Kiddo Davis

{{Short description|American baseball player (1902–1983)}}

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{{Infobox baseball biography

|name=Kiddo Davis

|image=KiddoDavisGoudeycard.jpg

|position=Center fielder

|bats=Right

|throws=Right

|birth_date={{Birth date|1902|2|12}}

|birth_place=Bridgeport, Connecticut, U.S.

|death_date={{death date and age|1983|3|4|1902|2|12}}

|death_place=Bridgeport, Connecticut, U.S.

|debutleague = MLB

|debutdate=June 15

|debutyear=1926

|debutteam=New York Yankees

|finalleague = MLB

|finaldate=May 7

|finalyear=1938

|finalteam=Cincinnati Reds

|statleague = MLB

|stat1label=Batting average

|stat1value=.282

|stat2label=Home runs

|stat2value=19

|stat3label=Runs batted in

|stat3value=171

|teams=

• New York Yankees ({{baseball year|1926}})
• Philadelphia Phillies ({{baseball year|1932}})
• New York Giants ({{baseball year|1933}})
• St. Louis Cardinals ({{baseball year|1934}})
• Philadelphia Phillies ({{baseball year|1934}})
• New York Giants ({{baseball year|1935}}–{{baseball year|1937}})
• Cincinnati Reds ({{baseball year|1937}}–{{baseball year|1938}})

|highlights=

• World Series champion ({{wsy|1933}})

}}

George Willis "Kiddo" Davis (February 12, 1902 – March 4, 1983) was a Major League Baseball outfielder. He played all or part of eight seasons in the majors, {{Baseball year|1926}} and {{Baseball year|1932}}-{{Baseball year|1938}}. He played for the St. Louis Cardinals, Cincinnati Reds, New York Giants, New York Yankees, and Philadelphia Phillies.

==Biography==

Born in Bridgeport, Connecticut, Davis acquired the nickname “Kiddo” because he typically played baseball with children who were a few years older than he was. Davis attended Bridgeport High School before beginning his professional baseball career.Harrison, Don. [https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/819f85c4 Kiddo Davis]. Society for American Baseball Research. Retrieved September 10, 2018. He attended New York University where he also played baseball, batting .486 as an outfielder. {{cite news |author= |date=June 10, 1926 |title=New York |url=https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn82015313/1926-06-10/ed-1/seq-9/ |work= The Indianapolis Times|location= |access-date=January 8, 2022}}

In an eight-year major league career, Davis batted .282 (515-1824) with 281 runs scored, 19 home runs and 171 RBI. His on-base percentage was .336 and slugging percentage was .393. He compiled a .980 fielding percentage at all three outfield positions. In nine World Series games (1933 and 1936), he hit .381 (8-21).

Davis died in Bridgeport in 1983.