Crash Davis
American baseball player (1919-2001) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Lawrence Columbus "Crash" Davis (July 14, 1919 ā August 31, 2001) was an American professional baseball player whose name inspired that of the main character of the 1988 movie Bull Durham.
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This article is about the baseball player. For the movie character named for him, see Bull Durham.
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Crash Davis | |
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Second baseman | |
Born: (1919-07-14)July 14, 1919 Canon, Georgia, US | |
Died: August 31, 2001(2001-08-31) (aged 82) Greensboro, North Carolina, US | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
MLB debut | |
June 5, 1940, for the Philadelphia Athletics | |
Last MLB appearance | |
September 20, 1942, for the Philadelphia Athletics | |
MLB statistics | |
Batting average | .230 |
Home runs | 2 |
Runs batted in | 43 |
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Career highlights and awards | |
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