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'''Russell Stuart Davis''' (born September 13, [[1969]] in Birmingham) was a Major League Baseball player. Davis graduated from [[Hueytown High School]] in [[1987]]. He played for Shelton State Community College in [[1988]], and was drafted that June by the New York Yankees. A third baseman, Davis was called up to the Yankees in [[1994]]. After two seasons, he was traded to the Seattle Mariners, where he played four seasons. In [[2000]] he was picked up as a free agent by the San Francisco Giants. Davis retired from baseball in [[2001]] when the Giants released him. He played a total of 569 games in the major leagues and was teammates with such stars as Ken Griffey Jr and Barry Bonds. | '''Russell Stuart Davis''' (born September 13, [[1969]] in Birmingham) was a Major League Baseball player. Davis graduated from [[Hueytown High School]] in [[1987]]. He played for Shelton State Community College in [[1988]], and was drafted that June by the New York Yankees. A third baseman, Davis was called up to the Yankees in [[1994]]. After two seasons, he was traded to the Seattle Mariners, where he played four seasons. In [[2000]] he was picked up as a free agent by the San Francisco Giants. Davis retired from baseball in [[2001]] when the Giants released him. He played a total of 569 games in the major leagues and was teammates with such stars as Ken Griffey Jr and Barry Bonds. | ||
==Trivia== | |||
*Had a cameo in a sketch on Saturday Night Live, December 13, [[1997]] in which he appeared in a child's dream along with a number of other Major League ballplayers, in his full Seattle Mariners uniform | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
Revision as of 13:50, 15 March 2007
Russell Stuart Davis (born September 13, 1969 in Birmingham) was a Major League Baseball player. Davis graduated from Hueytown High School in 1987. He played for Shelton State Community College in 1988, and was drafted that June by the New York Yankees. A third baseman, Davis was called up to the Yankees in 1994. After two seasons, he was traded to the Seattle Mariners, where he played four seasons. In 2000 he was picked up as a free agent by the San Francisco Giants. Davis retired from baseball in 2001 when the Giants released him. He played a total of 569 games in the major leagues and was teammates with such stars as Ken Griffey Jr and Barry Bonds.
Trivia
- Had a cameo in a sketch on Saturday Night Live, December 13, 1997 in which he appeared in a child's dream along with a number of other Major League ballplayers, in his full Seattle Mariners uniform
References
- Russ Davis Statistics, (n.d.), Baseball-Reference.com, Accessed March 14, 2007.