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Curt Davis

Pitcher

Born: September 7, 1903
Died: November 12, 1965 (aged 62)
Batted: Right	Threw: Right
MLB debut
April 21, 1934 for the Philadelphia Phillies
Final game
April 28, 1946 for the Brooklyn Dodgers
Career statistics
Win-Loss	158-131
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Strikeouts	684
Teams
Philadelphia Phillies (1934-1936) Chicago Cubs (1936-1937) St. Louis Cardinals (1938-1940) Brooklyn Dodgers (1940-1946)
Career highlights and awards
All star in 1936 and 1939

Curtis Benton Davis (September 7, 1903 - October 12, 1965) was a Major League Baseball pitcher. In Baseball or Softball, a strikeout or strike out (denoted by SO or K) occurs when a batter receives three strikes The Philadelphia Phillies are a Major League Baseball team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in the United States. Champions Major League Baseball World Series: St Louis Cardinals over Detroit Tigers (4-3 All-Star Game Champions Major League Baseball World Series: New York Yankees over New York Giants (4-2 All-Star Game The Chicago Cubs are a Professional Baseball franchise based in Chicago, Illinois. Champions Major League Baseball World Series: New York Yankees over New York Giants (4-2 All-Star Game Champions Major League Baseball World Series: New York Yankees over New York Giants (4-1 All-Star Game The St Louis Cardinals (also referred to as "the Cards " or "the Redbirds " are a professional Baseball team based in St Champions Major League Baseball World Series: New York Yankees over Chicago Cubs (4-0 All-Star Game Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Cincinnati Reds over Detroit Tigers (4-3 All-Star Game The Los Angeles Dodgers are a Major League Baseball team based in Los Angeles California, USA Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Cincinnati Reds over Detroit Tigers (4-3 All-Star Game Champions Major League Baseball World Series: St Louis Cardinals over Boston Red Sox (4-3 All-Star Game Events 1251 BC - A Solar eclipse on this date might mark the birth of legendary Heracles at Thebes Greece. Year 1903 ( MCMIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year starting Events 539 BC - The army of Cyrus the Great of Persia takes Babylon. Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. In Baseball, the pitcher is the player who throwsthe baseball from the Pitcher's mound toward the Catcher to begin each play with the goal of On October 2, 1933 he was drafted by the Philadelphia Phillies from the Pacific Coast League San Francisco Seals in the 1933 rule V draft. The Philadelphia Phillies are a Major League Baseball team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in the United States. The Pacific Coast League (PCL is a Minor league baseball league operating in the West and Midwest of the United States. For the professional hockey team see San Francisco Seals (hockey. He played for the Phillies (1934-1936), Chicago Cubs (1935-1937), St. Louis Cardinals (1938-1940), and Brooklyn Dodgers (1940-1946). The Chicago Cubs are a Professional Baseball franchise based in Chicago, Illinois. The St Louis Cardinals (also referred to as "the Cards " or "the Redbirds " are a professional Baseball team based in St The Los Angeles Dodgers are a Major League Baseball team based in Los Angeles California, USA The right-hander was a native of Greenfield, Missouri. Greenfield is a city in Dade County Missouri. The population was 1358 at the 2000 census

Even though Davis didn't pitch in the major leagues until he was 30, he still managed to have a 13-season National League career. The National League of Professional Baseball Clubs, or simply the National League ( NL) is the older of two leagues constituting Major League Baseball He had quite a list of accomplishments, including winning 19 games as a rookie, 22 wins in 1939, eleven double-digit victory seasons, twice a N. For the Walt Disney Pictures film about Jim Morris, see The Rookie (2002 movie. L. All-Star, and pitching in the 1941 World Series. All-star (also allstar or all star) is a term with meanings in both the worlds of Sports and The 1941 World Series matched the New York Yankees against the Brooklyn Dodgers, with the Yankees winning in five games to capture their fifth title in six years He had incredible control, leading the league in BB/9IP in 1938 and 1941, and finishing in the TOP TEN in that category ten times. In Baseball statistics, bases on balls per 9 innings pitched ( BB/9IP or BB/9) or walks per nine innings (denoted by W/9) is

Other TOP TEN rankings for Davis include wins (4 times), winning percentage (4 times), ERA (4 times), H/9IP (3 times), WHIP (5 times), shutouts (5 times), saves (5 times), games finished (1 time), and oldest player (5 times). A win is a Statistic in Major League Baseball credited to the Pitcher for the winning team who was in the game when his team last took the lead In Sports, a winning percentage is the Fraction of games or matches a team or individual has won In Baseball statistics, earned run average ( ERA) is the Mean of Earned runs given up by a Pitcher per nine Innings pitched In Baseball statistics, hits per nine innings (denoted by H/9) is the average number of hits allowed by a Pitcher in a nine inning period calculated In Baseball statistics, Walks plus hits per inning pitched ( WHIP) is a sabermetric measurement of the number of baserunners a Pitcher In team sports in American English a shutout (a clean sheet in Soccer) refers to a game in which one team prevents the opposing team from scoring In Baseball, a save (abbreviated SV or S) is credited to a Pitcher who finishes a game for the winning team under certain prescribed circumstances In Baseball statistics, a Relief pitcher is credited with a game finished (denoted by GF) if he is the last pitcher to pitch for his team in a game

Career totals for 429 games pitched include a 158-131 record, 281 games started, 141 complete games, 24 shutouts, 111 games finished, 33 saves, and an ERA of 3. In Baseball statistics, games pitched (denoted by GP, or G in tables of only pitching statistics is the number of games in which a player appears as a In Baseball statistics, games started (denoted by GS indicates the number of games that a Pitcher has started for his team In Baseball, a complete game (denoted by CG) is the act of a Pitcher pitching an entire game himself without the benefit of a Relief pitcher In Baseball statistics, a Relief pitcher is credited with a game finished (denoted by GF) if he is the last pitcher to pitch for his team in a game In Baseball, a save (abbreviated SV or S) is credited to a Pitcher who finishes a game for the winning team under certain prescribed circumstances In Baseball statistics, earned run average ( ERA) is the Mean of Earned runs given up by a Pitcher per nine Innings pitched 42 in 2325 innings pitched. In Baseball, innings pitched (IP are the number of Innings a Pitcher has completed measured by the number of batters and Baserunners

After pitching one game in the 1946 season (April 28), he was released by Brooklyn three days later.

Davis died at the age of 62 in Covina, California. Covina is a city in Los Angeles County, California about 22 miles (35 km east of downtown Los Angeles.

Trivia

Davis was one of the Cubs players involved in the 1938 trade which brought Dizzy Dean over from the Cardinals. Jerome Hanna "Dizzy" Dean ( January 16, 1910 – July 17, 1974) was an American Pitcher in Major League Baseball
His nickname was "Coonskin. "

External links

Preceded by Whit Wyatt	Brooklyn Dodgers Opening Day Starting pitcher 1942	Succeeded by Ed Head
Preceded by Hal Gregg	Brooklyn Dodgers Opening Day Starting pitcher 1945	Succeeded by Hal Gregg

John Whitlow Wyatt ( September 27, 1907 - July 16 - 1999 was a Starting pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the The Los Angeles Dodgers are a Major League Baseball team based in Los Angeles California, USA Opening Day is warmly regarded in North American tradition as the beginning of a new Major League Baseball season In Baseball or Softball, a starting pitcher, often abbreviated as starter, is the Pitcher who pitches the first pitch to the first batter of Edward Marvin Head ( January 25, 1918 in Selma Louisiana - January 31, 1980 in Bastrop Louisiana) was a former professional Harold Dana (Hal Gregg ( July 11, 1921 - May 13, 1991) was a Starting pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for The Los Angeles Dodgers are a Major League Baseball team based in Los Angeles California, USA Opening Day is warmly regarded in North American tradition as the beginning of a new Major League Baseball season In Baseball or Softball, a starting pitcher, often abbreviated as starter, is the Pitcher who pitches the first pitch to the first batter of Harold Dana (Hal Gregg ( July 11, 1921 - May 13, 1991) was a Starting pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for

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