Mark Davidson

For the Australian politician, see Mat Davidson.

Mark Davidson

Outfielder

Born: February 15, 1961
Knoxville, Tennessee

Batted: Right

Threw: Right

MLB debut

June 20, 1986, for the Minnesota Twins

Last MLB appearance

September 20, 1991, for the Houston Astros

MLB statistics

Batting average

.225

Hits

149

RBI

Teams

Minnesota Twins (1986-1988)
Houston Astros (1989-1991)

Career highlights and awards

World Series winner with the Minnesota Twins: 1987

John Mark Davidson (February 15, 1961 in Knoxville, Tennessee), is a former professional baseball player who played outfielder in the Major Leagues from 1986-1991. He played for the Minnesota Twins and Houston Astros.

Davidson graduated from Garinger High School in Charlotte, North Carolina in 1978. He played baseball for the University of North Carolina at Charlotte in 1979 and 1980, then transferred to Clemson University, where he played in 1982. He was drafted by the Twins in the 11th round of the 1982 amateur draft.

One of Davidson's most productive years was in 1987. He played in 102 games and had a .267 batting average. He was a member of the Twins team that won the 1987 World Series.

External links

Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or The Baseball Cube
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/d/davidma01.shtml

Minnesota Twins 1987 World Series Champions

4 Steve Lombardozzi 5 Roy Smalley 7 Greg Gagne 8 Gary Gaetti (ALCS MVP) 9 Gene Larkin 14 Kent Hrbek 15 Tim Laudner 16 Frank Viola (World Series MVP) 17 Les Straker 18 Don Baylor 21 George Frazier 22 Keith Atherton 24 Tom Brunansky 25 Randy Bush 26 Al Newman 27 Mark Davidson 28 Bert Blyleven 31 Dan Schatzeder 32 Dan Gladden 33 Sal Butera 34 Kirby Puckett 36 Joe Niekro 40 Juan Berenguer 41 Jeff Reardon

Manager 10 Tom Kelly Coaches 6 Tony Oliva 42 Dick Such 43 Rick Stelmaszek 44 Rick Renick 45 Wayne Terwilliger

Regular season American League Championship Series

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