PIT	L,1-5	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.349	.420	.605	1.025	7	.93	0.047	.49	0.02%	0.31	SS
31	223	96	Jul 21 (2)	HOU	@	PIT	L,1-4	CG	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.341	.434	.591	1.025	7	.71	0.024	.30	0.01%	0.27	2B
32	224	103 (6)	Jul 28	HOU		SDP	L,1-2	10-GF(10)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.426	.578	1.004	9	4.79	-0.127	1.17	-0.02%	-0.28	PH
33	225	104	Jul 30	HOU		ATL	L,2-3	9-GF	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.333	.426	.578	1.004	4		0.000		0.00%	0.00	PR
34	226	106 (1)	Jul 31 (2)	HOU		ATL	W,9-6	GS-8	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.347	.431	.571	1.002	7	1.20	0.024	.18	0.00%	0.45	SS
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
35	227	109 (2)	Aug 3	HOU	@	LAD	L,0-2	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.347	.431	.571	1.002	6						PR
36	228	111 (1)	Aug 5	HOU	@	SDP	L,3-4	7-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.340	.424	.560	.984	9	.62	-0.015	.04	0.00%	-0.25	PH
37	229	113 (1)	Aug 7	HOU	@	SDP	L,2-3	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.417	.549	.966	9	4.19	-0.101	.10	0.00%	-0.39	PH SS
38	230	115 (1)	Aug 9	HOU	@	STL	W,13-4	GS-8	5	4	2	2	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.345	.431	.545	.976	2	1.23	0.044	.01	0.00%	1.35	2B
39	231	116	Aug 10	HOU	@	STL	L,1-8	5-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.339	.424	.536	.960	9	.38	-0.009	.00	0.00%	-0.14	PH
40	232	121 (4)	Aug 15 (2)	HOU		PIT	L,0-3	7-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.418	.526	.944	9	.91	-0.022	.00	0.00%	-0.20	PH
41	233	123 (1)	Aug 17	HOU		CHC	W,8-1	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.333	.418	.526	.944	4						PR 3B
42	234	124	Aug 19	HOU	@	PHI	L,1-7	8-8	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.426	.526	.953	9	.17	0.006	.00	0.00%	0.37	PH
43	235	125	Aug 20	HOU	@	PHI	W,8-3	CG	5	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.323	.411	.500	.911	7	.66	-0.080	.00	0.00%	-1.49	2B
44	236	126	Aug 21	HOU	@	PHI	L,4-7	CG	3	3	1	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.338	.421	.523	.944	7	.94	0.197	.00	0.00%	1.31	2B 3B
45	237	127	Aug 22	HOU	@	PHI	L,1-5	CG	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.343	.430	.522	.953	6	.72	0.009	.00	0.00%	-0.02	3B
46	238	128	Aug 24	HOU	@	CHC	W,4-3	CG	5	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.333	.417	.500	.917	1	1.02	-0.058	.00	0.00%	-0.83	2B
47	239	129	Aug 25	HOU	@	CHC	L,1-5	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.329	.409	.487	.896	1	.64	0.003	.00	0.00%	-0.09	2B
48	240	130	Aug 26	HOU	@	CHC	W,5-3	CG	5	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.338	.419	.488	.907	1	.44	0.058	.00	0.00%	0.57	2B
49	241	131	Aug 27	HOU		STL	W,2-1	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.329	.417	.476	.892	7	1.04	-0.046	.00	0.00%	-0.51	2B
50	242	132	Aug 28	HOU		STL	W,4-3	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.329	.414	.471	.885	7	.84	0.008	.00	0.00%	-0.03	2B
51	243	133	Aug 29	HOU		STL	W,6-0	CG	4	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.322	.417	.460	.877	7	.42	-0.047	.00	0.00%	-0.29	2B
52	244	134	Aug 30	HOU		PHI	W,3-1	CG	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.322	.415	.456	.871	7	.74	0.013	.00	0.00%	0.04	2B
53	245	135	Aug 31	HOU		PHI	W,3-2	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.309	.400	.436	.836	1	.91	-0.087	.00	0.00%	-0.60	2B
Sept		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
54	246	139 (3)	Sep 5	HOU		LAD	L,0-4	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.309	.400	.436	.836	8						SS
55	247	141 (1)	Sep 7	HOU	@	CIN	W,10-5	GS-7	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.302	.398	.427	.825	7	.87	-0.006	.00	0.00%	-0.19	2B
56	248	142	Sep 8	HOU		CIN	L,0-3	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.293	.388	.414	.802	7	1.10	-0.080	.00	0.00%	-0.51	2B SS
57	249	143	Sep 9	HOU		CIN	L,3-4	GS-8	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.290	.395	.410	.805	7	.50	0.000	.00	0.00%	-0.44	2B
58	250	144	Sep 11 (1)	HOU	@	SDP	L,1-4	8-GF	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.297	.405	.416	.821	9	1.02	0.085	.00	0.00%	0.56	PH 2B
59	251	145	Sep 11 (2)	HOU	@	SDP	W,2-1	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.288	.400	.404	.804	7	.73	-0.084	.00	0.00%	-0.63	2B
60	252	146	Sep 14 (1)	HOU	@	ATL	W,4-3	CG	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.283	.403	.396	.799	6	.65	0.024	.00	0.00%	0.17	2B
61	253	151 (4)	Sep 19 (1)	HOU		SDP	W,3-2	9-GF	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.290	.408	.402	.810	9	4.37	0.308	.00	0.00%	1.00	PH
							26-35		130	107	19	31	3	3	1	20	21	1	12	1	0	1	1	2	0	2	.290	.408	.402	.810		1.05	0.660	.42	0.15%	8.65

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