George Davis (baseball)

George Davis
Shortstop / Manager
Born: (1870-08-23)August 23, 1870 Cohoes, New York, U.S.
Died: October 17, 1940(1940-10-17) (aged 70) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Batted: Switch Threw: Right
MLB debut
April 19, 1890, for the Cleveland Spiders
Last MLB appearance
August 15, 1909, for the Chicago White Sox
MLB statistics
Batting average	.295
Hits	2,665
Home runs	73
Runs batted in	1,440
Stolen bases	619
Teams
As player Cleveland Spiders (1890–1892) New York Giants (1893–1901) Chicago White Sox (1902) New York Giants (1903) Chicago White Sox (1904–1909) As manager New York Giants (1895, 1900–1901)
Career highlights and awards
World Series champion (1906) NL RBI leader (1897)
Member of the National
Baseball Hall of Fame
Induction	1998
Election method	Veterans Committee

George Stacey Davis (August 23, 1870 – October 17, 1940) was an American professional baseball shortstop and manager in Major League Baseball at the turn of the 20th century. Davis also spent multiple seasons as a third baseman and center fielder, and lesser amounts of time at other positions. He broke into the major leagues in 1890 and played through 1909. He is ranked among the top 100 players of all time in several statistical categories. Davis was a switch hitter.

After his playing career, Davis managed the Amherst College baseball team for several years. He died in a mental institution, suffering the effects of syphilis. Not much was known about Davis's life or career until the 1990s, when he gained some recognition from the city historian of his hometown of Cohoes, New York. He was elected to the Hall of Fame by the Veterans Committee in 1998.