Davy Force

Davy Force
Infielder
Born: July 27, 1849(1849-07-27) New York, New York
Died: June 21, 1918(1918-06-21) (aged 68) Englewood, New Jersey
Batted: Right	Threw: Right
MLB debut
May 5, 1871 for the Washington Olympics
Last MLB appearance
August 20, 1886 for the Washington Nationals
Career statistics
Batting average	.249
Hits	1,060
Runs	653
Teams
National Association of Base Ball Players Washington Olympics (1867–1870)   League Player Washington Olympics (1871) Troy Haymakers (1872) Baltimore Canaries (1872-1873) Chicago White Stockings (1874) Philadelphia Athletics (1875-1876) New York Mutuals (1876) St. Louis Brown Stockings (1877) Buffalo Bisons (1879-1885) Washington Nationals (1886)

David W. "Davy" Force (July 27, 1849 – June 21, 1918) was a shortstop in Major League Baseball.

From 1871 through 1886, he played in the National Association with the Washington Olympics (1871), Troy Haymakers (1872), Baltimore Canaries (1872[end]-1873), Chicago White Stockings (1874) and Philadelphia Athletics (1875), and in the National League for the Philadelphia Athletics (1876), New York Mutuals (1876), St. Louis Brown Stockings (1877), Buffalo Bisons (1879–1885) and Washington Nationals (1886). Force batted and threw right-handed. He was born in New York, New York.

In a 15-season career, Force posted a .249 batting average with 653 runs and 373 RBI in 1029 games played.

Davy Force died in Englewood, New Jersey, at the age of 68, and was buried there in Brookside Cemetery.^[1]

References

1. ^ David Force, Find A Grave. Accessed August 22, 2007.

External links

• Baseball Reference
• Davy Force obituary

Persondata
Name	Force, Davy
Alternative names	Force, David W.
Short description	Early Major League Baseball player
Date of birth	July 27, 1849
Place of birth	New York, New York
Date of death	June 21, 1918
Place of death	Englewood, New Jersey