#76 Lorenzo "Piper" Davis, Second Base, 31 yrs, New York (A) Yankees Wednesday, 10/25/1948 |
 | Name : Nickname : Birthday : Age : Born in : Height : Weight :
Position : Bats : Throws :
| Lorenzo Davis Piper 7/3/1917 31 NEGRO,LG,PLAYER 6"3 186
Second Base R R
| Desire for Winner : Loyalty : Team Leader Skills : National Popularity : Local Popularity : Consistency : Clutch Performance : Injury Rating : Overall Rating :
| Average Loyal None at all 2 / 6 (Fair) 2 / 6 (Fair) Very inconsistent Normal Normal 2.5 Stars
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Contract : Salary : Signed Through : Years of MLB Service : MLB Service Days this Year : Years on 40-Man Roster : Years of Pro Service : Arbitration Eligibility : Minor League Option Years :
| Big League Contract $ 1,207,143 1948 (Arbitration eligible) 5 Year(s), 85 Days (945 total Days) 172 Day(s) 5 Year(s), 85 Days (945 total Days) 6 Year(s) Arbitration eligible 3 Option Year(s) left
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 7 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 8 |
Versus LHP | 8 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 8 |
Versus RHP | 7 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 8 |
Talent | 8 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 8 |
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Running & Bunting Ratings Running Speed : Stealing Ability : Baserunning Instincts : Sacrifice Bunt : Bunt for Hit : Hitter Type :
| 7 1 1 3 1 Normal
| Fielding Ratings 1B : 8 (Range), .986 (Fielding Pct.) 2B : 5 (Range), .962 (Fielding Pct.) SS : 2 (Range), .981 (Fielding Pct.) Catcher Arm : 1 Infield Arm : 5 Outfield Arm : 2
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Date | Opp. | Result | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | Spot | | |
9/20 | @CLE | L 0-4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #7 | | |
9/21 | @CLE | W 8-1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | #7 | | |
9/23 | @SLA | L 1-7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #7 | | |
9/24 | @SLA | W 11-7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | #7 | | |
9/27 | DET | W 10-6 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | #7 | | |
9/28 | @CHA | W 13-3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | #7 | | |
9/29 | BOS | W 6-1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | #7 | | |
9/30 | WAS | L 3-4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | #8 | | |
10/2 | @PHA | L 3-4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #7 | | |
10/4 | BOS | W 4-3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #7 | | |
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Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
Overall | 143 | 525 | 158 | 38 | 2 | 16 | 94 | 73 | 67 | 53 | .301 | .378 | .472 | .851 | .828 | .171 |
Projected | 143 | 525 | 158 | 38 | 2 | 16 | 94 | 73 | 67 | 53 | .301 | .378 | .472 | .851 | .828 | .171 |
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Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
Overall | 138 | 597 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 248 | 56 | 3 | 3 | 50.0 | 96.6 | 6.7 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHP | 168 | 51 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 28 | 20 | 26 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .304 | .393 | .452 | .845 |
vs. RHP | 357 | 107 | 25 | 2 | 12 | 66 | 53 | 41 | 39 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .300 | .370 | .482 | .852 |
Close/Late | 68 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .279 | .355 | .441 | .796 |
Scoring Position | 147 | 48 | 17 | 0 | 7 | 75 | 0 | 19 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 0 | .327 | .392 | .585 | .977 |
Pinch Hitting | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .500 | 1.333 | 1.833 |
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| G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Home | 71 | 247 | 86 | 18 | 1 | 9 | 53 | 41 | 35 | 26 | .348 | .426 | .538 | .965 |
Road | 72 | 278 | 72 | 20 | 1 | 7 | 41 | 32 | 32 | 27 | .259 | .332 | .414 | .746 |
March/April | 18 | 64 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 3 | .266 | .310 | .547 | .857 |
May | 24 | 92 | 26 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 9 | .283 | .362 | .380 | .742 |
June | 25 | 98 | 33 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 12 | .337 | .411 | .500 | .911 |
July | 25 | 92 | 24 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 17 | 11 | .261 | .376 | .337 | .713 |
August | 25 | 83 | 25 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 13 | 11 | 8 | .301 | .383 | .482 | .865 |
Sept/Oct | 26 | 96 | 33 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 26 | 16 | 9 | 10 | .344 | .396 | .604 | 1.000 |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | HP | SF | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
1943 | 71 | 233 | 74 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 33 | 35 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 1 | .318 | .356 | .421 | .777 | NYY |
1944 | 149 | 508 | 157 | 26 | 9 | 13 | 98 | 78 | 42 | 0 | 5 | 70 | 3 | 3 | .309 | .359 | .472 | .831 | NYY |
1945 | 154 | 588 | 172 | 43 | 6 | 5 | 96 | 97 | 52 | 0 | 9 | 58 | 1 | 4 | .293 | .345 | .412 | .757 | NYY |
1946 | 144 | 531 | 140 | 21 | 5 | 7 | 56 | 59 | 42 | 0 | 1 | 43 | 1 | 4 | .264 | .317 | .362 | .679 | NYY |
1947 | 125 | 474 | 128 | 27 | 3 | 8 | 69 | 61 | 53 | 0 | 6 | 35 | 3 | 6 | .270 | .340 | .390 | .730 | NYY |
1948 | 143 | 525 | 158 | 38 | 2 | 16 | 94 | 73 | 67 | 0 | 3 | 53 | 3 | 3 | .301 | .378 | .472 | .851 | NYY |
Total | 786 | 2859 | 829 | 169 | 27 | 51 | 446 | 403 | 270 | 0 | 24 | 279 | 12 | 21 | .290 | .349 | .421 | .770 | |
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Career Minor League Batting Stats |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
1942, AAA | 132 | 558 | 154 | 20 | 6 | 4 | 43 | 69 | 26 | 137 | 17 | 10 | .276 | .304 | .355 | .658 |
1943, AAA | 87 | 347 | 100 | 14 | 2 | 9 | 49 | 48 | 23 | 59 | 7 | 14 | .288 | .332 | .418 | .749 |
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Career Postseason Batting Stats |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
1943 | 11 | 40 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | .400 | .429 | .600 | 1.029 |
1944 | 12 | 45 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | .311 | .354 | .422 | .776 |
1945 | 12 | 50 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .300 | .364 | .380 | .744 |
Total | 35 | 135 | 45 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 30 | 16 | 10 | 15 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .379 | .459 | .839 |
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Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
First Base | 25 | 23 | 279 | 24 | 26 | 308 | 5 | .984 | 212.0 | 13.08 | | | | |
Second Base | 117 | 115 | 239 | 470 | 109 | 730 | 21 | .971 | 1013.2 | 6.48 | | | | |
Shortstop | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | .750 | 7.2 | 4.70 | | | | |
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Drafted in 1st round, 7th overall pick, by New York (A) in 1942... Had first career hit on 7/14/1943, off Joe Kohlman (CLE)... Hit first career homerun on 7/31/1943, off John Gaddy (SLA)... Won World Series with New York (A) in 1943... Had 5 hits with 0 RBI against Detroit on 5/14/1945... Injured on 7/15/1946 with a Pulled Tricep Tendon, out for 2 weeks... Injured on 10/1/1946 with a Sore Back, out for 1-2 weeks... 1/31/1947: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,207,143 through salary arbitration... 1/31/1948: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,207,143 through salary arbitration... Drove in 7 runs against St. Louis (A) on 9/6/1948... Won Player of the Week award on 9/11/1948, hitting .500 with 3 HR, 11 RBI...
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Batting Leader Boards Appearances |
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Doubles 1945 - 43 - 5th
| Triples 1944 - 9 - 6th
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