Tod Davis
PositionInfielder
BatsRight
ThrowsRight
Birth dateJuly 24, 1924
Birth placeLos Angeles
Death dateDecember 31, 1978 (aged 54)
Death placeWest Covina, California
DebutleagueMLB
DebutdateApril 27
DebutteamPhiladelphia Athletics
FinalleagueMLB
FinaldateMay 15
FinalteamPhiladelphia Athletics
StatleagueMLB
Stat1labelBatting average
Stat1value.233
Stat2labelHome runs
Stat2value1
Stat3labelRuns batted in
Stat3value6
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Thomas Oscar "Tod" Davis (July 24, 1924 – December 31, 1978) was an American professional baseball player of the 1940s and 1950s. The native of Los Angeles appeared in 42 games as an infielder and pinch hitter in Major League Baseball during the and seasons for the Philadelphia Athletics. Davis was 6 feet 2 inches (1.88 m) tall, weighed 190 pounds (86 kg) and threw and batted right-handed.

During his trials with the Athletics, Davis collected 21 hits. His only big-league home run, hit September 5, 1949, came off Vic Raschi of the New York Yankees at Shibe Park during a 13–4 New York victory.[1] The remainder of Davis' nine-year career (1943–1944; 1947–1953) was spent in the top-level Pacific Coast League. He appeared in 782 games in the PCL for both Los Angeles–based teams, the Angels and the Hollywood Stars, as well as for the Seattle Rainiers.

Davis served in the United States Army[2] during World War II and its aftermath, and missed the 1945–46 seasons. Davis died on December 31, 1978. He was interred at Rose Hills Memorial Park.[3]

References

  1. ^ Retrosheet box score: 1949-09-05 (1)
  2. ^ Baseball in Wartime
  3. ^ Tod Davis

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