Joel Clark Davis (born January 30, 1965) is a retired Major League Baseball pitcher. He played professionally for the Chicago White Sox from 1985 to 1988.
| Joel Davis | |
|---|---|
| Pitcher | |
| Born: January 30, 1965 Jacksonville, Florida, U.S. | |
Batted: Left Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| August 11, 1985, for the Chicago White Sox | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| July 5, 1988, for the Chicago White Sox | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Win–loss record | 8–14 |
| Earned run average | 4.91 |
| Strikeouts | 126 |
| Teams | |
Career
editDavis was born in Jacksonville, Florida and graduated from Sandalwood High School in Jacksonville.[1] He played minor league baseball with Sarasota of the Florida State League.[2]
Davis was drafted by the Chicago White Sox in the first round (13th pick) of the 1983 Major League Baseball Draft.[3] He played his first Major League Baseball game on August 11, 1985. He is a left-handed batter and a right-handed thrower. Following major surgery on his right shoulder, Davis retired from playing. He played his last professional game on July 5, 1988.[4]
He entered college and started teaching and coaching in 1996, coaching at Episcopal School of Jacksonville for five seasons. Davis joined the faculty of Stanton College Preparatory School in Jacksonville, Florida as a HOPE teacher in 2002 teaching health and life management. He also coaches the baseball team at Stanton.[5] Davis was the baseball coach at Atlantic Coast High School in Jacksonville.
On February 8, 2020, Davis was arrested and charged with resisting arrest and violating an order of protection. Those charges were later dropped.[6]
On May 13, 2020, Davis was arrested after violating a protective order by following his ex-wife to work, yelling at her, threatening her and grabbing her by the wrist and hair. He later pleaded guilty to misdemeanor charges of battery to cause bodily harm and violation of an injunction for protection and was sentenced to ten months of probation and fifty hours of community service and required to undergo a mental health evaluation.[6]
References
edit- ^ "Joel Davis Stats". Baseball Almanac. Retrieved November 6, 2012.
- ^ "The Trading Times". Baseball-Reference.Com. Retrieved November 6, 2012.
- ^ "Joel Davis". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved November 6, 2012.
- ^ "MLB Player Joel Davis - Joel Davis Bio". SportsPool.com. Retrieved November 6, 2012.
- ^ "Joel Davis hired as Stanton baseball coach". Jacksonville.com. Retrieved November 6, 2012.
- ^ a b Smits, Garry (July 31, 2020). "Joel Davis pleads no contest to misdemeanor charges, receives probation". The Florida Times-Union. Retrieved September 25, 2021.
External links
edit- Chicago White Sox: Joel Davis RP, ESPN, Retrieved February 10, 2009.
- Joel Davis at Baseball Reference.com.
- Baseball Almanac
- SportsPool.com
- Baseball Historian
- databaseBaseball.com