Glenn Davis - No Grand Slams

[Gerlost]

I don't know if this has been mentioned before, so sue me if it has...

But after all the fuss about Derek Jeter hitting his first grand slam, it was said that Glenn Davis is the career leader for home runs (190) without a grand slam.

Dah Nah for Geena.

[GDavis]

I hit one with your mom!  Boo ya!

[Gerlost]

And she keeps asking me why you haven't called back.

[Stock]

I wonder how many ABs he has w/ the bases loaded?  For the majority of his career, I doubt the mid-late 80s Astros had the bases loaded that often.

[Gantry]

I'm shocked that GDavis only had 190 career dingers, seems low...

[Dryden]

He only played 4 full seasons, which probably has a lot to do with it.

[Big Hath]

I'm shocked that GDavis only had 190 career dingers, seems low...

yeah, I was thinking the same thing

[Big Hath]

Some players that have more than 190 HR's or probably will by year-end:

Jose Cruz
Bobby Higginson
Paul Konerko
Matt Stairs
John Olerud
Craig Biggio
Bret Boone
Jose Valentin

[Gantry]

4 full seasons would do it, GDavis isn't quite the big league that I remember.  Stupid fading memories of youth!

[RedBarron]

last night I stumbled upon an '85 Fleer G Davis (and some other douche) card.  Corners were worn as hell, but I distinctly remember considering it as being a "great" card back in the late 80s / early 90s.

Glen Davis was gonna be the shit. . . .  .. . and he turned into the shit no doubt about it.

What, exactly, was his downfall?

[JoeDirt]

What, exactly, was his downfall?

Rumor has it that he became visibly upset and emotionally depressed after playing a 7 game RBI series with Ho.  They were so bad that he realized there was little point in him actually trying.  As long as Denny Fkn Walling was hitting ahead of him...well, it just wasn't worth the effort.

[Gantry]

Savage...   

[Dryden]

While I subscribe to Joe's version, a somewhat less authoritative version has this to say:

Davis ranked among the National League's most feared power hitters in the late 1980's and was arguably the only legitimate home run threat to inhabit Houston's lineup in the years between Jimmy Wynn and Jeff Bagwell. The strapping first baseman began the 1985 season in Tucson (Pacific Coast League), hitting .305 in 60 games there being called up to Houston when Terry Puhl was injured in June. Overcoming the dead air of the Astrodome, where fly balls historically do not carry well, he ripped 20 HR in 350 at-bats, earning a spot on the Topps All-Rookie Team.

1986 was Davis' first full season in the majors, and the 25-year-old hit .265 with 32 doubles, 31 HR, and 101 RBI to finish second behind Mike Schmidt in the NL MVP voting as the Astros won the NL West. In his first NLCS at bat he homered off Dwight Gooden to account for all the scoring in Houston ace Mike Scott's 1-0 shutout of the Mets. A notorious streak hitter, Davis added 27 HR in 1987 (including three in one game September 10th), 30 in 1988, and in 1989 became the first player in Astros history to hit 20 or more home runs in five consecutive seasons when he connected for 34 circuit blasts and merited his second All Star selection. He extended his streak in 1990 (22 HR in 327 AB) despite being limited to 93 games by a wrist injury.  

In January 1991 the Astros sent Davis to Baltimore in exchange for young starters Pete Harnisch and Curt Schilling and young outfielder Steve Finley. While the Orioles had visions of 40 home runs from Davis in the friendly confines of Memorial Stadium, the move turned out to be a colossal bust for the club. While Davis managed just three injury-plagued and unproductive seasons for Baltimore, Harnisch, Schilling and Finley would all go on to enjoy long and distinguished careers in the National League.

As a child, Davis was adopted by the family of future ML pitcher Storm Davis, from whom he took his last name.

» October 8, 1986: Houston takes a 1–0 lead over the Mets in the NLCS as Mike Scott ties the NLCS record with 14 strikeouts. Glenn Davis' 2nd-inning solo home run off Dwight Gooden is the game's only run.

» July 2, 1987: Houston's Glenn Davis ends Steve Bedrosian's record-setting streak of 13 consecutive saves by belting a 3-run home run in the top of the 9th inning to give the Astros a 7–6 win over the Phillies.

» April 9, 1990: On Opening Day, Houston's Glenn Davis ties a major-league record when he is hit by pitches three times in an 8–4, 11-inning loss to the Reds. For the Reds, it is just their 3rd road opener since 1876. On hand are members of the 1965 Yankees and 1965 Astros, the two teams that opened the Astrodome. Of the 32 old timers on hand, former Astro Nolan Ryan has struck out 14 of them.

» January 10, 1991: The Orioles obtain slugging 1B Glenn Davis from the Astros but give up the farm sending OF Steve Finley, P Pete Harnisch, and P Curt Schilling to Houston.

» April 18, 1991: Orioles 1B Glenn Davis commits four errors in an 11-inning 4-3 loss to the Brewers to tie the American League single game mark originally set in 1939 by Jim Wasdell of the Senators.

» August 8, 1992: Cleveland P Charles Nagy hurls a one-hitter against the Orioles, defeating Baltimore by a score of 6-0. Glenn Davis gets the only Baltimore safety.

» August 1, 1993: During the Orioles' 2-1 loss to the Red Sox, Baltimore's Glenn Davis is knocked unconscious by a foul ball lined off the bat of Jeffrey Hammonds into the Orioles' dugout. Davis, who is recovering from a broken jaw, did not sustain any further damage.

[Big Hath]

strapping

[Big Hath]

» April 9, 1990: On Opening Day, Houston's Glenn Davis ties a major-league record when he is hit by pitches three times in an 8–4, 11-inning loss to the Reds. For the Reds, it is just their 3rd road opener since 1876. On hand are members of the 1965 Yankees and 1965 Astros, the two teams that opened the Astrodome. Of the 32 old timers on hand, former Astro Nolan Ryan has struck out 14 of them.

don't make the Reds play away from home on openeing day or you will pay

» August 1, 1993: During the Orioles' 2-1 loss to the Red Sox, Baltimore's Glenn Davis is knocked unconscious by a foul ball lined off the bat of Jeffrey Hammonds into the Orioles' dugout. Davis, who is recovering from a broken jaw, did not sustain any further damage.

wow, still recovering

[Gantry]

As a child, Davis was adopted by the family of future ML pitcher Storm Davis, from whom he took his last name.

I never knew this, great info Dryden...

Took the time to give Geena his db page, let me know if I'm missing anything:

http://dee-nee.com/wiki/index.php/Glenn_Davis

[Dryden]

In general, you might want to check out www.baseballlibrary.com for a lot of personal info on many players.

[GDavis]

I'd also like to note that I'm the true birth father of every member of this forum.




Including myself.

[BeefMaster]

I had the 1991 Series 2 Upper Deck card of Davis with the Orioles... I also thought that was a great card, along with my cards of Gaetti with the Angels and George Bell with the Cubs.

[Gantry]

Great page Dryden, I'll start adding links to baseball library for all the bios...