Original SF Giant Jim Davenport dies

SFGate ^ | February 19, 2016 | Henry Schulman

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Jim Davenport, an original San Francisco Giant who went on to a long career with the organization after his playing days as a third baseman, has died, the Giants announced Friday morning. He was 82...

Davenport came up with the Giants in 1958, their first year in San Francisco, and spent his entire 12-year playing career in the orange and black. He was a career .258 hitter...

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Wikipedia

Career stats

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ping

[oh8eleven]

I was born and raised in the NYC area in the 50s/60s and still root for the Giants.
I remember Davenport vividly and I believe one of his teammates from that era, Alvin Dark, recently passed away too. RIP ...

[A_Former_Democrat]

I might still have one of his baseball cards. The year they were horizontally oriented, 1962 perhaps?

[oh8eleven]

I might still have one of his baseball cards.
I had tons of cards, which my mom threw out right after I went in the service. Alas ...

[RatRipper]

My uncle played high school football with him. He was a great QB at Southern Miss, also

[Jolla]

Alvin Dark, Monte Irvin, Jim Davenport, my heros have always been Giants!

[EveningStar]

Dark was Davenport’s manager from 1961 to 1964.

[fieldmarshaldj]

RIP.