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| Outfielder | |
| Born:(1889-09-25)September 25, 1889 Portsmouth, Virginia, U.S. | |
| Died: November 5, 1970(1970-11-05) (aged 81) Virginia Beach, Virginia, U.S. | |
Batted: Left Threw: Left | |
| MLB debut | |
| June 5, 1912, for the New York Giants | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| September 27, 1922, for the New York Giants | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Batting average | .287 |
| Home runs | 47 |
| Runs batted in | 364 |
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Davis Aydelotte Robertson (September 25, 1889 – November 5, 1970) was an American professionalbaseball player. He was anoutfielder over parts of nine seasons with theNew York Giants,Chicago Cubs, andPittsburgh Pirates.
Robertson was born inPortsmouth, Virginia. He attendedNorth Carolina State University after matriculating atMaury High School andNorfolk Academy.
In 1916 and 1917, he tied for theNational League lead inhome runs (withCy Williams andGavvy Cravath, respectively) while playing for New York. The short-distanced right field fence at thePolo Grounds was a frequent target of long drives hit by Robertson and his Giants' teammate,Benny Kauff. Their hits to right field became so much of an issue thatNational League officials convened following the 1916 baseball season. Baseball officials decided to amend Rule #1, which readthe shortest distance from a fence or stand on fair territory to the home base should be 235 feet. The amendment to the rule changed the shortest distance from a stand or fence to 270 feet.[1]
Robertson played for the Giants in the1917 World Series against theChicago White Sox, his 11 hits leading the team in the Series in a losing cause. A member of the Giants during the 1922 season, he did not make an appearance in the1922 World Series. The champion Giants swept all four games of that Series from their crosstown rivalNew York Yankees.
In a nine-year major-league career, Robertson posted a .287batting average (812-2830) with 366runs, 47home runs and 364RBI in 804games played. Hison-base percentage was .318 andslugging percentage was .409. He surpassed the .300 batting mark three times. On September 14, 1920, he went 5-5 as a member of the Cubs. On August 19, 1921, he had 8 RBI in a game as a member of the Pirates. Eleven days later, on August 30, he hit for thecycle.
Robertson died at the age of 81 inVirginia Beach, Virginia.
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