Jim Davenport

Jim Davenport
Third baseman / Manager
Born: (1933-08-17)August 17, 1933
Siluria, Alabama, U.S.
Died: February 18, 2016(2016-02-18) (aged 82)
Redwood City, California, U.S.
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
MLB debut
April 15, 1958, for the San Francisco Giants
Last MLB appearance
June 23, 1970, for the San Francisco Giants
MLB statistics
Batting average.258
Home runs77
Runs batted in456
Managerial record56–86
Winning %.388
Teams
As player

As manager

Career highlights and awards

James Houston Davenport (August 17, 1933 – February 18, 2016) was an American Major League Baseball infielder, primarily a third baseman, who played his entire career—over 1,500 games—with the San Francisco Giants (1958–1970). He also managed the Giants (1985), served as a coach for them for nine years over three different terms, and spent 51 years in all with the San Francisco organization. The right-handed batter and thrower, nicknamed "Peanut"[1] or "Peanuts"[2] as a child by his grandfather,[3] was listed as 5 feet 11 inches (1.80 m) tall and 170 pounds (77 kg).

  1. ^ Player page at Baseball Almanac
  2. ^ Information at Baseball Reference
  3. ^ Marcin, Joe., ed. (1970), The Baseball Register. St. Louis: The Sporting News, page 91