Davy Force was born on Friday, July 27, 1849, in New York, New York. Force was 26 years old when he broke into the big leagues on May 5, 1876, with the Philadelphia Athletics. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Davy Force baseball stats page.
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Davy Force |
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Davy ForceDavy Force Pitching Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
- | - | Did Not Pitch | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Career | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
Davy ForceDavy Force Hitting Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG |
1876 | 27 | Athletics | 60 | 284 | 48 | 66 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 5 | - | 3 | - | - | 0 | - | .232 | .246 | .254 |
1876 | 27 | Mutuals | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - | .000 | .000 | .000 |
1877 | 28 | Brown Stockings | 58 | 225 | 24 | 59 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 11 | - | 15 | - | - | 0 | - | .262 | .297 | .311 |
1879 | 30 | Bisons | 79 | 316 | 36 | 66 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 13 | - | 37 | - | - | 0 | - | .209 | .240 | .237 |
1880 | 31 | Bisons | 81 | 290 | 22 | 49 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 10 | - | 35 | - | - | 0 | - | .169 | .197 | .203 |
1881 | 32 | Bisons | 75 | 278 | 21 | 50 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 11 | - | 29 | - | - | 0 | - | .180 | .211 | .219 |
1882 | 33 | Bisons | 73 | 278 | 39 | 67 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 12 | - | - | - | - | 0 | - | .241 | .272 | .295 |
1883 | 34 | Bisons | 96 | 378 | 40 | 82 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 12 | - | - | - | - | 0 | - | .217 | .241 | .262 |
1884 | 35 | Bisons | 106 | 403 | 47 | 83 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 27 | - | - | - | - | 0 | - | .206 | .256 | .253 |
1885 | 36 | Bisons | 71 | 253 | 20 | 57 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 13 | - | - | - | - | 0 | - | .225 | .263 | .257 |
1886 | 37 | Senators | 68 | 242 | 26 | 44 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 17 | - | - | - | - | 0 | - | .182 | .236 | .211 |
Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
10 Years | 768 | 2,950 | 323 | 623 | 80 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 209 | 131 | 0 | 119 | - | 0 | 0 | - | .211 | .245 | .249 |
Davy ForceDavy Force Fielding Stats |
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Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
1876 Athletics | 3B | 2 | - | - | 7 | 3.5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .714 | 0.00 |
1876 Athletics | SS | 60 | - | - | 384 | 6.4 | 345 | 108 | 237 | 39 | 11 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .898 | 0.00 |
1876 Mutuals | SS | 1 | - | - | 6 | 6.0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .833 | 0.00 |
1877 Brown Stockings | 3B | 8 | - | - | 28 | 3.5 | 26 | 11 | 15 | 2 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .929 | 0.00 |
1877 Brown Stockings | SS | 50 | - | - | 257 | 5.1 | 235 | 75 | 160 | 22 | 9 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .914 | 0.00 |
1879 Bisons | 3B | 1 | - | - | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 0.00 |
1879 Bisons | SS | 78 | - | - | 364 | 4.7 | 338 | 74 | 264 | 26 | 26 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .929 | 0.00 |
1880 Bisons | 2B | 53 | - | - | 393 | 7.4 | 369 | 163 | 206 | 24 | 27 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .939 | 0.00 |
1880 Bisons | SS | 30 | - | - | 191 | 6.4 | 177 | 59 | 118 | 14 | 10 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .927 | 0.00 |
1881 Bisons | 2B | 51 | - | - | 412 | 8.1 | 386 | 168 | 218 | 26 | 19 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .937 | 0.00 |
1881 Bisons | 3B | 1 | - | - | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 0.00 |
1881 Bisons | RF | 3 | - | - | 3 | 1.0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 0.00 |
1881 Bisons | SS | 21 | - | - | 109 | 5.2 | 103 | 25 | 78 | 6 | 6 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .945 | 0.00 |
1882 Bisons | 2B | 1 | - | - | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 0.00 |
1882 Bisons | 3B | 11 | - | - | 40 | 3.6 | 36 | 18 | 18 | 4 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .900 | 0.00 |
1882 Bisons | SS | 61 | - | - | 303 | 5.0 | 275 | 66 | 209 | 28 | 13 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .908 | 0.00 |
1883 Bisons | 2B | 7 | - | - | 40 | 5.7 | 34 | 19 | 15 | 6 | 4 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .850 | 0.00 |
1883 Bisons | 3B | 13 | - | - | 47 | 3.6 | 42 | 17 | 25 | 5 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .894 | 0.00 |
1883 Bisons | SS | 78 | - | - | 361 | 4.6 | 319 | 79 | 240 | 42 | 22 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .884 | 0.00 |
1884 Bisons | 2B | 1 | - | - | 7 | 7.0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .857 | 0.00 |
1884 Bisons | SS | 105 | - | - | 470 | 4.5 | 422 | 110 | 312 | 48 | 21 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .898 | 0.00 |
1885 Bisons | 2B | 42 | - | - | 280 | 6.7 | 247 | 113 | 134 | 33 | 23 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .882 | 0.00 |
1885 Bisons | 3B | 6 | - | - | 25 | 4.2 | 20 | 7 | 13 | 5 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .800 | 0.00 |
1885 Bisons | SS | 24 | - | - | 103 | 4.3 | 94 | 28 | 66 | 9 | 5 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .913 | 0.00 |
1886 Senators | 2B | 8 | - | - | 46 | 5.8 | 40 | 18 | 22 | 6 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .870 | 0.00 |
1886 Senators | 3B | 4 | - | - | 15 | 3.8 | 14 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .933 | 0.00 |
1886 Senators | SS | 56 | - | - | 296 | 5.3 | 269 | 58 | 211 | 27 | 21 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .909 | 0.00 |
Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
SS Totals | 564 | 0 | 0 | 2,844 | 5.0 | 2,582 | 684 | 1,898 | 262 | 144 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .908 | 0.00 | |
2B Totals | 163 | 0 | 0 | 1,182 | 7.3 | 1,086 | 485 | 601 | 96 | 76 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .919 | 0.00 | |
3B Totals | 46 | 0 | 0 | 166 | 3.6 | 147 | 57 | 90 | 19 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .886 | 0.00 | |
RF Totals | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1.0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 0.00 | |
10 Years | 776 | - | - | 4,195 | 5.4 | 3,818 | 1,228 | 2,590 | 377 | 223 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .910 | 0.00 |
Davy ForceDavy Force Miscellaneous Stats |
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Baserunning Statistics | Other Positions | Common Hitting Ratios | Common Pitching Ratios | |||||||||
Team | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
1876 Athletics | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 94.7 | 16.7 | - | - | - |
1876 Mutuals | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | - | - | - |
1877 Brown Stockings | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 15.0 | 10.2 | - | - | - |
1879 Bisons | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 8.5 | 39.5 | - | - | - |
1880 Bisons | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 8.3 | 17.1 | - | - | - |
1881 Bisons | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 9.6 | 18.5 | - | - | - |
1882 Bisons | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 278.0 | 0.0 | 9.9 | - | - | - |
1883 Bisons | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 0.0 | 10.8 | - | - | - |
1884 Bisons | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 0.0 | 11.2 | - | - | - |
1885 Bisons | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 0.0 | 16.9 | - | - | - |
1886 Senators | 9 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 0.0 | 15.1 | - | - | - |
Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
10 Years | 9 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 2,950.0 | 24.8 | 14.1 | - | - | - |
Davy ForceDavy Force Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
1876 Philadelphia Athletics | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | n/a |
1876 New York Mutuals | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | n/a |
1877 St. Louis Brown Stockings | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | n/a |
1879 Buffalo Bisons | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | n/a |
1880 Buffalo Bisons | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | n/a |
1881 Buffalo Bisons | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | n/a |
1882 Buffalo Bisons | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | n/a |
1883 Buffalo Bisons | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | n/a |
1884 Buffalo Bisons | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | n/a |
1885 Buffalo Bisons | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | n/a |
1886 Washington Senators | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | n/a |
Davy Force Stats by Baseball Almanac |
On September 15, 1881, Davy Force of Buffalo became the first second baseman in Major League history to turn two unassisted double plays during a game. Claude Ritchey of Louisville tied the record on July 9, 1899, but the American League had to wait until August 10, 1978, when Mike Edwards of Oakland turned two and nineteen years later was tied by Luis Alicea of Anaheim on August 8, 1997.
In 1883, Francis Richter founded The Sporting Life, a weekly magazine devoted to coverage of all sports, with an emphasis on baseball. In 1887, Richter, and other baseball journalists, formed the Base Ball Reporters Association of America, also referred to as the National Base Ball Reporters' Association. And in 1914, Richter wrote the History and Records of Baseball: the American Nation's Chief Sport (Philadelphia: Sporting Life Publishing Co., 1914). In that historic book, Richter selected the greatest players in each position in each decade:
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