Best Of San Francisco Giants: Top 10 Utility Seasons

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9. Jim Davenport, 1967

Year ▾ Age G PA R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+
1967 33 124 347 42 81 10 3 5 30 1 4 39 50 .275 .366 .380 .745 114

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STARTS: 46 at 3B, 18 at SS, 4 at 2B GAMES: 64 at 3B, 28 at SS, 12 at 2B Davenport, a Giant for his entire 13-year career, continued to give San Francisco solid work all over the infield, particularly as a late-innings replacement for powerful but defensively limited Jim Ray Hart at third base. He was 10th in the National League with eight sacrifice hits in a part-time role. Davenport got the bat going after the All-Star break, hitting .292/.370/.401 in 61 games, with 14 runs, three doubles, three triples, two home runs and 15 RBI and made the most of his chances in the final month, hitting .364/.417/.545 in 23 games, only eight of them starts, with eight runs, 1 double, two triples, a homer and five RBI. His bat control made him a solid option at the No. 2 spot in the order, where he started 30 times and hit .331/.391/.455. He also led off 16 times and hit sixth in 11 games. Interestingly, he even made two starts in the cleanup spot.  

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