Best Of San Francisco Giants: Top 10 Utility Seasons
By Phil Watson
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 |
Provided by Baseball-Reference.com: View Original Table Generated 3/4/2014.
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.
