Mark Davis (pitcher)
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Mark Davis in December 2012
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Born: October 19, 1960 Livermore, California |
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| MLB debut | |||
| September 12, 1980, for the Philadelphia Phillies | |||
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| September 28, 1997, for the Milwaukee Brewers | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Win–loss record | 51–84 | ||
| Earned run average | 4.17 | ||
| Strikeouts | 1,007 | ||
| Saves | 96 | ||
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Mark William Davis (born October 19, 1960 in Livermore, California) is a former pitcher in Major League Baseball. He won the Cy Young Award in 1989 as a relief pitcher for the San Diego Padres. From 1980 through 1997, he played for the Philadelphia Phillies (1980–81, 1993), San Francisco Giants (1983–1987), Padres (1987–1989, 1993–1994), Kansas City Royals (1990–92), Atlanta Braves (1992) and Milwaukee Brewers (1997). Davis batted and threw left-handed. He was currently the Minor League Pitching Coordinator for the Kansas City Royals organization, but stepped aside after the 2011 season and will coach a single short-season affiliate in 2012.
Davis began his career in 1980 with the Philadelphia Phillies, and spent parts of five seasons with the San Francisco Giants. He started a career-high 27 games in 1984 for a 5–17 win–loss record. He became a primary reliever the following season, but he did not establish himself as a top reliever until being traded to San Diego during the 1987 midseason.
In 1988, Davis became the Padres' closer, earning 28 saves and 44 in 1989, appearing in the All-Star Game in both seasons. He was a Cy Young Award winner in 1989 after a 1.85 ERA and 65 games finished in addition to his league-leading save total. In the last month of the season, he pitched 25 innings and did not allow any of the 19 runners he inherited to score. He was the fourth closer so honored in Award history. No closer would win the NL Cy Young again until Éric Gagné in 2003.
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