MAMA Class of 1992 RON DAVIS Jump to: [ Award ] [ Bio ] [ Stats ] [ More ]

In recognition of his mediocre contribution to Minnesota sports RON DAVIS is hereby inducted into the Minnesota Assembly of Mediocre Athletes Hall of Fame on this 29th day of February, 1992 It took a special man to draw the ire from who were often considered the most passive and polite fans in the nation, but Ron Davis managed to bring the word "boo" back into the Minnesotan's vocabulary. Despite being one of the league's top strikeout pitchers and save leaders, Ron's predictable game-ending home run balls were a delight to American League teams during the mid 1980's, and even elderly ladies at the Metrodome could be heard to join the battle cry, "Trade the bum!". It may be largely attributable to Ron that the statistic of "blown saves" became an official Major League statistic near the end of his reign.

Biography

Highlights: Ron was an All Star with the Yankees in 1981. Compiled 9 consecutive K's over a 2 game stretch in 1981. Set a rookie record for most wins with 14 in 1979. Top 10 in AL saves from 1982-1985, including 3rd with 30 saves in 1983. Ron's 108 saves for the Twins ranks second all time. Lowlights: .322 winning percentage over his 5 years with the Twins, including numerous "blown saves" (although that stat was not kept while he played.) 9.08 ERA with the Twins in 1986. Mediumlights: Traded from Yankees to Twins with Greg Gagne for Roy Smalley in 1982. At the time, it was seen as part of a budget-slashing move by Calvin Griffith, although it turned out to be a favorable trade for the Twins. Had a memorable teary-eyed response to fan booing in a newspaper article that led to a short-term love affair with the fans. Looking back, apart from 1986 his ERA wasn't as bad as it seemed at the time, huh? Personal:

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