December 11, 1989
Mark Davis
position | closer throws | left
Pitches | 1. Hard curve 2. Fastball
Player most similar to | Willie Hernandez
Career statistics | 51-84, 4.17 ERA, 96 saves
Career year (1989) 4-3, 1.85 ERA, 44 saves
Teams | Phillies (1980-81), Giants (83-87), Padres (87-89), Royals (90-92), Atlanta (92), Phillies (93), Padres (93-94), Brewers (97)
Acquired | Traded by the Giants with Chris Brown, Keith Comstock and Mark Grant to the Padres for Dave Dravecky, Craig Lefferts and Kevin Mitchell on July 5, 1987.
Gone | Signed a four-year, $13 million contract with the Royals on Dec. 11, 1989.
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• NL Cy Young Award (1989)
• Top 10 in MVP voting (1989)
• Two-time All-Star (1988-89)
League leader
• Saves (1989)
July 5, 1989
1989 NL All-Star voting
2. Tony Pena, St. Louis, 741,696. 3. Mike Scioscia, Los Angeles, 621,436. 4, Damon Berryhill, Chicago, 497,961. 5, Gary Carter, New York, 493,448. 6, Nelson Santovenia, Montreal, 262,866. 7. Kurt Manwaring, San Francisco, 253,018. 8, Alan Ashby, Houston, 188,306. 9, Bo Diaz, Cincinnati, 179,322. 10, Mike LaValliere, Pittsburgh, 158,369. 11. Jody Davis, Atlanta, 120,606. 12. Darren Daulton, Philadelphia, 112,621.
First base >> Will Clark, Giants, 1,833,329
2. Pedro Guerrero, St. Louis, 516,842. 3. Eddie Murray, Los Angeles, 411,801. 4. Andres Galarraga, Montreal, 394,181. 5. Glenn Davis, Houston, 386,786. 6. Keith Hernandez, New York, 381,640. 7. Mark Grace, Chicago, 372,478. 8. Jack Clark, San Diego, 345,916. 9. Todd Benzinger, Cincinnati, 194,886. 10. Ricky Jordan, Philadelphia, 148,726. 11. Sid Bream, Pittsburgh, 115,408. 12. Gerald Perry, Atlanta, 74,130.
Second base >> Ryne Sandberg, Cubs, 1,150,064
2. Robby Thompson, San Francisco, 608,641. 3. Willie Randolph, Los Angeles, 598,542. 4, Gregg Jefferies, New York, 487,504. 5, Jose Oquendo, St. Louis, 453,866. 6, Bill Doran, Houston, 425,072. 7, Tommy Herr, Philadelphia, 382,766. 8, Roberto Alomar, San Diego, 335,768. 9, Tom Foley, Montreal, 283,288. 10, Jose Lind, Pittsburgh, 186,761. 11. Ron Oester, Cincinnati, 146,864. 12, Jeff Blauser, Atlanta, 59,683.
Third base >> Mike Schmidt, Phillies, 729,249
2. Chris Sabo, Cincinnati, 713,113. 3. Bobby Bonilla, Pittsburgh, 649,659. 4, Howard Johnson, New York, 647,415. 5, Terry Pendleton, St. Louis, 572,986. 6, Tim Wallach, Montreal, 462,789. 7. Ken Caminiti, Houston, 297,699. 8, Vance Law, Chicago, 245,941. 9, Jeff Hamilton, Los Angeles, 211,164. 10, Tim Flannery, San Diego, 181,762. 11, Matt Williams, San Francisco, 179,646. 12, Ron Gant, Atlanta, 130,698.
Shortstop >> Ozzie Smith, Cardinals, 1,756,038
2. Barry Larkin, Cincinnati, 798,496. 3. Jose Uribe, San Francisco, 493,784. 4, Kevin Elster, New York, 346,761. 5, Alfredo Griffin, Los Angeles, 327,480. 6, Spike Owen, Montreal, 301,858. 7, Shawon Dunston, Chicago, 252,289. 8, Garry Templeton, San Diego, 245,330. 9, Rafael Ramirez, Houston, 229,466. 10, Dickie Thon, Philadelphia, 112,312. 11. Rafael Belliard, Pittsburgh, 103,283. 12, Andres Thomas, Atlanta, 102,702.
Outfield >> Kevin Mitchell, Giants, 1,814,118. 2. Darryl Strawberry, Mets, 1,464,605. 3. Tony Gwynn, Padres, 977,574
4. Eric Davis, Cincinnati, 810,744. 5. Vince Coleman, St. Louis, 770,397. 6. Kirk Gibson, Los Angeles, 755,756. 7. Andre Dawson, Chicago, 691,693. 8. Andy Van Slyke, Pittsburgh, 632,379. 9. Brett Butler, San Francisco, 588,564. 10. Tom Brunansky, St. Louis, 574,560. 11. Tim Raines, Montreal, 563,450. 12, Willie McGee, St. Louis, 487,019.
13. Von Hayes, Philadelphia, 419,130. 14, Kevin McReynolds, New York, 351,232. 15, Barry Bonds, Pittsburgh, 323,382. 16, Dale Murphy, Atlanta, 314,554. 17, Hubie Brooks, Montreal, 266,533. 18. Kevin Bass, Houston, 258,684. 19, Paul O'Neill, Cincinnati, 236,324. 20. Candy Maldonado, San Francisco, 235,431. 21, Dave Martinez, Montreal, 228,086. 22, Gerald Young, Houston, 226,904. 23, Billy Hatcher, Houston, 217,833. 24, Mike Marshall, Los Angeles, 199,432.
25. John Shelby, Los Angeles, 179,181. 26, Kal Daniels, Cincinnati, 166,724. 27. Lonnie Smith, Atlanta, 166,208. 28. Glenn Wilson, Pittsburgh, 145,116. 29, John Kruk, Philadelphia, 133,387. 30. Mitch Webster, Chicago, 128,416. 31, Jerome Walton, Chicago, 125,373. 32. Mookie Wilson, New York, 121,156. 33, Carmelo Martinez, San Diego, 109,026. 34, Juan Samuel, New York, 90,083. 35. Chris James, San Diego, 76,173.