Alfonzo DeFord Davis (February 4, 1875 – February 7, 1919) was an American

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. He played in

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(MLB) from 1901 to 1907 for the

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New York Highlanders The New York Yankees are an American professional baseball team based in the New York City borough of the Bronx. The Yankees compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) East division. They are one of ...

, and

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. In 348 games over four seasons, Davis posted a .261

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(338-for-1296) with 232 runs, 3

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s, 110

runs batted in A run batted in (RBI; plural RBIs ) is a statistic in baseball and softball that credits a batter for making a play that allows a run to be scored (except in certain situations such as when an error is made on the play). For example, if the ba ...

, 65 stolen bases, and 167

bases on balls A base on balls (BB), also known as a walk, occurs in baseball when a batter receives four pitches that the umpire calls '' balls'', and is in turn awarded first base without the possibility of being called out. The base on balls is defined in Sec ...

. He recorded a .940

fielding percentage In baseball statistics, fielding percentage, also known as fielding average, is a measure that reflects the percentage of times a defensive player properly handles a batted or thrown ball. It is calculated by the sum of putouts and assists, div ...

in his major league career.

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1875 births 1919 deaths Major League Baseball outfielders Brooklyn Superbas players Pittsburgh Pirates players New York Highlanders players Cincinnati Reds players Mobile Blackbirds players Detroit Tigers (Western League) players Minneapolis Millers (baseball) players Columbus Senators players St. Paul Saints (AA) players York Prohibitionists players Winona Pirates players Minor league baseball managers Baseball players from Nashville, Tennessee {{US-baseball-outfielder-1870s-stub