14 Facts About Jim Davenport

James Houston Davenport was an American Major League Baseball infielder, primarily a third baseman, who played his entire career—over 1,500 games—with the San Francisco Giants.

Jim Davenport managed the Giants, served as a coach for them for nine years over three different terms, and spent 51 years in all with the San Francisco organization.

However, Jim Davenport married after high school and Alabama had a policy of not recruiting married players.

Jim Davenport made his major league debut with the San Francisco Giants on April 15,1958, taking the team's first at bat on the West Coast, striking out against Don Drysdale of the Los Angeles Dodgers at Seals Stadium.

Jim Davenport played errorless ball in the field over the game's last four innings.

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Jim Davenport played 97 consecutive errorless games at third base from July 26,1966 to April 28,1968, a record that stood until it was broken by John Wehner in the 1990s.

Jim Davenport managed the Triple-A Phoenix Giants for three years, then came back to MLB with the San Diego Padres for two years, working as third-base coach for skipper John McNamara.

Jim Davenport moved on to work as a coach for the Philadelphia Phillies, Cleveland Indians and Detroit Tigers, and was the Tigers' advance scout in 1992.

Jim Davenport returned to the Giants for good in 1993, and served as the club's first base coach in 1996.

Jim Davenport was inducted into the Southern Miss Athletic Hall of Fame as a quarterback in 1968.

Jim Davenport was inducted into the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame in 1983.

Jim Davenport married his high school sweetheart, Betty, and had five children, a daughter and four sons.

Jim Davenport lived in San Carlos, California and worked in the Giants' front office until his death on February 18,2016.

Jim Davenport is buried in Skylawn Memorial Park near San Francisco.