Davy Jones Stats & Facts

Davy Jones Stats & Facts

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  Davy Jones Position: Outfielder Bats: Left  ‱  Throws: Right 5-10, 165lb (178cm, 74kg) Born: June 30, 1880 in Cambria, WI Died: March 30, 1972  in Mankato, MN Buried: Roseland Park Cemetery, Berkley, MI High School: Portage HS (Portage, WI) Schools: University of Southern California (Los Angeles, CA), Dixon College (Dixon, IL) Debut: September 15, 1901 (2,331st in major league history) vs. CHW 5 AB, 1 H, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 0 SB Last Game: September


Cleveland beats Boston, 6 – 5, with Gid Gardner pitching his first game of the season

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Cleveland beats Boston, 6 – 5, with Gid Gardner pitching his first game of the season. Jim McCormick had pitched complete games in all of Cleveland’s 31 previous National League games.

Abner Dalrymple, George Gore and Larry Corcoran switch hit for the first time

Abner Dalrymple, George Gore and Larry Corcoran switch hit for the first time

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1880 – Abner Dalrymple, George Gore and Larry Corcoran, all normally left-handed batters, cross over and bat right-handed against southpaw Lee Richmond and get one hit each as Chicago beats Worcester, 4 – 0.

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John Montgomery Ward of the Providence Grays pitches a perfect game against the Buffalo Bisons, winning 5 – 0

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1880 – John Montgomery Ward of the Providence Grays pitches a perfect game against the Buffalo Bisons, winning 5 – 0. Losing pitcher Pud Galvin makes the last out. This is the second perfect game in the National League in six days; the first one was pitched by Lee Richmond on June 12th. The next perfect game by a National League pitcher will not happen for 84 years, when Jim Bunning turns the trick on Father’s Day in 1964.

At the Worcester Agriculture Fairgrounds, Lee Richmond pitches the first perfect game, beating Cleveland, 4-0. The 23 year-old rookie southpaw threw a no-hitter in a collegiate exhibition against the White Stockings last season.

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At the Worcester Agriculture Fairgrounds, Lee Richmond pitches the first perfect game, beating Cleveland, 4-0. The 23 year-old rookie southpaw threw a no-hitter in a collegiate exhibition against the White Stockings last season.

At the Worcester Agriculture Fairgrounds, Lee Richmond pitches the first perfect game, beating Cleveland, 4-0. The 23 year-old rookie southpaw threw a no-hitter in a collegiate exhibition against the White Stockings last season.

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On June 12 1880, At the Worcester Agriculture Fairgrounds, Lee Richmond pitches the first perfect game, beating Cleveland, 4-0. The 23 year-old rookie southpaw threw a no-hitter in a collegiate exhibition against the White Stockings last season.

1880 – Yale beats Worcester‚ 3 – 2‚ to raise the college team’s record against pros to 9-1 for the season. The Elis will lose 2 to Chicago and finish 10-3 versus pro clubs‚ including 2-2 vs. the National League.

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On June 11, 1880 1880 – Yale beats Worcester‚ 3 – 2‚ to raise the college team’s record against pros to 9-1 for the season. The Elis will lose 2 to Chicago and finish 10-3 versus pro clubs‚ including 2-2 vs. the National League.

Boston’s Charley Jones‚ last year’s home run king with 9‚ hits 2 homers in one inning‚ becoming the first big leaguer to accomplish this feat. Both homers come off Buffalo’s Tom Poorman in the 8th inning of a 19 – 3 rout. Jones now has league-high 4 homers‚ one more than Fred Dunlap.

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On June 10, 1880 Boston’s Charley Jones‚ last year’s home run king with 9‚ hits 2 homers in one inning‚ becoming the first big leaguer to accomplish this feat. Both homers come off Buffalo’s Tom Poorman in the 8th inning of a 19 – 3 rout. Jones now has league-high 4 homers‚ one more than Fred Dunlap.

1880 – Larry Corcoran of Chicago and John Ward of Providence battle to a 1 – 1 tie in 16 innings‚ called because of darkness. Sixteen innings will remain the longest game in big-league history until August 17‚ 1882‚ when Ward will win 1 – 0 over Detroit in 18 innings.

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1880 – Larry Corcoran of Chicago and John Ward of Providence battle to a 1 – 1 tie in 16 innings‚ called because of darkness. Sixteen innings will remain the longest game in big-league history until August 17‚ 1882‚ when Ward will win 1 – 0 over Detroit in 18 innings.