Jim Davenport
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For other people with the same name, see James Davenport (disambiguation).
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).
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Jim Davenport | |
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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 runs | 77 |
Runs batted in | 456 |
Managerial record | 56–86 |
Winning % | .388 |
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