Best Of The San Francisco Giants: Top 10 Seasons At 3rd Base
By Phil Watson
7. Jim Davenport, 1962
| Year ▾ | Age | G | PA | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | OPS+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 28 | 144 | 543 | 83 | 144 | 25 | 5 | 14 | 58 | 2 | 5 | 45 | 76 | .297 | .357 | .456 | .813 | 118 |
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Generated 2/17/2014.
Davenport spent his entire 13-year career with the Giants and 1962 was his highlight reel. He made his only All-Star Game appearances (he played in both All-Star Games in 1962) and won his only Gold Glove and earned some MVP support as the Giants won their first pennant since moving west from New York.
He was second among National League third basemen with a .297 batting average and third with 25 doubles and five triples.
Davenport did tail off after a strong first half, where he hit .324/.373/.519 in 83 games, with 57 runs, 19 doubles, four triples, 10 homers and 42 RBI.
In the three-game tiebreaker against the Dodgers for the National League pennant, Davenport was 5-for-13 with three runs, a homer, three RBI and two walks. Against the Yankees in the World Series, Davenport was just 3-for-22 with a run, a double, an RBI and four walks as the Giants fell in seven games.