Ron Davis Trades and Transactions

The Ron Davis trades and transactions seen below include all known instances where Ron Davis has been involved in a trade or transaction of any type as it relates to baseball.

"You think Ron Davis isn't trying to get traded? He's done everything but light himself on fire at Minnesota." - Broadcaster Al Michaels (1982)

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Ron Davis

Ron Davis Autograph on a 1984 Topps (#519)

Ron Davis Autograph on a 1984 Topps (#519)
 

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Birth Name:   Ronald Gene Davis
Nickname:   Ron
Born On:   08-06-1955  (Leo)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Houston, Texas
Year of Death Data Died On:   Still Living
Place of Death Data Died In:   Still Living
Cemetery:   n/a
High School:   Milby High School (Houston, TX)
College:   Blinn Junior College
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   6-04   Player Weight Chart Weight:   207
First Game:   07-29-1978 (Age 22)
Last Game:   09-24-1988
Draft:   1976 : 3rd Round (56th)
Ron Davis

Trades & Transactions

01-07-1976: Selected by Chicago Cubs in the 3rd round — free-agent draft.
06-12-1978: Traded by Chicago Cubs to New York Yankees for Ken Holtzman.
04-10-1982: Traded by New York Yankees (with Paul Boris and Greg Gagne) to Minnesota Twins for Roy Smalley.
08-13-1986: Traded by Minnesota Twins to Chicago Cubs for George Frazier and Ray Fontenot.
08-04-1987: Released by Chicago Cubs.
08-13-1987: Signed by Los Angeles Dodgers.
03-19-1988: Released by Los Angeles Dodgers.
05-11-1988: Signed by San Francisco Giants.
11-04-1988: Granted free agency.


Did you know that during the physical, if a team finds out that the player received during a trade is injured they may return the player to the originating team within ten days from the date the trade was made and void the entire contract?

The Baseball Almanac trades and transactions database includes Rule 5 Draft picks, free agency information, voided trades, waiver picks, expansion draft data, amateur draft data, player refusals, bonus babies, and many other types of not readily found anywhere on the Internet.

Baseball trades & transactions, like the Ron Davis trades and transactions seen above, are an evolving field of research where new discoveries are often found and new player debuts are added to the data set almost daily.

     

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