 George Davis
Chicago A.L.
 1998: Elected to Hall
of Fame
Lifetime: 20 Years in
the Majors-2688 Hits
GEORGE DAVIS
Davis, George Stacey
b: 8/23/1870, Cohoes, N.Y. d: 10/17/40, Philadelphia, Pa.
BB/TR, 5'9", 180 lbs. Deb: 4/19/1890 M
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YEAR TM/L G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
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1890 Cle-N 136 526 98 139 22 9 6 73 53 34 .264
1891 Cle-N 136 570 115 165 35 12 3 89 53 29 .289
1892 *Cle-N 144 597 95 144 27 12 5 82 58 51 .241
1893 NY-N 133 549 112 195 22 27 11 119 42 20 .355
1894 *NY-N 122 477 120 168 26 19 8 91 66 10 .352
1895 NY-N 110 430 108 146 36 9 5 101 55 12 .340
1896 NY-N 124 494 98 158 25 12 6 99 50 24 .320
1897 NY-N 130 519 112 183 31 10 10 136 41 .353
1898 NY-N 121 486 80 149 20 5 2 86 32 .307
1899 NY-N 108 416 68 140 21 5 1 57 37 .337
1900 NY-N 114 426 69 136 20 4 3 61 35 .319
1901 NY-N 130 491 69 148 26 7 7 65 40 .301
1902 Chi-A 132 485 76 145 27 7 3 93 65 .299
1903 NY-N 4 15 2 4 0 0 0 1 1 .267
1904 Chi-A 152 563 75 142 27 15 1 69 43 .252
1905 Chi-A 151 550 74 153 29 1 1 55 60 .278
1906 *Chi-A 133 484 63 134 26 6 0 80 41 .277
1907 Chi-A 132 466 59 111 16 2 1 52 47 .238
1908 Chi-A 128 419 41 91 14 1 0 26 41 .217
1909 Chi-A 28 68 5 9 1 0 0 2 10 .132
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Total 20 2368 9031 1539 2668 451 163 73 1437 870 ?180 .295
George Davis, one of baseball's premier players at the turn of the century, has been honored
with being selected by the Veteran's Committee for induction into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1998. Davis' on
the field statistics which led to his nomination and induction can be found at the Baseball Hall of Fame . There was more to George Davis than just his Hall of Fame statistics. 'Gorgeous George', captain
and player/manager of the NY Giants, was a hero off the field, as well. In 1900, George, while traveling with some
of his NY Giant teammates to the old Polo Grounds on a trolley, came upon a horrific apartment building fire in
Harlem with many trapped tenants. George and his teammates got off the trolley and assisted in rescuing many women
and children who were trapped on the fire escapes. At one point, George saw a woman trapped on the top floor of
the building and climbed up the fire escape through the blistering heat and rescued the woman. George Davis was
also the center of controversy that caused a furor between the National and American Leagues. Davis challenged
the 'reserve clause' when he jumped in 1902 from the Giants to the rival American League's Chicago White Sox where
he, apparently, signed a 2 year contract. In 1903, George jumped back to the National League signing with the Giants,
again. The American League led by Ban Johnson and Chicago White Sox magnate, Charles Comiskey, demanded that Davis
honor his remaining contract with the Sox. John Montgomery Ward, former major league player, owner, attorney and
inductee into the Hall of Fame (1964), represented Davis' interests and defended his right to return to the Giants
producing a 2 year contract that George had signed with the Giants. Ban Johnson was irate and demanded that the
National Commission order Davis to return to the White Sox. Well, George did play briefly for the Giants in 1903
but was ordered to return to the White Sox in 1904 by the commission.
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